Context Sheet

Below is my context sheet for my project, I have chosen a selection of images that show my journey through the project, including my inspiration, sampling, digital work and final outcomes. I enjoyed putting this sheet together, as it allowed me to realise and reflect on how I got to the final design. 

Strong Image

As my strong image that is to be shown on the screen on Oxford Road I have chosen the image below. I decided to choose this photo as when combined with my visualisation it shows a close up of what the final outlook could look like. I like the details and the shadows, as well as the colours, which reflect the colours of the Manchester Metro Map. It will be interesting ( and a bit nerve racking!) to see how it looks once it is up on the big screen.

Final Visualisation

After struggling to get the desired effect with my visualisations, I had another attempt focusing more on creating a sculptural wall piece. In a digital session, Mary helped me to create a pattern using my folded paper designs which were then placed in situ in the new build, using an artists impressions photo.  I prefer this visualisation as it shows what I want to achieve as well as looking more professional than my previous attempts.  I decided to place it in the reception area as it relates back to the use of maps in my projects of arriving somewhere new and not knowing where to go, therefore needing a map to guide you. The build up of layers on the image too reminds me of maps when the relief is show of hills or mountains.

My Visualisations

I went to the new Business School here at MMU to photogrpah the interiors as this is similar in style to what the new art school will look like, and could work well as a background to my visualisations. I started to play around by putting my ideas into the space...

This was my first attempt at a visualisation using Photoshop. The background is one of the images I took inside the Business School and then had a pixelated effect added. It looks too much like I have just put my designs on top and looks too solid and structured. 

I then tried using a photo taken from the Living It groups visit inside the new build, as it gives the feeling of the new space. My paper designs all look too neat and perfect here which is not how i envisaged them to be at all. 

This was my next attempt, although it looks a little bit less forced and it place it still looks too perfect to me. I feel like I need to play around with my ideas a little bit more and see what happens and if a better outcome can be achieved. 

Large Scale Printing

Not being very good with technology I have kept putting off going to use the large scale printers, but I have finally gone, and although it is quite complicated it is easier than I thought it would be! I scanned my maps in using the A3 scanners in the Mac suite in Chatham, I edited some of them and made them into patterns by layering and repeating them on Photoshop, shown below in the pictures. I have never created patterns on Photoshop before, but I surprisingly really enjoyed the process. It was so quick to make a pattern, just by duplicating layer and then layering them. This is a process that I definitely want to keep on working with and seeing what effects and patterns I can produce. I printed these off onto both A1 paper and A1 tracing paper and will now work into them and see what results will come out! It was great to see my designs on such a large scale rather than just on a screen. Seeing them big allowed me to see them in a new way and help to visualise what I wanted to achieve alot more, it was also satisfying seeing your work come out so big.

Moving Image Workshop

Film and moving image is becoming more and more popular with designers and companies today, who are using it to promote their products to a worldwide audience using the internet. I particularly like the simple but effective results of the Olympus Pen video that we watched. We were inducted into how to use the video camera and create a short film. In our group of 4 we filmed a short stop and start clip of a girl weaving in the weave room, using a varity of shots including a long shot and a close up. I will try and incorporate a short film into my project using my work and see what results I get.