Visual Research Architecture

Architecture has evolved over thousands of years, from very basic designs to elaborate, carved, intricate designs, to state of the art, modern futuristic buildings. These architectural designs are now becoming almost a piece of art work themselves, decorating our major cities and their skylines. Looking at the examples below I am inspired and intrigued by the lines in the design of the buildings. Where the light hits the buildings, certain surfaces are highlighted and where as other parts are not illuminated by the natural light and appear darker and shaded. This can give a more extreme 3D effect.

Through my research this week I have discovered Brutalist Architecture. This form of design became prevalent in the 1950's to the 1970's. The design was utilitarian, where concrete, brick, glass and steel, were used more in a way of 'function over form style'. The architecture as you can see below was not aesthetically pleasing to the eye, some may say even ugly. The photograph of this type of architecture I think will prove interesting to me and may have an impact in my personal designs and the direction I take.

Again, the shadowing on the buildings makes each of the individual blocks stand out more. This image could inspire my further ideas to use different shapes and lines to form various designs.

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Nature

Continuing with my research and the impact that colour has on our world, I decided to put down my thoughts once again on mind maps. I find collating and presenting my ideas in this way gives a clear indication of where my ideas and thought processes are heading. My first mind map introduces the Psychology of colour, how this is seen and what each colour symbolises. This is referring back to a previously mentioned Chinese five colour system. Colour to us all can be perceived in varying ways. Light as we have already found can dramatically change the aspects of different colours. Yellow tones are thought to create warmth and energy, white is thought of as pure and innocent, red promotes love, excitement but also anger. Interestingly green is thought to promote a calming and relaxing feel. This is in line with the Chinese colour system where the colour green was thought to promote harmony. Colours have also been known to affect peoples moods and how they view their surroundings. Gree...

Royal Armouries Museum Leeds

The second part of this unit required us to visit the Royal Armouires Museum in Leeds. Housing arms and armour from all over the globe and and exhibiting warfare from many different times. There are many different exhibitions on display including the Oriental Gallery and The Swords of Middle Earth. I feel a lot of the items on display were more applicable to students specialising in weave or knit, however, I did take inspiration from markings and thin linings. Rather than looking at the image as a whole, I zoomed into certain sections to highlight individual areas of interest. This enabled me to produce simple drawings that could be used as my motifs to form overall prints. Although I am not particularly interested in warfare as a whole, I do feel the trip was beneficial for me to visualise and take inspiration from objects and translate this into a design form. Scanned in pages of my sketchb...

End of Unit Review

At the beginning of this project I was asked to produce approximately a hundred object drawings. Although I find drawing enjoyable I have found some of the more complex work rather challenging and, on occasions, have lacked confidence when trying to create a piece to a high technical standard. The assignment has highlighted that drawings can be produced not only in pencil but from different medias such as paints, charcoal and ink, incorporating various textures and styles. The sheer quantity of drawings required helped to greatly improve my sketching technique. I chose fabrics suitable for a range of interior products such as cushions, bedding, lamp shades and blinds, including heavy weight cotton and polyester. The pigment colours and effects produced varied on different fabrics. I have used many digital prints within my collection, as I felt they integrated well and complimented each other. I have found using my sketch book very beneficial when planning prints from conceptio...

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