Collaboration with Illustration

Tuesday 15th January  – Launch + Workshop – Manifesto

To begin with I had a lecture on what illustration was in comparison to Graphics. I learnt that illustration is from the word illuminate, where the piece of work illuminates the viewer. An illustrator will use visual representations of a piece of text and then usually given to a publisher to take forward. The art is different as Graphics is more based on projecting experiences and ideas in a contextual and visual way. I then realised that is why communication is more key in graphics as I (a graphic designer) am demanding attention instead of offering the representation like an illustrator.

Later we were placed into our groups along side the illustrators, where we did a simple team building exercise. After that we showed some of our best work to our smaller team of 5 but only 4 of us were present. Through showcasing each of our works I learnt that the illustrators preferred the hands on approach where they had the physical objects; whereas us graphic communicators preferred the digital aesthetics.

We were given the brief, where we have to protest against something we believe in. After a long thinking process the idea of how the education is out of date. This is a broad spectrum so did some quick research on our phones into what topics this could be. The exams are a good concept to go with as they have any disadvantages. Some examples are being if you have an off day that is your future messed over, another it is just a memory test so if you cant remember the topic then you are not likely to pass, on top of that the actual courses that the students take are very outdated.

To go forward we have to create a few posters of our manifesto so to begin with I have created a mood board of the better graphics out there that I can use as inspiration.