Project 1 / 1: The Petticoat Lane Reporter

This day we have been given a brief on our first proper project - The Petticoat Lane Reporter. In groups, we went outside and started to look around the local area carefully, like also tried to listen to all surrounding us sounds there. We have been taking photos and speaking to some local traders to …

Screen printing Core Workshop 2

Hands on! Such an exciting and adventurous day working on and screen printing our group zines. I’ve worked with Vivienne and Victoria this day and I think we’ve managed to do lots of nice things together. So, here’s the Team: After spending some time for the endless preparations..we finally were able to start printing and …

Screen printing Core Workshop 1

This day we had a screen printing induction and had been shown step by step how we can transfer our photocopied image using photo-sensitive emulsion onto screen and after on paper. Everything was very new to me and I got a bit lost during Damian’s presentation, as the process is quite long..! Anyway, I kept …

Typography/Typographic Infographic Research

Here are the typographic infographic posters I created, by drawing the meaning of different typographic terms I’ve researched. It was my most enjoyable research I’ve done so far !

10 Drawing Practitioners

1. Saul Steinberg    Romanian artist, illustrator, lived and worked in America. I really like this artist’s style, his simplified lines and very narrative drawings. I find them humorous too. I also see interesting how the artist challenged his work - his goal was to draw like a child who never  stopped drawing that way. …

10 Best Collage Practitioners

1. Laurent Koller  French, self-taught artist, painter. His abstract and minimalist work is just a pure pleasure to look at. I love the way he express himself through such simple, yet in my view intelligent, expressive and meaningful marks. His sense of composition and use of textures feels just so accurate. Really inspiring, and very …

Critical Design Thinking 2

FanZines. These are self-published, small-circulation books, papers or even websites today. They usually deal with controversial or niche topics and are presented in unpolished, unusual way, mostly made on photocopiers. I personally really like this kind of DIY approach to it. For me, there’s something magical about zines. It’s so different to magazines or newspapers. …

Critical Design Thinking: 10 Best Practitioners

1. Camille Walala London based French artist, designer and a mural painter. She’s a huge inspiration for me and I love how she’s transforming dull, ugly buildings, playgrounds and other urban areas by painting some bright, bold, Memphis-like patterns over them and making them alive. I also share her passion for working on a big …

Critical Design Thinking 1

So, ethics was my chosen pillar of design to research further. Ethics comes into play in the decisions we make every day. It's a set of principles that define right and wrong and guide our behaviour. But what is right or wrong..? Good or bad..?  Well, everyone is understanding and defining differently their personal code of …

Manifesto

Personal Rules for Everyday Journey  Be honest with yourself. Listen to your intuition when making choices. It’s your heart not head what guides you best. Dream big and work hard. Be systematic ! Take risks and fear not. Techniques don’t matter. Ideas do. See challenges and problems as a chance to learn. Have a point …