I found this immensely helpful in my project as even though I only had a brief chat with Eleni, the validation she gave me about my ideas really helped to ground them in the 'real world' as I feel I am often in danger of falling into the safety net of university and not really thinking about a wider world context.
After a further discussion with a group of 5 of my peers, I established that the story I want to develop is the Thrifty Store theme, where a lady puts many coats on top of each other. We chose this narrative because we collaboratively thought it had the most scope for unusual and diverse development.
What worked well?
- Pace of Thrifty Store narrative, slow and simple in order to mirror story
- Media of Sheffield story, mix of coloured/ black and white collage- looked almost like a finished piece
- Scope for concertina in both Thrifty Store and Sheffield ideas
- Design elements in Sheffield book
What needs improvement?
- Look at different ways to show the increasing of clothes- show movement?
- Expand on media, too 'stuck' with pencil, try to mix up media too
- Messy exploration of Thrifty store- imagine that each drawing could be the final one
- Too choppy with viewpoint on Squirrel one, doesn't need too much narrative
What has this taught me?
- That just because and idea is simple doesn't necessarily mean it's not good
- That if I keep pushing my work visually, the outcomes will probably be more interesting
- To not always settle for what visually looks the best at the midway point (Sheffield idea) but to explore the potential for other ideas
- To really think about the composition on the page, and how the pages relate to each other
What am I doing next?
- Explore movement in the human form
- Undertake more primary research at Thrifty Store, both the act of trying on clothes and wider store
- Explore media more widely and less timidly
- Try scamping out different narratives through storyboarding
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