This lecture was a very interesting look at conflict and it’s impact on artists work thoughtout the years. The lecturer did the talk in chronological order which helped to compare how we have changed in our view of war as society has changed with it.

For me I found that the surrealist imagery like ‘Dead Sea’ and Paul Nash’s work the most emotive and provicing. I feel that’s because war is something that to many cannot be comprehended and is something you cannot imagine without actually experiencing it. I feel like they’re also a lot more personal compared to photographs and more realistic pieces as it’s a real expression of how they felt.

In this lecture, Aly spoke about cyber space and its impact of our everyday life and how it’s portrayed in creative work.

I found it interesting in relation to the work that I’ve been doing at the moment and how different artists portray things differently between there work and how others borrow and use the same concepts.

Another thing that I found really interesting was when she showed images of how artist Ruslan Enikeev expressed what he felt cyber space looked like physically. The math and stratagy used to create the design including the closeness of circles expressing links between programs and the sizes of the circles showing internet traffic was a really interesting way to do it. You would think it would create a very mathematical look to it but it actually looked quite beautiful.

After looking through a few different festival wristbands I made a few decisions about what I want from my own. One of those things was a design that is transferable to different colours, like the cochella ones below. I would have each ticket (V.I.P, standard etc) to have different colours to give a bit of variety but also to make it easier for staff to see who is who. As well as this I decided that i want one that had the bar code scanners/square bit of plastic as it’s practical to have a barecode or chip on the back of it to easily scan people in or out. I do want one that is more than just one colour, the multi-coloured ones are more in keeping with my festivals look.

This was my initial wordmark animation that I did really liked the idea of. I would like to make a more complex version of this which I have some ideas for however I don’t know how to go about them technically. I am going to attempt to learn how to however I may not be able to and thererfore it could just be an idea. 

THE IDEA

This is the first set of designs that i went for based off of the hand drawn images I had created. I liked the ideas and the actual design itself however I was struggling to make it punch and to look professional. I tried multiple colour schemes and ideas but it didn’t seem to be working. I also had the text underneath it which after trying for a long time to simplify and change to make it fit I decided to separate. This is because I discovered that the designs needed a thicker line to give them an edge and it therefore made the type look thin and to detailed next to it. However, I wanted to keep both as the designs were working but went with one as the main logo and then the type as a workmark. 

I created this piece in an attempt to see if something completely different worked better for me. however I felt it was quite complex and therefore not very transferable between different uses and also looked a little to rock for me. This then inspired the following partial 3D looking designs.

I did actually really these ones, they had a unique feel to them and looked quite professional in design. However, after much contemplation I decided to persevere with the original idea as it fit better with some animation ideas I had and I didn’t want to loose the Japanese symbol that they were originally designed off.

I pushed through looking at the different aspects that may make the logo look better. from thicker lines, to making it solely out of shapes it began to take place. Although I liked the separate shapes, it lost the symbol within the design and I feel I would have struggled translating it onto stickers, posters etc without loosing some of the punchy looks it has on its own. 

After making the lines thicker and putting on the circles I really think it pulled the whole piece together and I was final happy with the design. It translated nicely into the mixed and single colours and also looked good inverted. It kept the original thought process as well as making it simpler and cleaner than the original designs.

Later on when doing other things like stickers and posters I removed the two corner triangles as i preferred how it looked when in different formats. (see below)

STICKERS

Starting to think about how to visually represent the line up, I began looking at existing festivals and the posters that they’ve used to represent it. I like this method as it’s an eye catching way to poster the line up online but also gives attendees the chance to buy some memorabilia at the festival to take home and put up.

One thing that I would really like from my design is to have some kind of illustrative feel to it, whether it’s an illustration of the stages on each individual line up or something else, I think it makes it more interesting and more collectible. The Glastonbury poster below is from 1982 and gives off some really nice aesthetics that fit in with my futuristic retro feel to it. I don’t plan to keep the mono tone colour but I will definitely use components of the contrasting shapes and symmetry.

Another thing I wanted to look into was how recorgnisable to posters are to their brand even if the name were to be removed. Festivals like reading have done this perfectly. Without even reading the name, the classing red and yellow colour scheme that has been an attachment to the core of their brand for many years. Even though it’s hard to solidify your brand on its first year of opening this is something to think about for the long run, including the colours and styles that can be transferable through the years.

There are also a few things that I really want to avoid, including finding fonts that are interesting by not over powering in bulk, as well as readability and something that’s interesting enough to catch a readers eye. Even though Cochella is a massive festival, I feel that their line up images do not meet the standard of what you would expect their festival to be. I think their very simplistic pieces that don’t work overly well. To me it feels very underwhelming with no illustration and a very back lay out. I am also not a big fan of their logo as it doesn’t really fit to the high-end feel of their festival.

As well as doing research on the computer, I decided to look through the programs/landyards of festivals that I’ve been to myself. This way its a lot easier for me to see how practical and readable they are in use.

NASS FESTIVAL

Nass is a small dnb and skate festival in the south west of the uk. that has a wekkend capacity f 15,000. It opened its gates for the first time in 2012 with headliners like Andy C and Dj Fresh, to later having headlines like Cypress Hill and Netsky. Tickets start from £115 for 4 days and £125 for 3.

Nass 2014/2015 programs were attacked to black lanyards that have the logo printed along it. One thing that I didn’t like instantly about the program was that it had no kind of casing, this resulted in the program getting a bit ruined over the weekend and it would have been nice to have something to protect it. I also felt that the  front of it and the over all design was a little bit boring and they could have used elements of the handlebars/headphones/skateboards in their designs to make it a little more exciting. However, the layout of the whole thing was clean and coordinated that made it easy to navigate without confusion. I didn’t like the separate pages as I know from experience how easy it is to have one fall off. The map did look nice and gave it an authentic however I dont think its particularly clear as there were 2 entrances, one to the festival and one to the stage and this does not show you how to get to the camping area from the main gate very well. Overall, I don’t think the program design is great but that may have been down to the relative newness of the festival where theyre still working things out,

LOVE SAVES THE DAY

LSTD is a 2 day, non-camp festival in Bristol featuring all types of dance and electric music for a daily capacity of 5000. With a 60s hippy vibe attached to the design and the festival, the festival is a has a fun, bright feel to it. Tickets cost £35-£49 a day depending on the sale tier.

What stood out to me about the LSTD lanyard was its bight colour against the other festivals I’d gone to which were all black. This gave it an unique edge and fitted perfectly with the bubbl/happy feel of the branding.It also had a sleeve like the one that I always planned to use with my lanyard and it kept i nice over the wo days however not camping would have definitely helped when it comes to looking after it. When you open the program up is a single tier, double sided fold out piece. This works really well however would have more complications with a bigger festival like the one I’m planning; I could consider making in two tier so that I can fit all the information it without making the font size too small. The map is also clean and concise, making it really easy to navigate whilst simultaneously being aesthetically pleasing to look at. Even though its for a much smaller area, I think it would still work well with a larger festival. Overall, I don't have many faults with the look and layout, the design is consistent and unique and the layout works perfectly for a festival of its size.

BOOMTOWN

Boomtown is an all-inclusive music festival with theatrical themes and a storyline to follow. With a capacity of 60,000, that has grown by 20,000+ since its opening in 2009 and its move to Matterley Estate in Hampshire in 2011. With tickets starting at £198.50 for the 4 days.

Automate

Base Mono

Handel Gothic

KontikijF

Mashine

OCR A

Platelet

Temple Gothic

Ocena

Going further with the logo designs, I picked my two favourite styles and went forward with different versions on the two.

One of the first things I looked at was the colour scheme. For my inspiration I have looked at cyberpunk/electronic and dystopian style themes and his is the same for the logo colours. I decided to go with the neon blue and pink as they’re both used throughout cyberpunk imagery, the strong contrast between the two made me pick them out specifically. I also felt as though the solid black was a little too much for the piece it made it very difficult to match with the tones on the pink and blue aswell as finding a background colour that wasn't washed out whiles simultaneously not being too bright that it takes away from the logo colours. I’m unsure on the background colours and will probably use more than one throughout my platforms, however I do plan to use the same kind of tone as the deep green/grey as it amplified the neon and still keeps the dystopian feel alive. I plan to test these out with more blue or pink undertones in them.

Logo inspiration (mostly the design republic)

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