Caitlin Ryan

Once I put the whole image together, I started to experiment with colours.

The falling figure was the hardest to make. I wasn't happy with my reference photos because they weren't very realistic. Eventually I took one I was happy with. I silhouetted it and gave it a drop shadow.

To make the crowd background I contemplated a few methods. I drew the crowd but didn't like how it looked. I tried making paper cutouts but it also wasn't the look I was going for.

In the end I photographed myself in the various poses I wanted then silhouetted them and cleaned them up in Photoshop.

Today I went to the Limerick City Gallery of Art and the People's Museum of Limerick. Unfortunately the gallery was changing exhibitions so I only saw some of the permanent collection. This includes the below piece by Bogan. After visiting the galleries we were tasked with making a poster featuring an art piece that was striking to us. I had to include the first word that comes to mind when I saw the piece, it's name and the artists name.

Local Sign Painter Tom Collins was kind enough to show us his studio and his work. The space was filled with signage. He showed us the kinds of projects he has worked on and what work he does regularly. This was a great insight into the working world of design. We saw the kind of documents he has to prepare for clients and how much work is involved in that.

Tom demonstrated how he paints letters. Then we were given a chance to paint a letter ourselves using a paintbrush and maulstick.

We had a tutorial on InDesign where we learned the basics and experimented with the tools. I worked on a mac which I always find challenging because of its different layout. InDesign is similar to Photoshop but with all of its own functions and shortcuts. Using images, shapes and text I created an album cover and a poster.

My mood board is a collection of images I took myself and images I found online. I also included a colour palette.

I did more thumbnails to try and nail down my concept.

Building on our exploration into type I experimented with different analogue techniques like paper cutouts, tape lettering and painting. I really enjoyed these compositions. I focused on the name of the band and album but also included names of the songs. I leaned into the grunge, messy aesthetic of the nineties.