Research Task 2
J.R. Schmidt a digital motion designer that works in a polygon style. When approached by Inspiredology to make a poster for their Facebook contest, Schmidt based it on things that inspire him. This got me thinking of how I can use an idea that inspires me combined with the TV shows I love.
The 3 images I created based on Schmidt’s ideas had the common theme of geometrics; placing the worlds of a particular TV series into one shape then placed against a recognisable background for anyone who watches these shows also. Each shape within the image also represents the theme of each series in the way the individual images form to a whole. Similar to how Schmidt has placed the focus solely on the foreground image, I wanted to keep each background image on theme and recognisable but focus on the shape so that the viewers eye line is drawn in to individual shapes then the whole as a greater effect.
Although my images aren’t exactly based on what Schmidt does, I found a way to convey how he approaches his own work, by taking an individual show and placing a popular scene within the shape almost as if a gateway or portal into the series for those who are new to it.
The process was more fun than anything and seeing the response by people on Instagram was shocking when one image received seventy likes.
