Reflection -

This is our first week back, we had a short introduction to this module and the deliverables that are expected of me.

The brief is to create an illustrative interface of a music app, I don't mind this brief but I am struggling to create a fun idea to base it off it. I will do some idea generation and competitor research to see what is available already.

We then moved on to the class content and looking at how images tell a story and have a deeper meaning, rationale - the basic or underlying reason or explanation for it. We can look at an image a pull stories from it, it doesn't have to necessarily have to be an emotional photo we can still understand the narrative. Fascinating to see this is case studies

https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/rationale#:~:text=The rationale for something is,behind his decision to quit%3F

These emotions are used to manipulate us and the views we have on situations, this can be seen in politics to play on people's emotions and get their trust, here is a photo of Jeremy Corbyn in the aftermath of the fire of the 24-story tower block in West London was destroyed on June 14th that left 71 dead, this is a very strong image, conveying care and compassion over the situation and at the time he criticized Theresa May over the public inquiry showing him as human and her very far removed from the situation, which strengthened some of the publics views of him.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/she-should-come-and-help-out-theresa-may-criticised-for-not-meeting-victims-of-grenfell-tower-tragedy-a3566041.html

Photos can be manipulated with juxtaposition - he act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect. Used ****to create an entirely new image with a different story of evoking different emotions it's really fascinating the impact that other images can have but not only images also colours the emotional connection associated with each.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juxtaposition

One of the examples in class was this piece above by Marion Deuchars who's an illustrator and author. This project was for Carluccio’s menu, Marion ended up creating gorgeous illustrative pieces that radiate warmth, welcome, and a sense of home. I love the abstract areas as well as you still automatically know what they are like the circles of marks being ice cream. These are the outside of the menus and the inside are just as beautiful, with smaller illustrations, these add the depth of care to the menus showing the inspiration that is where the dishes come from, this adds so much to it but without taking away and overpowering the options available.

https://www.mariondeuchars.com/work#/carluccios/

We then started a master and apprentice project with involved the old practice of copying someone's work till you understand it and can do it perfectly. We have to look at them as shapes and build them up from the shapes we see.

There are different types of icons

Glyphs are the most common in recent years they come from the word carving, they are very good at small sizes least at large as they aren't that interesting, they can be solid in colour or just an outline sometimes.

Coloured icons are coloured mostly likely one colour rather than lots as they are still trying to be easily recognisable, they are a lot more fun and playful as icons. The downfall of them its hard to get they to match over all products and app typically they will have a black and white version as well.