Monday, 30 April 2012

Drink Driving poster (rough)

(week 11)


Okay, so i just managed to create a rough design of how i would like to approach this task. I simply combined, then edited, stretched, cloned and tweaked the images i found as part of my research (found in my previous blog entry) to create the following image. It may still require a bit of this and that - might go re-read the information sheet for this i think.


This will do for now though.






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Saturday, 28 April 2012

Major Assignment (continued).

(week 10)


Okay, since my initial post regarding this major assignment, i have looked back at my research and sample images, thought a few things through and now have a clear direction of what i want to achieve and how to go about developing it according to the brief given to us in class.


My image will combine a tyre's tread pattern turning into a skid mark that will cross over the line markings and becoming/ending up as a splattering of either red wine or blood. Trying to convey the message of drink-driving normally leads to loss of control and an accident. Hope that makes sense.


I aim to sketch the concept in the next day or two and upload it to this blog to give a visual representation of the idea in my head, but for now, please just read over the following bits of information and try work it out for yourself if you like :)




Photography:

  • tyre tread pattern / skid marks on the road across a line-marking (if i find the right one).
  • roadside edge with line-markings (where bitumen meets dirt and grass).
  • splattered / spilt red wine or blood.



Scanned image:

  • tyre tread pattern (from a tyre company mechanic).
  • a glass of alcohol (cold beer or wine).
  • something else of relevance.



Here are a few images that helped me envisage this concept.






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Referenced images for - Tyre tread pattern / skid marks:








Referenced images for - roadside edge / curb:





Referenced images for - Splattered red wine / blood:










Friday, 6 April 2012

Major Assignment.

3/4/2012
(week 8)


Our major assignment for Technology is now set and it should prove to be a rewarding challenge for most people. I certainly look forward to seeing what everyone creates :)


Some suggested categories for this assessment:
Job Opportunities - Industrial Relations - Smoking Kills - Indigenous Affairs - Achievement - Water Conservation - Climate Change - Fashion - Self promotion - Drink Driving - Architecture - New technology or product - Topic of your own choice..


Not a bad list, but the two that stand out most to me are both something i'm passionate about and they are DRINK DRIVING and WATER CONSERVATION.


A few notes from today's class include:


Process
a) Understand the brief.
b) Research & collate examples of previous ad campaigns/posters.
c) Brain-storm to help create concept.
d) Develop a few rough ideas.
e) Plan how, where & when to photograph.
f) Proceed with photography.
g) Finalise all components & prepare to submit.
h) Submit.
i) wait nervously for a good mark :)








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Drink Driving.


It is something i am very much against.


Here are a collect of advertisements i found online that i may take inspiration from in certain ways. I feel this is my preferred option/topic. 


Not sure i will go to the effort of staging the scene of an accident, so will try to simplify the concept like in some of the last ads. The smashed glass is also very clever.























Water Conservation.

It is something i do my best to support at all times.

Here is a small collect of advertisements i found online that i may take inspiration from in certain ways if i choose to go with this topic.