#weekthirteen

[katiezhou]

Finished Zine!!

I can’t believe I actually managed to finish! This zine, though fun, literally has consumed my life for the past few weeks, always at the back of my head. This has definitely been the most time I’ve spent on an assignment and it was the best feeling finally getting to vacuum all the tiny bits of paper on my floor and clear away my magazines haha.

There’s quite a bit I’ve changed since last time I uploaded. After receiving feedback from Bailey that my text was quite un-Dada, looking more like a magazine, I spiced it up by using random (and some ugly) alternating typefaces for each paragraph, to make them look as if they were different bits of text cut from a newspaper, a method used by many Dadaists. I also highlighted/underlined/circled important words with my primary colour scheme, giving the words more personality.

I decided to stick to a red, cursive type for my interview questions to give it more contrast from the rest of the pages with its elegant appearance, and enlarged my question numbers to give them more hierarchy.

Making the rest of my zine pages was challenging. Having to adhere to the nonsensical/humorous/weird/chaotic aesthetic of Dada, as well as relating my collages to my questions, as well as creating layouts that still had some structure and thoughtful design choices, was a lot to juggle. I had to think about each element of my designs extremely carefully. After a while, I started to stray from Dada and forgot to fully emulate its style, instead kind of just making collages with no style. I also started to lose creativity and found it hard to come up with ideas from my magazines. There were times where I spent hours doing things that would usually take 15 minutes. With all these slumps, I found that detaching myself from the zine and looking at other existing designs, whether that be Dada art, general designs, or zine designs, proved to be really beneficial in re-inspiring me with new ideas and a fresh perspective. Taking a break away from the zine and coming back to it another a day was also useful.

After learning all about the importance of colour in my colour & info class, I decided to stick to primary colours. Limiting my colour palette was a really good choice, where my pages altogether have a sense of harmony. As my pages have quite a lot going on, limiting my colours helped make them more digestible to view. It was however quite hard having to find specific things to collage with the added limitation of colour. Most of the time I overcame this by looking deep into my magazines, but other times I physically coloured in objects, like the red shoe on question two, or added in coloured paper, like the windows on the second last page.

Once I had all my draft pages ready, I spent yesterday sticking everything permanently down and fixing things I was wanting to change to the pages, such as rearranging layouts, adding more hand drawn aspects, changing my interviewer typeface, using the same yellow coloured paper etc. It was much easier to refine and improve my pages when I already had their general appearances figured out, where I found it a lot harder to start my pages from nothing, as more ideation was required.

Overall, I’m glad that I was able to push through any obstacles and make my first ever zine. It is such a completely different style to what I usually produce, and although difficult, it was really good to push myself out of my comfort zone and explore another style of design. This was also the first time I really delved into collaging and it was very interesting to both explore the endless ways to approach collaging and to have to somewhat rely on chance and spontaneity when flicking through a magazine. Some of my favourite aspects of my collages were non-intentional (e.g. accidentally dropping something on my page) and that’s why I love collaging: it has no rules. I’m really happy with how my zine turned out and I’m definitely going to do more collaging in the future!

[wankadi]

Bellarke Fam Gratitude Day 💛 - #weekthirteen

Grateful for amazing fandom, this time, for fanfic writers and content makers for not abandoning us during hiatus. You rock.

Grateful for about-to-meet new people. Tomorrow first day at uni. Excited and scared. As everyone!

Be well. Be kind.

[songaweekorg]

Week 13 is here! - https://goo.gl/oj9rrN - #songaweek2020 #saw20 #weekthirteen #sunrise #sunset #jackbauer To hear the songs, join the mailing list, and learn more about the project, visit = www.songaweek2020.com Love and art to all <3 (at East Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-UtltGjW1I/?igshid=w56m8munsyaa

[songdoer]

Week 13 is here! - https://goo.gl/oj9rrN - #songaweek2020 #saw20 #weekthirteen #sunrise #sunset #jackbauer To hear the songs, join the mailing list, and learn more about the project, visit = www.songaweek2020.com Love and art to all <3 (at East Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Utg6vHPZb/?igshid=6nwwlnkktryc

[attemptingtoadulttheprocess]

Happy New Year! #lifeisbeautifulseries week thirteen is up on my blog now! My challenge for the first week of this year is to add an extra self care item into my routine and make it a habit. Taking care of yourself is so important, we often neglect ourselves for our jobs, family, friends, life and forget to take a moment to treat ourselves with some love. #selflove #selfcare #life #newyear #happynewyear2020 #2020 #routine #blogger #blog #series #weeklyseries #weekthirteen #beauty #carllinneaus #carllinneausquotes #commonplace https://www.instagram.com/p/B6yi_VXHFpx/?igshid=1392wifq7v2cv

[ladyceinwen]

Day 89 - As busy as you may be, always know it's okay to slow down to admire the blooms~ -- -- Q: What is the longest day you ever had? Was it "long" in a positive way, or negative~? //let me know in the comments below👇👇 . I was out from before 9am till just two hours ago {5pm for me}. I was at work for the biggest event we've ever done, and it was the most positive long day ever💙🌸 AND I just finished talking to my best friend all about it😣🙌💙 #Grateful -- -- Follow @Celeste_Ceinwen for more anime posts and other cool stuff💙 👉original writings 👉original drawings 👉lyrics/quotes 🎶 👉gaming 🎮 👉books anything 📚 . . . . . #FwooCuelm #CelestesEden #DailyPost #Otaku #OtakuFemale #Anime #YosugaNoSora #Day89of365 #2019 #March30th #Mar30th #Week13 #WeekThirteen #Saturday #Funday #TiredOut https://www.instagram.com/celeste_ceinwen/p/BvpxQt4FPO4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1r00mabowq7fs

[atomicdinosaurwerewolf]

Snap shot and diagram of my body of research

[iracarterart]

#februllageextended #februllage #cakes #weekthirteen #week_thirteen #week13 Baby Cakes

[alexandrapaigewalkerart-blog]

In Summary

I am glad that I did Studio this semester. Next semester I need to spend more time on on Uni and maybe work less then 46 hours a week. I have a lot of ideas for works next semester and need to keep making over the holidays. I am a bit disappointed in my efforts this semester but I know that I can and will do better. 

I really enjoy the structure of our Studio classes and I have never felt more comfortable to speak openly and show my work which has been very beneficial considering how personal my work can often be. 

Moving forward my goals are:

work very hard over the holidays to make money so that i can quit one of my jobs next semester (and just look after myself)

schedule time to make art! I really struggle to do this because it doesnt always seem productive, even though it is. 

 organise my well documented art works and make a website. 

[nchukura-blog]

[joenormandesign]

[katiezhou]

Final Reflection Yay

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Not to be biased, but this has been my favourite subject this semester. 

Beginning with project 1, I thought in a way I’ve never before about using materials, and how they can be just as strong as words at expressing a message. The delicate nature of my poster materials challenged me to problem solve by changing my methods of creation.

Making my first ever zine was quite a journey. While I felt like it consumed my life, it taught me an abundance about patience, and that continuous refining is key. Working in a style contrary to my own was extremely valuable in forcing me to approach design with a new lens. It was easy to feel mentally taxed by the project, and I found that looking at existing designs helped inspire me.

Finally, Tumblr. I have come to genuinely enjoy writing up weekly updates here. It has been useful to document my learning and experiences that have helped me progress as a designer. Seeing other talented student’s posts has been motivating with being inspired and knowing that we are all going through the same challenges.

To Bailey, Andy and Karen - a big thank you for everything you’ve done!

Adios.

[molly453]

My snapshot of my project for the week 13 shared Whakatinana moment.

[songaweekorg]

Week 13 is here! - https://goo.gl/v5WSMK - #songaweek2019 #saw19 #weekthirteen #suspense #release #seat To hear the songs, join the mailing list, and learn more about the project, visit = www.songaweek2019.com Love and art to all <3 (at East Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvrbkewnadD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1adufrkh7psbh

[klvnhrpr]

#weekthirteen #kelvin35 #janetjackson #dicipline #feelingmyself (at Tangible Fitness)

[songaweek2017-blog]

Week 13 is here! - https://goo.gl/3sp0Am - #songaweek2017 #saw17 #weekthirteen #shamrockandroll #luckyus #rollon To hear the songs, join the mailing list, and learn more about the project, visit = www.songaweek2017.com Love and art to all <3 (at New York, New York)