Contextual research, summer project.

Rebecca Burns-

Digital print for fashion, Response to the culture shock experienced when traveling to Egypt and led to a realization of how different western culture is to eastern cultures.
I like this image because it is a mixture of different cultures and rich colour. It looks as though she has taken inspiration from William Morris and symmetrical patterns. She has also used ring pulls to create pattern. Good composition.

Context sheets- Laura Paterson

Samiyah Fiaz- Final Context Sheet

Context Sheet

Final Strong Image

Ideas for my strong image

I have experimented with changing the colour, hue and contrast with photoshop. I'm thinking about making these into a video for my strong image

Context Sheet- Alix Dessain

Below is my context sheet for my project, I have chosen a selection of images that show my journey through the project, including my inspiration, sampling, digital work and final outcomes. 

Final Outcome- Alix Dessain

Whilst making my final visualisation and taking photos of my paper pieces, I realised that maybe a wall divider was not the most suitable outcome for my project by rather a wall piece would be better. I thought this for a number of reasons, first a wall divider made out of paper is not that practical would not stand the wear and tear of daily use. Also the shape and form of my pieces changed and have become alot more 3D and i think that these would lend themselves much better to a sculptural wall piece. Below are is my final outcome which shows what it could look like as well as my strong image.

Context Sheet and Final Image - Lindsay Swan

Samiyah Fiaz- Colour Lighting video

Colour Lighting using the over head projector looking light shape and colour to pick out from a video I have made.

Experimental Videos

Context sheet- Laura Paterson

Sampling- Alix Dessain

Not knowing what to do with the prints I started to think in what other ways I could manipulate the paper to make a more interesting room divider. I immediately thought of origami, so I looked at he various ways in which different shapes were made. I Started to play around with paper, folding it and cutting it in different ways and this is what turned out....

My Prints- Alix Dessain

Here is what I have done with the scanned images that I printed on A1. I wanted to do more with them to make them more interesting and attractive, so I screen printed and stitched onto them. I really like the effect the stitch gives, as it reminds me more of the original lines on the maps and adds a bit of texture to the paper.

Room Dividers- Alix Dessain

I have done some more research, as I have decided that it is a room divider that I’d like to propose. I have decided upon this over a blind as I feel that as the new building is so open plan that to be able to make it feel more intimate when need will be very beneficial while still having the feeling of space.

Here are a few more images that are helping me to design and think of ideas for a new room divider. I have chosen these because they split a room up, but are not solid walls which ensures the feeling of space is maintained while still adding the feeling of closing the room down to a smaller space. 

I really like the simple graphic pattern created by this room divider by Apartment Therapy, which has been made using old painted vinyls.  

'MOLO' have created a room divider with a honeycomb design that can be easily moved and  stretched up to  4.5 metres. I like the innovative use of cardboard that has been developed to created a simple but elegant design. 

This wall divider, by 'The Brick House' , made using rope cleverly splits the room in two while still keeping the room as one.

Summary- Laura Paterson

Overall I have really enjoyed unit x, I have enjoyed working as part of a group and have interacted with new people on the course. I feel that It has helped me to gain new digital skills and become more confident using photoshop and Blogger. I know that in the future people will be viewing my work over the internet so I feel that it is important that I continue to develop my digital skills. Throughout the project I have discovered new Artists and Designers who's work have inspired me to create my own images. In the last project my work was lacking in texture and I feel that in unit x I have pushed myself to use new techniques and add layers to my work. I feel that I have explored Manchester in depth to gain knowledge of what makes a city and I am pleased with my digital outcomes.

I found it quite difficult to find strong images of reception areas on the internet so here I hav just visualised my work in a blank exhibition space to give an idea of what it could look like.

Visualisation - Lindsay swan

Ive just done my visualation for the two images we have to hand in and I did it using photoshop. It was a really easy way to do after some guidance and it can give quite a professional outcome. Dont know if anyone is thinking of doing the same or what everyone has done?

Below are my other imagae that we had to give to Mary today to prepare for the big screen. Because my work looks quite small in the visualisation I wanted to have a close up detail section to give more information on what my samples looked like. I couldnt really decide which one but Mary said they were thinking about making the screen wide so the landscape image is probably going to be best.



Digital collage- Laura Paterson

Drawings of architecture around Manchester

Just done a few sketches of architecture around Manchester I want to work with these shapes and change them slightly by cutting them out and layering them over light to create shadows and look at the projections that they make.

Mia Pearlman - Hannah Grainger

I came across a very intriguing artist called Mia Pearlman.  She works in both two and three dimensions that blue the line between actual, illusionistic and imagined space. I love how she creates a natural look to her work, it's very moving and has a great sense of freedom and movement.


 She uses her surroundings and what is going on in the world at that time for her inspiration. This piece below is called HAVOC and was created in the middle of an ice storm in Pembroke. The title reflects the weather and the current political and environment at the moment, I think she has captured this really well in her work and has made me think about how I can relate my work to my project and create a strong link between the two.