external positioning Tim Harris

contents.1. Development

2. Outlets Blog/Cargo

3. Handmade & Bound

4. Stamps

5. Penguin.OneFlewOverTheCuckoo’sNest

6. New-U-Trition

7. Fourth Quarter

8. Tomasz

9. Business Card

10. Elaluate

development.

development. I’vespentmytimeatUCAsofartryingtofigureoutwhichdirectionIintendtogowithmydesignpractices,whatbestsuitsmeandwhatI’llbehappydoing.Mykeen,mostfocusedinterestsarewithintypographyandphotography.Resultinginrecentlygoingdownaneditorialroute,lookingatlayoutandthehierarchyofimagesandtext.HoweverIamstillstuckintermsofwhereIwouldliketoendup.I’vebeenlookingatvariousagenciesandmagazines,themainfocuswhenresearchingbeingtheeditorialelementandwhereIcouldmakethemostfromextendingthis practice. I feel however I am still uncertainonwanting to takea specificroutewithingraphicdesignandfeel theneed tostillexperimentandexplorewithasmanyaspectsofdesignasIcanwithoutsettlingdownwithinacertainrolestraightaway.ThepasttermIhavedevelopedmyindependentwork(nottheotherunit)Ihave‘gonewiththeflow‘settingmyselfnoboundariesorrulestothinkorworryabout.Over-thinkingisusuallymydownfall.

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outlets. “Wehavebecomeglobalwanderers,informationgatherersratherthanfoodgatherers” MarshallMcLuhan

Theinternethasbeenoneofthemostimportantandusefultoolswithinmystudies,allowingmetoexploreartists,galleriesandcultures.I have began looking at coding, to be honest its amind-melt. I’vebeenputtingitoffforalongtime,dreadingit.I’vebeenusingCargo-Collective,itsasimplesiteofferingpresetthemesthatcanbechangedeasilythroughcoding.It’sreallyjustanexperiment,playingandtestinghowthingsworkbeforeIbuymyowndomainname.Justtoadd,Iamawarethetypebelowishideous. Alongside this IalsohavemyblogonTumblrwhich I randomlynamedOCDisco,thisisagreattoolforseeingcurrenttrendsandstylesfromallacrosstheworldaswellassharingmyownworkandtheworkof others find inspiring and interesting. It’s very easy to get lost in,scrollingthroughrandomnessforhours.

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YoucanviewmyBloghere:

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handmade&bound.

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Handmade&Bound isanannualbook fairwhich specializes inhandmadeitems,frombookstoscreenprints,alliswelcome.LastyearIcreatedazineforthefairwiththehelpofLauraHeckford,unfortunatelyhoweverIwasunabletoattend.Itwasacollaborationofstudentsworkincluding my own showing strengths in illustration, typography andphotography. Thisyear formyFMPproposal Ihavebeen lookingatbookmakingandeditorialdesignsodecidedtoputtogethersomezinesofmyphotography.Icreated3zines,twoofwhichwerecollaborations.The ongoing theme throughout the zines was specifically analoguephotographybut themain focus formewas the layoutandeditorialside.ThewholedaywasareallygoodexperiencetoseeotherbookswhichgavemesomereallygoodideasformyFMP.Alsothechancetomeet other designers and discuss each others work.

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ThiswasthefirstRSADesignBriefIhavedown.Thebriefaskedforasetofstampscelebratingtheartofletterwriting.Iapproachedthisfromafewangles.Ilookedattypographyfirstandtheanatomyofletterforms,howtheyhaveevolvedandformedconsistentstructurefromhandwriting.Thiswasabitoftrackanddidn’tseempersonalenoughsoIbeganlookingintohowIcouldcreatestampswithauniquepersonalfeel.Aseveryone’shandwritingisuniqueIwantedtoincorporatetheopportunity for a personalmessage to be added to the stamp. Thescaleof thisof coursewasabit trickyso Imovedaway lookingatasetof stamps that could incorporate similarmessagesor themes justlikeabirthdayorAnniversarycardwould.Lesspersonalinsomewayshoweverstillholdingthatpersonalquality.

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MovingawayfromthepersonalthemeofstampsIbeganlookingatinfluentialwritersandtheirwork.FromthelikesofWilliamShakespearetoVirginiaWoolf.IputtogetherasetofsimpleIllustrationstocelebratetheseauthors aswell as another set displaying theirwork in ahandwrittenform,someofwhichistheirownhandwriting.Thetwosetsinsomewayscanbeusedsidebysideorsoldasacompletesetof12.Thishoweverwasnottheintention,moreaneitherorsortofthing. Myfinalsetofstampsabovequitesimplypointsouttheneedforpeopletowritemore.Boldlyimplyingtheneedformorehandwrittencommunication.IamstillundecidedastowhatsetofstampsIwouldpickasmyfinal6asthey’reallsodifferent.

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penguin. ThePenguinbookcoverbriefwasfor‘OneFlewOverTheCuckoo’sNest‘Ihadneverseenthefilmorreadthebookbeforebutdoingsoforthisbriefhadmelostintheworldmad,yetnotsomad,darkworldofMcMurphy.Iwasfascinatedwithhowroundeverycornerofthestorytherewasmischiefanddrama.Howsuchinadequateobjectssuchasabasketballorsinkplayedsuchhugepartsinthestory. BearingallthisinmindIbeganlookingatkaleidoscopesandhowtheymixanddeceivethemostsimpleofshapes.Iwantedtotryandreplicate this with all thematerial objectsMcMurphy interactedwiththroughoutthestory.OnceIhadfinallyachievedanimageIwashappywith I began lookingat the layoutof text for the cover. Iwanted itto contrastagainst thekaleidoscope image, Iwanted it tohold someformalitycomparedtoit.IusedBaskervilleasitsatraditionalseriffaceandalsoasitsmyfavourite.Iwantedallthetexttobecentralquiteandcontrolled.Onthenextpageareafewofmylayoutdesigns,withthefinallayoutontherighthandside.Ascrazyasthekaleidoscopeimagewas I stillwanted it tobe subtle,making it somethingpeoplewouldhave to take a closer look at and depict each image within it.

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new-u-trition. Iwasapproachedbyafriendandaskedtoputalogotogetherforafitnessandhealthbusinesshewasputting together.He’s calling it‘New-U-Trition‘physicalactivity.Hewantsittobeafreshandinvitingbusinessforallages.Thegreen‘U‘contrastingagainsttherestofthetypeingreyrepresentsapositiveimage,ahealthyimage.TheclientwasveryclearonwhathewantedsoIdidn’thavemuchroomto‘play‘but Ididget toexperimentwitha lotof sanserif facesasoneof therequestswasforthetypetobecleanlookingwithafreshandmodernfeel.Here’swhereamsofarwithit.

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fourth quarter. FourthQuarterisafutureshopbeingsetupbyaclosefriendofmine,specialisinginbasketballapparelandequipment.Hetooaskedforsomethingmodernbutnottoo‘hairdresser‘asheputit.HesuggestedincorporatingabasketballplayerintothelogobutastheofficialNBAandJordanlogobothcontainthisIsteeredhimawayfromitandsuggestedsomethingmore obvious like incorporating the ball. Still a work inprogressbutweseemtobemakingprogresswhichispositive.

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tomasz.

tomasz. ThiswasabusinesscardicreatedforarecentNewMediagraduate.Icreatedthetypefacebelowforhim,aquitegeometricanddifferentstyletomyprevioustypefacessothiswasquiteanexcitingchallenge.Idesignedthetypefacewithhislogoinmind,somethinghehadrequestedformetoincorporateintothedesign.ItwasasimplechallengebutoneIfoundquitesatisfyingasifeelthelogoandtextsitrathernicelynexttooneanother.Thisbusinesscardmaybethereasonhehasajob,whoknows...

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Iwantedmybusinesscardtobesubtleandsimple.SoIcandistributethemtopotentialclientsateventsIdidn’twantittoscreamattheviewerasIwantedittobequiteformal.Thecoloursarealsorepresentativeofmyinprogresswebsitesotheclientcanlinktherelationshipbetweenthecoloursandmyname.

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Tim Harris

evaluate.

evaluate. I’veneverreallyhadtheconfidencetoinitiallyinteractorspeakup in front of new people. The briefs I have tackled in this unit aswellastheeventsIhavevisitedhaveallowedformetosocialisewithotherdesigners,getabetterunderstandingofthedesignindustryandintegration with potential clients as well as pointing me in the right directiontowardswhereIcouldpossiblyseemyselfworking.Mybiggestproblemhasalwaysbeenworry,neverlettingloseandexperimenting,Itendtostaywithinmycomfortzonewhichiscanbeamajorproblem.IintendtoavoidthisformyFMPaswellasgettingintouchwithdesignagenciesIhavemetthroughoutthesemesterforsummerinternships.Hopefully my business cards will portray a good image of myself.Preparingmyselffor‘thebigwideworld.‘ I have overcome some of my frustrating technical issues inprogrammes such as Adobe Premier and Final Cut Pro as well assharpeningmyskillsinPhotoshopandIllustrator.IfeelIhavebecomemorefocusedonmyworkastherewasapointwhenIwasn’thappywithwhat I was producing and what direction I was heading. This semester hasmade thingsa lot clearer forme. Next semester Iamset tobefocusedonwhat Iwant toachieveandput in110%commitmentandraisemyworkethictothefullestasIhavebeenslackingattimes.

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