Notion of Trust

"A word so loaded with complexities and textures but so simple at the same time."

"We live in a society that treats an unattended bag as a very dangerous item as opposed to an innocuous object someone might have left behind."

80 artists around the world got involved to show their idea of 'Trust', and through their work was the aim to learn more about the theme and inspire viewers to make their own decisions about what 'Trust' means to them.

"..demonstrate the power of images as a communicative device to overcome language barriers and avoid established pre-conceptions."

How have we as a society developed from being open to judging everything so skeptically, what has lead us to this position? what influences are on us to think this way? (heavily governed? technology? tv? surveillance? laws?)

Are we infact just trying to achieve the perfect society, in which case, who has the right to give us such an aim and to know what the perfect society is?

www.trustmuseum.com
www.emmi.co.uk/work/illustration/trust

Do it without thinking of critics

"We believe that expression should not be fade by the fear of being criticized by others. To illustrate this maxim, we created some large scale types by using only white cloths, paper and thread on natural landscapes as background."

People that walked around the city of Percé would see the whole series of images. I think the concept behind these pieces is interesting, because it's true, people shouldn't feel restricted to express themselves in fear that other people will criticise their opinion/work, afterall our expression in different ways make us who we are.

www.dansedance.com > Things I Have Learned

Disorder Type

Of course it is obvious that this is a production of a typeface, but if put into a different context entirely there could be a whole new meaning that could be taken from it.

In the context of society, it shows our despondence not to conform with the regulations we are supposed to follow, in a world where everyone is trying to be different and unique, to break these laws of living and stretch them ever further.

keepinspiring.me/2010/02/disorder-type/

Block Stories

40 x 40 cm blocks that have been painted on each side.

The idea behind this is so that people can move the blocks around and re-order them to build their own story, therefore every story is going to be unique considering everyone will interpret every image in their own way in the first place, and then also interpret a entirely different story with them.

www.behance.net/Gallery/block-stories/418734

oblique

I would like to know the inspiration behind this, it's not particularly the pieces that I find the most interesting, it's the concept behind them and the meanings they produce.

The images are halved with an object that relates in some way, but it kind off gives a contradicting message, both objects with very different uses when you think about it yet each halved image can be related with the other half.

talking communication / writing communication
light emitting object / use for time of day
petrol (possible hazard) / extinguisher (safety)

www.owensilverwood.com/index.php?/objects/oblique/

Is there a connection between sound, vibrations and physical reality?

The title used as a question is what I find allows me to make relations to the images, my eyes are drawn to the points in which the lines originate and they always seem to result in meeting at one point.

http://butdoesitfloat.com/263170/Is-there-a-connection-between-sound-vibrations-and-physical-reality

Basurama

"Basurama is an organization which aims to study the inherent phenomenon of the massive production of real and virtual rubbish in the today’s consumer society providing new visions which operate as generators of thinking and attitude."

"..researched in the mistakes, horrors, and forgetfulness of the Madrid’s rubbish from the urban, perceptive, graphic, typographical and politic point of view.."

A typeface produced from the signs of shops in the centre of Madrid. The concept is of interest, which is focused on today's consumer society to produce new meanings by reproducing the already established meanings.

www.hereigo.co.uk/index.php?/project/basurama/

Wordless Book

''Wordless picture stories have a unique and specially intimate relationship to their reader. In order to follow the narrative, these works ask the viewer to decipher what has taken place, then connect the dots from one image to the next.''
-David A. Berona

A wordless book about a meaningful life.. based on a visual exploration on storytelling of 24 moments of his day over 7 days.

It's interesting to see which subjects he has decided to focus on, where he could of chosen anything, he chose to use abstract images that could mean something different to everyone, but used in this story we can almost see the journey he has gone on.

He has also shown us his own emotions within these, such as the third image where the words "bla bla" are seen, the words are confined within tight spaces, showing tension and an uncomfortable feeling towards this.

www.hereigo.co.uk/index.php?/project/247/

Mail Me Art

Mail Me Art is a British-based project, run by Darren Di Lieto, where a large collection of artistic work is sent in the form of mail, in some way incorporating the address. Along the way they would pick up scratches, stamp marks and generally that unintentional damage that would add to the artwork.

The deadline has just passed for the current project, but would love to take part in the next one.

mailmeart.com
mailmeart.com/gallery

via @ rachellewisillustration.blogspot.com

Tom Deininger - Recycled Art

I love the hand crafted style to these sorts of works.. each bit placed by hand. Videos on his website show some being made.

Link: tomdeiningerart.com

Marshall Rake: Calendar

Nice concept for a calendar, I would prefer this to the traditional one month for every page then having to turn it over everytime. Saves having to hang it on a nail aswell.

Link:
Marshall Rake - Calendar

Coffee Cups

Would loved to of come up with something like this, just the endless amount of subjects you could draw about.

Links:
Flickr Coffee Cups Set
iamboey.com

Similar work at Paul Westcombe on the same concept.

Mark Andrew Webber

Some great carvings/linocuts created for various uses, maps, posters, prints etc. Flickr set has loads of various that he has used for these, nice collection of work.

Links:
http://www.markandrewwebber.com/
Flickr linocuts collection

Monotone?

The use of keeping all images the same seems to work well, monotone?, using them in pieces such as booklets etc. seems to keep a nice consistency throughout, rather than the normal multi coloured pictures you would generally get.

Link: http://www.bachgarde.com/html/works/studentblocket.html


Another example of it's use, but using two seperate colours.

Others:
http://www.mattadamsdesign.com/brighton.html
http://cargocollective.com/hopingforsunshine

Book Sets

Video Game Classics

Songs on Paper

The "I Can Read Movies" Series

Since the first series came out (Video Game Classics), there has been many others following the same concept. Endless possible illustrations available considering the amount of movies/songs/games out there.

Ink Blots 2

(original ink blot)

(developed)

continued...

An example of how completely opposite objects show relations. Tree's, innocent, peaceful, harmless etc. Explosion, loud, dangerous, harmful etc.

Burnt World

Found at Kate MccGwire. Brilliant use of burning paper. Maybe showing where the world is going, the world will eventually be to hot to live on. The 50 layers of paper give it depth, each burn decreases as it gets deeper.

Door Hangers

Collection of different door hangers from around the world. Interesting designs all for one purpose, simple yet effective.

hotel door hangers

Ink Blots

(original ink blot)

(developed)

With these ink blots, I can start to make relations to objects in the world that I would have never thought of combining before.

Taking the pincers of a beetle, horns and face shape of a bull's head, these ink blots start to mean something.

Even if I don't end up using this concept, I don't see why I can't use ink blots to create the unknown. It's a bit like a word association list, but grabbing something completely out of nowhere and developing that image or idea into something you would never of thought of before.

Everyday Signs

''no body ever looks at these signs''
-Stefan Sagmeister

''you stare at something, it takes you a while until you actually realise it says something different from what it normally says''
-Stefan Sagmeister

Playing with everyday signs we're used to seeing, people would view these in an unconscious state, so we just presume through it's layout and style that we already know what it means, until it's read over again.

When someone would look up at this, it would be just routine for it to be what we expect, so why not play with people's routines to show the unexpected.

Watch Stefan Sagmeister talk at 07:50