FMP - Research

Amongst my research I looked into colours and their meanings, thinking that I need a neutral colour for the calendar so that it wouldn't be biased. I found this piece of research rather interesting:

Red - strength, passion, aggression
Orange - energy, vitality, courage
Yellow - intelligence, memory, optimism
Green - stability, balance, soothing
Turquoise - sophistication, calming, protection
Blue - calming, intelligence, consciousness
Purple - influence, intuition, imagination
Pink - femininity, nurturing, ethereal
Black - protection, power, prestige
White - peace, purity, precision
Brown - reliability, comfort, strength

Final Major Project (FMP)

For my final project I am going to make a Religious Calendar, each month highlighting a different celebration from a broad range of religions. Although the subject doesn't claim my interest, the style of the illustrations I am going to produce does. I am planning for it to be simplistic and by the looks of my initial designs, tile-like.

My final list of celebrations:

1. Jan - Makar Sankranti
2. Feb - Milad un Nabi
3. March - St David's Day
4. April - Ridvan
5. May - Wesak
6. June - Summer Solstice
7. July - Pioneer Day
8. August - Lughnasadh
9. Sep - Rosh Hashanah
10. Oct - Diwali
11. Nov - Niinamesei
12. Dec - Christmas Day

I have chosen these events because I feel they have a diverse selection of themes that can inspire many ideas and good outcomes.

To get Full Merits and Distinctions:

In order to get a Full Merit for Unit 5 and 43 I have to:

5 - Art Nouveau - Include opinions of others (quotes) to support my influences.

43 - Packaging - Evaluate final designs, take photos of final mock-ups, stick in nets.

For the Full Distinctions I have a choice:

4 - Xmas Card - Need to demonstrate a greater understanding of other peoples work that has influenced my outcomes.

OR

4 - Packaging - Need to evaluate my packaging against an example of other packaging to establish its overall effectiveness, need to write an overall evaluation that states the different materials & techniques used, practical constraints considered and the influences.

7 - Advertising – make a couple of posters with photos from London Trip, health and safety sheets, highlighting the glue gun, wax, etc, put posters on billboards, evaluate effectiveness.

29 – Magazine – design and produce own typeface based on papercut designs, develop characters A-Z + 1-10, consider punctuation, demonstrate the effectiveness on page and its legibility, more sophisticated and varied use of image manipulation

OR

29 – Retro Poster – evaluate the image manipulation on the 2 outcomes, paying particular attention to the potential the manipulation has given the work, especially the 1^st design, how I was able to duplicate and add shadows, etc.

Assessment Update

Unit 1 - Visual Recording - (waiting for life drawings to be assessed)
 - Part Merit, missing M2

Unit 2 - Materials, Techniques and Processes - (FMP, Narrative, waiting assessment)
 - Full M, need D1

Unit 3 - Ideas and Concepts
 - Full M

Unit 4 - Visual Communication
 - Full M, need D1

Unit 5 - Contextual Influences in Art & Design
 - Full Pass, need M2

Unit 6 - Application, Exploration & Realisation in Art & Design (FMP to be assessed)
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Unit 7 - Design Methods in Art & Design
 - Full M, need D1

Unit 10 - Personal and Professional Development (all info on blogs, progression, where I'm going next year, development of work)
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Unit 12 - Computers in Art & Design
 - Full P

Unit 29 - Image Manipulation
 - Full M, need D2

Unit 32 - Desktop Publishing Computer Applications
 - Full M

Unit 33 - Type and Letters
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Unit 34 - Typographic Design
 - Full M

Unit 39 - Website Design - (Flash portfolio and blog)
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Unit 40 - Graphic Media, Techniques and Technology
 - Full M

Unit 42 - Design for Advertising
 - Full M

Unit 43 - Graphics for 3D Applications
 - Full P, need M2 & M3

Unit 44 - Narrative Image Making (needs assessment)