Comic Sans Destroyed pt.4

Brief: You are to produce the letter ‘S’ in the Comic Sans Typeface. It may be made out of any material you like, just as long as it is brilliant white. You are to take away your individual contributionand destroy it. You must submit a minimum of three images which should document the before, during and after elements.

Comic Sans Family Day Out

Brief: You are to produce in the workshop, in 3D, the character highlighted about. This first version is to be made out of wood.

The typeface is Comic Sans. You may not distort or change the typeface in any way other than making it deeper, in the 3D sense. The size is up to you, however.

They are to be produced to the highest specifications and highest quality finish. The painted wood versions are then to be taken out, as a family group, and photographer.

Comic Sans Destroyed pt.3

Ok, Well the chewing gum idea was scrapped. I did some test’s (photos to come) but I just wasn’t feeling it at all. It didn’t look anything like I had imagined. So…Plan B, was to create a cream cake in the shape of an S, which would then be destroyed by slamming my face into it.

Here is a little recipe for making a delicious Comic Sans ‘S’ cake. yum yum:

1. First, put some eggs in a bowl We want this cake to be pretty dense, so the shape can be cut out. Best put a bunch of eggs in.

2. Whisk those eggs. Man, this takes a while. You gotta do a real good bit of whisking.

3. Chuck some sugar in. Don’t worry about measurements, just get that stuff in. Then give it some more whisks.

4. Wowza! That Egg and Sugar combo gets mighty thick after half an hour of beating it!

5. Get that delicious mixture into a pan quick fast. No need for a cake tin – a roasting pan will do. Same diff.

6. Bake that yummy egg mix for about 20 odd minutes.

7. Looking good huh? Right, now cut out that cake and place onto a chopping board. Easy does it!

8. Next up, you need to place your ‘S’ template onto the cake. I buttered it up so it would stick nice and stay in place.

9. Get a good n’ sharp knife and cut around the template. Ask an adult for help if needed.

10. Ok! ‘S’ cake a go-go. That wasn’t too bad was it? Right, now you need to go back and repeat processes 1-9. You need to have 2 ‘S’ cakes for height. Put some jam in the middle of the cakes so that they stick together all nice like.

11. Now that the base is all set. Get some double cream into a bowl and whisk it up until it has the texture of concrete paste. Then carefully slap the cream onto the cake base, and VOILA! your creamy ‘S’ cake is complete and sexy. Yum! Yum! Giz us a bite!

 

Our Shrine Brief Pt.3

Brief: Produce a shrine for the following themes: Brighton (Me) & Christmas (Olivia).

Here’s how its all going. There is plenty to go. Work resumes Tuesday….

Artist’s Book Brief

Brief: Design an A6 page that will be presented inside an Artist’s book named: Chelsea Rules. The page is to be printed 50 times and swapped with fellow classmates.

Result: Rules of the classroom, circa primary & secondary

Comic Sans Destroyed Pt.2

After much debate, experimentation and discussion, I have decided to scrap the rotting food idea for the comic sans letter. The main issue was getting the letter to look nice from a piece of white food. I simply wasn’t very happy with the bread – it just didn’t look quite like I had imagined. The other problem has been whereabouts to rot it. It can’t really be done inside the house as it would stink beyond high heavens (Plus I didn’t particularly like the idea of having maggots running loose in my home), and the brighton weather the past 2 weeks has been so horrific, there is no way I can do it outside.

So, I am going to be destroying the letter which is made of out chewing gum. The gum is too be shaped on the floor and then trodden on. Pretty basic, but will hopefully look lovely if executed well.  I imagine the photo’s to be in a sequence of four:

1. Mouth full of gum
2. Gum on floor in shape of ‘S’
3. Foot coming down onto gum
4. Foot pulling away with gum attached to sole.

Letterpress Day

A Day out at Letterpress in Hoxton

Our Shrine Pt.2

Drafts, sketches and concepts for Brighton/Christmas Shrine

Add Value Brief pt.2

Day 1: Bagatelle found at Second Hand shop in Brighton. Purchased for £20

Day 2: The Bagatelle is taken to Wood Workshop. Rusty nails are removed and paint sanded both by hand and electric hand sander. It is then painted with white acrylic paint to serve as a base coat.

Day 3: It is discovered that Acrylic paint is not a particularly suitable material for a base coat. Paint strokes are evident and surface is uneven. We decide to apply another coat of white in hope that a thicker cover will be more successful.

After the Acrylic paint has dried, we apply an Enamel paint to the bagatelle. ‘Cherry Red’ to the borders and ‘Perry Winkle Blue’ to the main body. The result is not satisfactory. The paint coat is uneven and neither of us are happy with the colour’s chosen.

The Bagatelle is taken back to the Wood work shop, where we sand off as much of the new paint as possible. Due to such a large amount of paint being added to the surface, it becomes increasingly difficult to remove all traces of paint.

Once the paint has been stripped back as much as possible, a coat of White Primer paint is added. This process is repeated to completely cover the body with an even finish.

Day 4: The Bagatelle is then taken outside to be sprayed with a ‘Glossy Red’ spray paint. Spray paint is left to dry overnight.

Day 5: Spray paint cover is successful. The coat is much more even than the original enamel paint attempt.

New Letraset is purchased and applied to the body and borders of the Bagatelle. Score points and Lettering are added in Gold, White & Black Letraset. A Helvetica Condensed typeface is used for a modern flair. The nails are replaced with new steel nails for a cleaner finish. The restoration is complete.

Manifesto Brief Pt.3

Brief: Produce your own manifesto. This should reflect the technological and cultural changes that beckon in the 21^st century.

Result: ‘Nerdism Manifesto’ (Updated 21/11/09)