Lots of ideas work by themselves but when combined they distract from one another.
- Maybe what I produce could be a series of publications that bring attention to the body in a different way.
- Or it plays on this chaotic element?
- - a lot of tests done have been very clean as to not distract, test going the other way about it.
Content:
- Essay of somaesthetics
Kristine Kawakubo
A lot of work is minimal in colour palette but sporadic in design.
This publication feels like an explosion for the senses, the eyes in particular.
- adopting a more "out there" aesthetic could allow for the development of more ideas and hone it in if I feel it's gone too far.
I find the composition to be interesting in this publication, its as though there are several different grid systems working at once. This could produce a publication that looks unconsidered however it's been handled well in this publication.
First Next
This is the beginning issue of FT zine. The concept of FT is based on build debatable issues which relative into art, film, music, design and social issues. As the beginning issue of FN, there are structured by the detailed introduction of the impacts of capitalism into creative industry and public in general.
This is the beginning issue of FT zine. The concept of FT is based on build debatable issues which relative into art, film, music, design and social issues. As the beginning issue of FN, there are structured by the detailed introduction of the impacts of capitalism into creative industry and public in general.
What grabbed me most about this publication was this photo of the contents. it had the page numbers on one side of paper so you have to interact with the publication in order to navigate it.
Thinking about this arrangement and how it could work in the publications I've made so far:
> Instead of having the images be split across pages where they're connected by the spine, this method of folding the paper could be more effective.
- The spine technique meant you never fully saw the whole image.
> The physical navigation of a publication is a way of incorporating the body and bringing attention to what we're doing and how we need to navigate the book.
Other works found on Instagram:
These works all have a chaotic yet organised aesthetic, combining a lot of visual information into one space.
> Feel like these techniques could be incorporated into the publications I've been making, it compliments the fluxus movement as well, rebelling against traditional publication format to develop something new.
What to do next?
Employ more experimental techniques into publications.
- test page folding and how functional this is.
^Experimenting with the places people looked on the page, highlighting this with numbers.
- like the idea, maybe could be replaces with imagery?
^Testing hand written text.
> Feel as though it would be better having hand drawn elements rather than the whole thing.
- like the aesthetic but not sure why or where it would fit into the project.
- making the publication seem more personal, could see if people handle the book differently?
^Incorporating visual elements into the publication
> Really like this idea, including imagery especially of features of the body instantly make you think about your own body.
- feel this has more potential, how to take this further?
- Maybe larger imagery of people interacting with publications could be places within the book, bringing attention outward to the body.
^Adding visual elements representative of reading patterns
> These have been drawn in physically to add a more human element to the design
- this feels most appropriate as the project is investigating interactivity.
>It's getting a lot more visually interesting, more layers, more going on.
^ Developing the 'gallery book' into a more interactive experience
> The pages are able to fold over to reveal the full image.
- The only issue with this was there wasn't too much of an incentive to fold the pages. Maybe something could be added to make it more obvious, encourage people to engage. Prompts?
- Succeeds in bringing attention to the body through a physical intervention, really good!
^ Realised there are 2 ways I've developed that could bring attention to the body when interacting with art/design.
1. Prompts - Bring attention directly to the body by instructing it to behave in a certain way. Links more the the Fluxus movement.
2. Interventions - Bring attention to the systems we naturally do as they're being disrupted in some way. This links more to Somaesthetics.
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