OTARA

For the final publication i reedited the photos lowering the opacity of the sepia, changed some pages and text.

These are concept and development posters. Each poster represents characteristics from Otara. For example, the third poster is about the police, as i made a gradient with blue + red and blurred it because that's all you hear and see on my street. Backgrounds These backgrounds i made myself with spray paint. I used someContinue reading "Posters"

The flow for my publication starts from dark and slowly transitions to light. For the first section of my publication i want to show what people see Otara as, being dangerous full of crime, gangs, poverty and the hood. As for the other section of my publication i want to show the good in Otara.Continue reading "Prototype – Publication"

For the formative i was unorganized, didn't have enough work and a sense of direction. Talking about my place and the idea behind my project was clear. Things that i could've improved on was time management and experimenting. I got good feedback from my lectures discussing how i need to experiment more, focus on myContinue reading "Formative"

By doing this exercise it gave me a good understanding of how typography works. Using the grids helped me a lot with shape and proportion to keep all letter forms consistent. For each row i used lower case letter forms that had similar shapes so, i could get used to the motion and work towardsContinue reading "Letter form tests"

For my map design i used the outline of Otara and layered it with photographs and an old letter. I inverted the images to symbolize the bad and added color to symbolize the good. Final Map

I took this Panorama at one of the local parks in Otara. I liked the scenery because it shows a good contrast between the good and bad of Otara. One side shows the park, trees, the shopping center and on the other hand you see a lot of state houses. https://www.google.com/maps/@-36.9634633,174.8767717,3a,90y,267.05h,80.91t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipPtPQzoJ8vlRaNkS8iWqqmpqpByktgCbr9VPmP6!2e10!3e12!7i8704!8i4352

These experiments were a mixture of laser cut, paint, spray paint, stencils and pen. I found doing experiments important because its a great opportunity to see if your ideas work or not.

For my craft type I used spray paint and acrylic paint. I wanted to my type craft to have a rough / street look by scratching into the paint, doing thick strokes and being very expressive with textures. I found this exercise helpful as it was very hands on and experimental, giving me possible outcomesContinue reading "Craft Type"

Otara a place where you see violence, state houses, poverty, gangs, drugs, police, rubbish and vandalism. I see a place full of life I hear laughter  I hear singing  I see culture  I see pride  I see struggle I see hustle  I see talent  I see character  I see kids playing out on the streetsContinue reading "Poem: Do you see what i see?"