RESEARCH
MEDIA EXPERIENTATION
*last project cut-outs using digital blade cutting machine, engraving split the pages when folding so a bone-folder would be a better option, experiment with the negative space created when tessellating the template for print, fine tuning cut shape of final concertina
The colours didn’t print perfectly and the image is frustratingly quite grainy, so a fair amount of detail is lost from our illustrations. It was printed on southbank smooth 250gsm so if I were to ever make more copies I would test some other types of paper first to achieve a better print quality. Thankfully the calibration was all correct with the double-sided printing and laser-cutting.
EVALUATION
I really loved making an interesting print publication, with my passion for drawn illustrations it was in my comfort zone whilst still being an engaging project due to the unique approach to making a zine for the first time. Though I wish I had given more time to the final illustrations as I felt I rushed them slightly and could have achieved an overall more flowing composition for the full concertina with some more planning. Combining mine and Jason’s work into one long seamless illustration was fun and something I had never done before, and I definitely felt like this project gave me a start on what it’s like to collaborate with people which I think will be beneficial for me in the long-term if I’m part of a team on projects. It was also a new experience to be able to brainstorm with and bounce ideas off someone else, one which I really enjoyed and would love to do more.
I could have taken the “walking through the reefs” idea even further and into other exciting mediums but I feel this would have been easier without having Christmas in the middle of the project and thus restricting access to the university facilities. Maybe if we had given ourselves more time at the beginning for experimentation, rather than so much research all at once, we would have been able to achieve something even more stand-out and experimental. However, the ideas I have had for further potential explorations of this kind of work still make me want to try out some new fabrication techniques, possibly VR and large-scale installation pieces.
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