Here are the 10 I've identified
1: Russian Revolution
I found the Russian revolution really interesting, especially the art and design and moviemaking that went into it. Such as the movies by Eisenstein. There's obviously volumes of research out there that I can look into. I wrote an essay on the subject so I think I have a good basis. Visually, Russia had a very distinct style post civil war.
2. Hitchcock
I found the Hitchock lecture fascinating and find the man himself very inspiring. I think it would translate to a publication perfectly. It makes sense in my head, especially as Saul Bass is synonymous with Hitchock's movies so it'd be fun to somehow mix the both and create a publication giving information on the cutting edge techniques and facts about Hitchcock and his movies in a visual way. Would be fun. Also I could be creative with how the user interacts with the content once I outline the content.
3. Film Auteurs
Also found this lecture pretty interesting, think French and European New Wave cinema had a very distinct visual style and it'll be cool to explore.
4. Manifesto's
As part of a Jo task we looked into manifestos, and I found them very interesting and inspiring. Maybe I could look into manifestos and create a sort of 'self-help' publication just so that people can pick it up and be inspired and to think of life in a much more positive and better way. It'd be pretty visual though, don't just want massive paragraphs and paragraphs of copy.
5. Graffiti/Street Art
Graffiti and illustration is something I've always really been into, the lecture itself barely delved into graffiti and it'd be interesting for me to personally to delve into it more. Maybe create a factfile showing the beginnings, the rise, the change in graffiti and where it's at now.
6. Accidental inventions
For my 403 Design Skills module a while back I looked into accidental inventions as part of my proverb posters brief and it was really cool. For example popsicles were invented when a guy left his drink with a straw inside it in his garden overnight!
7. Art of manliness/being a gentleman
This was for my collecting brief as part of the 405 Design process module. I find the whole manners/being a gentleman thing really interesting and the whole etiquettes and classical mannerisms that a 'man' does or should do. I think visually it can be really cool. I like all these old retro barbershop logos etc and the use of moustaches etc to promote manliness. I think it could probably be quite humorous and be easy to pick up and read.
8. Constructivism
An art movement that continually inspires me and influences my work. I love Rodchenko's work and love the social and political agenda of the Constructivists. They literally wanted to construct society through design, which I find interesting. Obvious choice is to have a constructivist aesthetic to the publication but I could probably be a bit more less obvious with the interaction and function of the publication.
9. Movie cliches
I looked into Bollywood and Indian Cinema cliches as part of the OUGD405 module and I think looking into overall movie cliches on the whole would be great fun. I'm just really into movies generally, everything about them. Visually it could work well, with each cliche illustrated, or possibly adding some sort of interaction such as pulling tabs, pop-out folds etc.
10. Advertising
The lecture and seminar on advertising was quite interesting. I find the whole corporate and marketing side of advertising quite interesting and the whole subliminal messages and psychology to it. Maybe a factfile, figures, stats etc would be cool. I don't really know how I could make this dynamic and interesting though, as of right now.
As it stands, my favourite and one I have a good feeling about is going ahead with Hitchock. I'm interested to find out more about Hitchcock and I love Saul Bass' work too so researching both would be really enjoyable.
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