The Times’ Freudian Slip

Editorial Project

Got set this project on Monday, we have to (in groups of two) examine and analysis  The Times newspaper and then create a personification of the paper i.e. if The Times was a living, breathing human, what would that person be like? Where did they grow up? Who were their parents? Why do they act a certain way? We then have to take this character and imagine them having a ‘Freudian-slip’, whether that be a deep dark secret or a suppressed desire/emotion. And then take this slip and represent it on a double page spread. The imagery has to relate back to The Times, whether it be form or structure or layout, any little detail within the paper, but these elements must be distorted and subverted to convey the uncontrolled aspect of a Freudian slip.

For our Times character we came up with a 11/12 year old boy who’s an only child that’s been home schooled and raised in a middle class family. He’s never been allowed to be a kid, to mess around, have fun, be a bit mischievous and immature. And this is going to be his Freudian slip: a repressed childhood.

Here’s some experiments of using and distorting the different elements of The Times:

Party Invite by Goma

Juxtapoz Nov 12

“Art has been successfully used by liberators and dictators alike. It is a powerful tool that is in your possession.” (Ron English)

This months issue of Juxtapoz is about politics and art, curated by Ron English. “What the artists in this issue have in common is, whether you agree with them or not, their stances are the products of their own research, life experiences and passion. Their opinions are not off-the-shelf talking points spoon-fed by corporate shills.” (R.E)

The first artist interviewed is Shepard Fairey… Over the years I’ve heard many different views on him and his work, and personally, well I don’t really know what my opinion on him is. I do think his iconic style has a lot of appeal, aesthetically and politically. But I feel his style has been copied and used for so many things that it detracts from his work and his talent. And because this style has become so mainstream I find that it lessens the political impact of Fairey’s message.

Love Is the Drug by Shepard Fairey

Salute

Come across this design and illustration group the other day, Salute, founded by Ralph Francis Fox. Thought they had some interesting work and wanted to share…

Asian Graphics Now!

I was in HMV today and spotted this book hidden in a corner and thought it looked pretty cool so decided to get it! There’s some really awesome stuff in it. It features the best and most recent advertising campaigns, posters, brand designs, package design and editorial design from the whole of Asia.

Great Cyrillic Image!

I came across this photo on Facebook site that’s dedicated to Cyrillic Typography (cyrillictype) I find this sign utterly amazing! It was taken in Bulgaria and the sign has clearly seen many many years. I love how it was painted yellow years ago but now that yellow brings out the rust and adds such character and interest to the text. I’d love to have this displayed on my wall somewhere!

Creative Review – Herb Lubalin

Read this article on Herb Lubalin in the recent issue of Creative Review… Some great design and typography.

 

 

 

 

Some Interesting Stuffs…

Here’s a few sites/blogs/design studios I like to look through for a bit of inspiration…

http://www.league.ch/ – League are a independent design studio based in Geneva, I think I just stumbled across them one day and thought their work was pretty cool.

http://design.org/blog – I found this site a few years ago and subscribed to their ‘Daily Inspirational Email’. I’ve come across some great work through this site and their daily email is a always good for finding new stuff.

http://blog.beetroot.gr/ – This is the blog for a design group in Greece. Check out their website too!

http://zeroing.tumblr.com/ – A regularly updated blog with lots of cool art & design pieces.

http://www.formfiftyfive.com/ –  Form Fifty Five is a group of young designers eager to collect and share the best design work they come across.

http://wemadethis.typepad.com/ – This is a blog for design studio We Made This, some really nice, fresh work.

Identity Development

I decided that as I am planning to sell my tee and sweat prints, I will use this opportunity to create my own brand/identity. I’ve started with the name and based it on the title of my blog: DomDotComDesign, which lead me to DO.CODE – DOm(dot)COmDEsign. And in the next few days I’m going to try and develop a logo and typeface to go with DO.CODE.

Here are some of my workings that got me to DO.CODE :

From my beloved Moleskine…