Practical Research

Theme
Content-

Techniques

Content
Communication


Methods-
Research/analysis
Exploration/Evaluation
Testing


Political question -

- initiate social change
1968 paris screen printings striking posters
quick and dynamic technique

or

-social media technique to get message out there


1. Techniques - I will use techniques which propaganda artists, protestors and activists have used before, by employing dynamic striking type or imagery which would inspire or initiate something. I do not want to over complicate my design as social/political design should be snappy and easy to interpret so that it can be used in a range of scenarios. I want to keep it modern and to show how people can initiate social change in the modern world, where propaganda is not really used.

2. Content -

Imagery (Hand rendered/digital?)
Typography (hand rendered)
Posters? signs?
legibility

3. Communicate - I want to generate an idea and influence Decision using modern ideas and also using some old techniques such as propaganda to influence my work. I want to initiate change within my practical piece. Focussing on Student fees.

4. Research - I will research into modern design work produced for political purposes and also for opposing arguments to politics such as campaigners, activists and those who march for causes. I will look at propaganda to see how it was done and compare both old and new and see how the way people influence others have changed.

5. Evaluation/exploration-
consider other approaches other than hand rendered
all possible techniques
range of different signs or posters
same message different media
printing

6. Testing-
 I could super impose my image onto real protests to see how it would sit or apply it onto social media banners and more.


Task 2 -

My research question is Using modern techniques I want to produce some propaganda style posters/banners which look back on former techniques and styles, seeing if they are still relevant in todays protest culture.