https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site GSA Communication Design 2023 Mon, 15 May 2023 14:17:44 +0000 https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site en https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/index Fri, 05 May 2023 13:36:00 +0000 GSA Communication Design 2023 https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/index https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/Aaron-Leigh Fri, 05 May 2023 13:36:01 +0000 GSA Communication Design 2023 https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/Aaron-Leigh My practice is rooted in exploring the connection between designed artefacts and the wider contexts and histories in which they are embedded. My process often returns to familiar designed forms, from maps to wildlife spotting books, combining these with theoretical influences and emerging technologies to develop new, critical communication. This reappropriation frequently explores the relationship between construction and breakdown of identity and meaning-making, applying an almost forensic approach to consider how objects and materials speak to wider contexts.My work is concept-driven, meaning that my outcomes delve into varied fields of design, from web development to typography; however, I am particularly interested in experimentation with technical digital processes, especially in terms of how these interact with and challenge more traditional forms of communication.This conceptual focus is driven by a keen engagement with research. My dissertation expanded on these studio interests to explore how geospatial data and its associated technologies perpetuate or contest socio-political inequalities in the Americas, considering the wider implications of a technology deeply ingrained in our everyday lives. Aaron Leigh Graphic Design ︎︎︎ <img width="3024" height="1890" width_o="3024" height_o="1890" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b11a08887f5279fc59eaf213281501178a32cc044365d86ae89fdc299fee2e50/2023-03-12-13-03-00.00_08_20_55.Still001_Aaron-Leigh.png" data-mid="179920753" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b11a08887f5279fc59eaf213281501178a32cc044365d86ae89fdc299fee2e50/2023-03-12-13-03-00.00_08_20_55.Still001_Aaron-Leigh.png" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c53d79ff340e0af656e82904b23184052bce1a1afb3e8a88e3417b5fe60380d/DSC_0025_Aaron-Leigh.jpg" data-mid="179920754" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3c53d79ff340e0af656e82904b23184052bce1a1afb3e8a88e3417b5fe60380d/DSC_0025_Aaron-Leigh.jpg" /> <img width="4688" height="3125" width_o="4688" height_o="3125" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/105989fb4d5717d2e4fc91a8dd2f1e3d7c69ed3f6c9204efe943f7fcc7f469d3/IMG_5735-2_Aaron-Leigh.jpg" data-mid="179920755" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/105989fb4d5717d2e4fc91a8dd2f1e3d7c69ed3f6c9204efe943f7fcc7f469d3/IMG_5735-2_Aaron-Leigh.jpg" /> <img width="4862" height="3241" width_o="4862" height_o="3241" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/abeaed1943a9c24f9dbc5239cb630e007d8f9fe523fe0421fdb9191b91862fd6/IMG_7916_Aaron-Leigh.jpg" data-mid="179920756" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/abeaed1943a9c24f9dbc5239cb630e007d8f9fe523fe0421fdb9191b91862fd6/IMG_7916_Aaron-Leigh.jpg" /> <img width="1668" height="2335" width_o="1668" height_o="2335" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50604d49295d5bf258aea05efe380adce4792dfff7fb7755ae7e9a2f0f921730/IMG_8138_Aaron-Leigh.jpg" data-mid="179920757" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/50604d49295d5bf258aea05efe380adce4792dfff7fb7755ae7e9a2f0f921730/IMG_8138_Aaron-Leigh.jpg" /> https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/Amber-Torrance Fri, 05 May 2023 13:36:01 +0000 GSA Communication Design 2023 https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/Amber-Torrance My design practice focuses on communication, specifically creating visual language for niche topics that is universally understood. For one personal project, I created an alcoholic drink brand named ‘Moonie’ which celebrates the history of Glasgow nightlife in the 1950’s and the similarities of dance club romance today. Influenced by tales of the night my grandparents met, my product packaging is designed to encourage an approach and response by utilising the iconic Scottish phrases, ‘Are ye dancing’ and ‘Are ye asking’. Other projects I underwent this year include a video personifying existentialism in football. It portrays a footballer struggling to compete with his inner critic and his existential thoughts are expressed through a poetic yet humorous inner monologue by repurposing typical football language. I enjoy combining surprisingly complimentary or starkly contrasting visuals and concepts to create memorable work. This challenge of typical design aesthetics is explored in my Design History and Theory essay, ‘Kitsch Values and Defence’. I find that kitsch is unjustly scrutinized within the art world and my research highlights that we inherently enjoy its style in many ways. The distaste of kitsch is learned through classist means and my works aims to embrace its qualities and prove aspects of it can enhance your messaging due to its recognisable nature. Amber Torrance Graphic Design ︎︎︎ <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/289feff1c7bdfd23edd4f88e478b0808f90636d148900a38671b53334f99d818/2023-05-14-17_Amber-Torrance.png" data-mid="180597164" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/289feff1c7bdfd23edd4f88e478b0808f90636d148900a38671b53334f99d818/2023-05-14-17_Amber-Torrance.png" /><img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4980353b011cc0f18dcfc2369d104ab66792645581b587afa9868af17bb40a4c/2023-05-15-10_Amber-Torrance.png" data-mid="180597165" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4980353b011cc0f18dcfc2369d104ab66792645581b587afa9868af17bb40a4c/2023-05-15-10_Amber-Torrance.png" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/240f1045b64d0ea4b6dce55fc92b32d8ee91918e75738ea21093fac6bdaa4cb6/IMG_7956_Amber-Torrance.png" data-mid="180597167" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/240f1045b64d0ea4b6dce55fc92b32d8ee91918e75738ea21093fac6bdaa4cb6/IMG_7956_Amber-Torrance.png" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d9b9f2df42a810a3c4ba2818182fc35b696c8582376dec46561b14abf1eeb876/IMG_7734_Amber-Torrance.png" data-mid="180597166" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d9b9f2df42a810a3c4ba2818182fc35b696c8582376dec46561b14abf1eeb876/IMG_7734_Amber-Torrance.png" /> https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/Anastacia-Macdonald Mon, 15 May 2023 13:45:51 +0000 GSA Communication Design 2023 https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/Anastacia-Macdonald As a Lesbian illustrator, the themes in my practice are influenced often by my identity. My partner is a significant muse of mine, our experiences guide a lot of my narrative choices. With my partner being Butch, our relationship has taught me the differences she faces as someone who does not conform to social expectations of gender. By drawing from personal experiences, it is my design calling to give visibility to others who don’t feel seen in art or media. “Blair’s Hair” is a children’s picture book I have been making since September. Inspired by experiences I’ve had with hair but is most relevant to my partner’s relationship to hair. I was influenced by children’s books on diversity and gender expression for boys. But there was a gap in this tone for girls. What about girls who also express themselves differently? It is important to normalise gender non-conformity for young girls too, tomboyish attributes shouldn’t be regarded as something to supress or ‘grow out of’! My interest in gender expression transferred into my essay for DH&amp;T, with more mature themes in relation to Lesbian gender and sexuality. My essay explores these subjects within cinema, comparing three iconic Sapphic films: ‘Bound’, ‘The Handmaiden’, and ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’. Anastacia Macdonald Illustration ︎︎︎ <img width="2000" height="1200" width_o="2000" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/54cb3fb67402f5fe991fa6752f634adcf1cf8ffcf004e3a08e1f8352a2c90d31/Anastacia_Macdonald_books_Anastacia-Macdonald.jpg" data-mid="179921620" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/54cb3fb67402f5fe991fa6752f634adcf1cf8ffcf004e3a08e1f8352a2c90d31/Anastacia_Macdonald_books_Anastacia-Macdonald.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1200" width_o="2000" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0c68705e1043cc6ac813a5953a61b05554d6343239830f06a77949fa6c50280a/Anastacia_macdonald_books2_Anastacia-Macdonald.jpg" data-mid="179921621" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0c68705e1043cc6ac813a5953a61b05554d6343239830f06a77949fa6c50280a/Anastacia_macdonald_books2_Anastacia-Macdonald.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1200" width_o="2000" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/846c576b0b7211206a2f979fb16165b0312bbde7d954deb4a53b4525343ef274/Anastacia_macdonald_books3_Anastacia-Macdonald.jpg" data-mid="179921622" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/846c576b0b7211206a2f979fb16165b0312bbde7d954deb4a53b4525343ef274/Anastacia_macdonald_books3_Anastacia-Macdonald.jpg" /> <img width="839" height="595" width_o="839" height_o="595" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fb87b47e17d08609efde4bdd0a288a70c6be79312af3b180d1554ff98a8aec98/Anastacia_Macdonald_essay1_Anastacia-Macdonald.jpg" data-mid="179921623" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/839/i/fb87b47e17d08609efde4bdd0a288a70c6be79312af3b180d1554ff98a8aec98/Anastacia_Macdonald_essay1_Anastacia-Macdonald.jpg" /> <img width="839" height="595" width_o="839" height_o="595" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/369c8260fbc65d23337f63fa1bc8775969c879a5c4d42e044e28a4190bae843f/Anastacia_Macdonald_essay2_Anastacia-Macdonald.jpg" data-mid="179921625" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/839/i/369c8260fbc65d23337f63fa1bc8775969c879a5c4d42e044e28a4190bae843f/Anastacia_Macdonald_essay2_Anastacia-Macdonald.jpg" /> https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/Andrew-Taylor Mon, 15 May 2023 13:45:56 +0000 GSA Communication Design 2023 https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/Andrew-Taylor I am a graphic designer who engages with community based projects, often with the aim to raise awareness through methods of visual communication. My practice usually reflects a piece of my personality and social environment. I am an avid lawn bowler, I work in hospitality and also a devoted rugby supporter. I explore these communities in my folio, developing under voiced narratives. My strength lies in idea generation and conceptual thinking, with a visual language informed by in depth researchA highlight of my practice this year has been designing and writing about issues surrounding World Rugby. My extended essay argued the role of a designer in tackling representation in the modern game. I discussed the importance of Rugby Union’s professionalisation at a time of deregulation, leading to a monopolisation of identity design. I concluded that a contemporary designer should avoid universality in design, allowing visual identities to be inspired by a communities culture. For my folio, I designed a data visualisation project, intending to make information more emotionally resonant. My aim was to raise awareness to the risk of developing a Neurodegenerative Disease for professional rugby players. A feature of this project is a scrum cap, constructed of 15 panels, of 15 players; representative of their associated playing number, who suffered from either Motor Neurone Disease or Dementia. Andrew Taylor Graphic Design ︎︎︎ <img width="2000" height="1422" width_o="2000" height_o="1422" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/08e8b88b17a7b539eb797e39b42302e9aa5119e7f65b9ed56f3a31766dee355b/web_onionringbox_Andrew-Taylor.jpg" data-mid="180246994" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/08e8b88b17a7b539eb797e39b42302e9aa5119e7f65b9ed56f3a31766dee355b/web_onionringbox_Andrew-Taylor.jpg" /> <img width="2016" height="1512" width_o="2016" height_o="1512" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/429990b38740a795209f0d34523ec6c059a86402762ed9f944fbaa15b9d56b60/RC7_Andrew-Taylor.jpg" data-mid="180246998" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/429990b38740a795209f0d34523ec6c059a86402762ed9f944fbaa15b9d56b60/RC7_Andrew-Taylor.jpg" /> <img width="1772" height="1535" width_o="1772" height_o="1535" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4e3c13a3018a131d11d08d4217c9c2cce3148367984e3a8984b4ce2f75de48b7/DETAIL_Andrew-Taylor.jpg" data-mid="180247032" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4e3c13a3018a131d11d08d4217c9c2cce3148367984e3a8984b4ce2f75de48b7/DETAIL_Andrew-Taylor.jpg" /> <img width="3508" height="3024" width_o="3508" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fdde44b00cbda32824d203c19a10ead6366eeb3762c2754c1c3b5ada7a9e30c7/newspaper_Andrew-Taylor.jpg" data-mid="180246997" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fdde44b00cbda32824d203c19a10ead6366eeb3762c2754c1c3b5ada7a9e30c7/newspaper_Andrew-Taylor.jpg" /><img width="3898" height="5669" width_o="3898" height_o="5669" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b326c9b9e2d74b573b00ff822e1bb2104d6cfe172a35ececea13419f7f4f71a7/MINI4_Andrew-Taylor.jpg" data-mid="180246996" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b326c9b9e2d74b573b00ff822e1bb2104d6cfe172a35ececea13419f7f4f71a7/MINI4_Andrew-Taylor.jpg" /> https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/Anna-Waterston Mon, 15 May 2023 13:46:00 +0000 GSA Communication Design 2023 https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/Anna-Waterston I would describe my practice as process led in the sense that I am primarily drawn to analogue techniques, such as hand lettering, print and sign painting. Additionally, my practice is often rooted in conceptual thought, I enjoy delving deep into concept and really understanding the eccentricities and stories which synthesise and result in design. My most recent and main undertaking this year has been a type design project with a focus on ornamental lettering. Initially looking to the influential (but now obsolete) German arts magazine, Jugend, this project evolved into a celebration of ornate letterforms. Looking to provide a space for the intricacies and charm of such letters, I designed a typeface and from it printed artworks which function as tasteful and tactile compositions, honouring the beauty of less conventional letterforms. This year has been a turning point for me as I feel I have finally discovered my niche as a designer, I have absolutely fallen in love with hand lettering and this intimate approach to type design.I have always enjoyed writing, story-telling and scrutinising narratives. My dissertation, “Interpreting Ecological Reciprocity: An Exploration of the Influence Nature Connectedness and Sustainable Environmental Preservation has in Promoting Eudemonic Wellbeing”, explores the widespread disconnection of humanity from nature and the hypothesis that this may exacerbate eudaemonic wellbeing, alongside having a negative influence on the global environmental crisis. This is a crucial and relevant topic of discussion that I am incredibly passionate about and that I would love to incorporate more within my studio work. Anna Waterston Graphic Design ︎︎︎︎ <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1427c6ca99748268ab1d239ea5cfe6fcb460bcc76e25020af3037d1b577f4fcb/IMG_9889_Anna-Waterston.JPG" data-mid="179918392" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1427c6ca99748268ab1d239ea5cfe6fcb460bcc76e25020af3037d1b577f4fcb/IMG_9889_Anna-Waterston.JPG" /><img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c1812596e0bbdb6dabe00d8ad20a041391dacc2a37429714be5630f22482a13/IMG_99801_Anna-Waterston.jpg" data-mid="179918398" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7c1812596e0bbdb6dabe00d8ad20a041391dacc2a37429714be5630f22482a13/IMG_99801_Anna-Waterston.jpg" /><img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e5827a8e16366907b1e9c01ace91afe9e4a0662937547498789f9a29471b94a6/IMG_9975_Anna-Waterston.JPG" data-mid="179918397" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e5827a8e16366907b1e9c01ace91afe9e4a0662937547498789f9a29471b94a6/IMG_9975_Anna-Waterston.JPG" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/190fc18d03a767c3ea2fa0398be146a015dbf013fd8f7df566ebf72656792c73/IMG_9969_Anna-Waterston.png" data-mid="179918393" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/190fc18d03a767c3ea2fa0398be146a015dbf013fd8f7df566ebf72656792c73/IMG_9969_Anna-Waterston.png" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fc40fba16c01a0c182c97cceee5dbbb3beb81514d33a63f2407d549b259c59e4/IMG_9972_Anna-Waterston.png" data-mid="179918395" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fc40fba16c01a0c182c97cceee5dbbb3beb81514d33a63f2407d549b259c59e4/IMG_9972_Anna-Waterston.png" /> https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/Anna-Rose-McChesney Mon, 15 May 2023 13:51:59 +0000 GSA Communication Design 2023 https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/Anna-Rose-McChesney What does it mean to be dressed? Is the overarching question for my critical journal, it’s one that’s coherently linked to my studio practice and in the realm of what I explore through my work: clothing, community and what’s the role of photography within that? I am interested in ethnography, societies, cultures and social studies of fashion. I try to use these themes to underpin the context of my work and base it in a social anthropological context. The street is my studio, I use the outdoors and sometimes the indoors. Historical adornment is also explored in one of my projects this year. I provided alternative perspectives to traditionally villainized women in Scottish Folklore. The work presented is in a triptych series, invoking feelings of freedom, power and beauty, when these women have been represented in an inherently patriarchal society. My next project ‘To Be Adorned’ delves into the meaning behind our clothes, where the subjects have sourced their clothing from, and what oral histories and testimonies can be learnt behind these ensembles. Narrative image making is how I articulate my thoughts and feelings about the world I inhabit. I would also argue they are a concentrated, systematic type of enquiry into photographic social anthropology. Additionally, a tool for analysing, albeit one that’s playful and pleasurable. Anna-Rose McChesney Photography ︎︎︎︎ <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ddd3de2d6b2df0f36a423507571ab9deb55fde4ecc556c0ce0d92d32eadb5a3e/Annarose_mcchesney_tobeadorned_Anna-Rose-Mcchesney.jpg" data-mid="180597468" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ddd3de2d6b2df0f36a423507571ab9deb55fde4ecc556c0ce0d92d32eadb5a3e/Annarose_mcchesney_tobeadorned_Anna-Rose-Mcchesney.jpg" /><img width="1500" height="1990" width_o="1500" height_o="1990" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9a884f69f745103dca812bec79d9c471c18b1156038ea6b0146025819f87a778/liv-mila-maria_Anna-Rose-Mcchesney.jpeg" data-mid="180597473" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9a884f69f745103dca812bec79d9c471c18b1156038ea6b0146025819f87a778/liv-mila-maria_Anna-Rose-Mcchesney.jpeg" /><img width="1500" height="1500" width_o="1500" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/152b6481c7d4f7f688f5c9329cc3bb08a31c772eb064613fe07312b175bf8796/AR_Book_Export_01_Anna-Rose-Mcchesney.jpeg" data-mid="180597470" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/152b6481c7d4f7f688f5c9329cc3bb08a31c772eb064613fe07312b175bf8796/AR_Book_Export_01_Anna-Rose-Mcchesney.jpeg" /> <img width="953" height="1430" width_o="953" height_o="1430" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e4d9073c1110fcefb3e01c63b525673cf5cd09ebbdf0d7d5a8099899ee12bda5/anna-rose_mcchesney_Nicneven_Anna-Rose-Mcchesney.jpg" data-mid="180597465" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/953/i/e4d9073c1110fcefb3e01c63b525673cf5cd09ebbdf0d7d5a8099899ee12bda5/anna-rose_mcchesney_Nicneven_Anna-Rose-Mcchesney.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="1500" width_o="1000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/56d4a27b8bcb77981d843ecac005fc2bfd0c64e9e61656b383dacf3477a6d3aa/2_Anna-Rose-Mcchesney.jpg" data-mid="180597463" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/56d4a27b8bcb77981d843ecac005fc2bfd0c64e9e61656b383dacf3477a6d3aa/2_Anna-Rose-Mcchesney.jpg" /> https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/Arran-Keir Mon, 15 May 2023 14:00:03 +0000 GSA Communication Design 2023 https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/Arran-Keir During this academic year, I have mainly focused on self-directed projects as part of my coursework. These projects include explorations into Java coding, the creation of a tool utilizing ASCII software, and a complete rebranding for refuweegee, a local Glasgow charity. The focal point of my efforts has been ‘Hidden in plain sight’ a typographic examination of how men express their emotions – what men say contrasted to how they might feel. I was drawn to the typographic possibilities of steganographic strategies - the graphic and communicative tricks of saying two opposite things at the same time.For the Design History and Theory component part of my degree, I documented and reflected on the ‘Hidden in plain sight’ project. The critical journal analysed my work relating to the growing issue of male depression and explored the suppression of emotions within Scottish culture. Through my creative thinking, this allowed me to consider the vulnerability of the subject matter, comparing my input to other people. It was this critique that shaped my work to follow, leading to a focus on highlighting the struggles that men face. Arran Keir Graphic Design ︎︎︎ <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d3f8b160478e0f4f1b6e8c816719a3043aea0406c656d85d205fc483a9958712/ACSII-POSTER-copy_Arran-Keir.jpeg" data-mid="180518627" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d3f8b160478e0f4f1b6e8c816719a3043aea0406c656d85d205fc483a9958712/ACSII-POSTER-copy_Arran-Keir.jpeg" /> <img width="4961" height="3508" width_o="4961" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b9ad72047b5d8062358d0d7ef25eae6bdd53f2517b00f9c2e9f8526f585e5920/billboard-2_Arran-Keir.jpg" data-mid="180518628" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b9ad72047b5d8062358d0d7ef25eae6bdd53f2517b00f9c2e9f8526f585e5920/billboard-2_Arran-Keir.jpg" /> <img width="3500" height="2546" width_o="3500" height_o="2546" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bbb93a1cb9e31131e69f6c5b9a1eee7c225a3c415576df779f87618653d98f41/insta-mockup-copy_Arran-Keir.jpeg" data-mid="180518629" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bbb93a1cb9e31131e69f6c5b9a1eee7c225a3c415576df779f87618653d98f41/insta-mockup-copy_Arran-Keir.jpeg" /> <img width="4961" height="7016" width_o="4961" height_o="7016" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/184d5add59aa577f02c59dd6ba99d133b4804c9c8fe993a71932444ae2cb7ebe/poster-green_Arran-Keir.png" data-mid="180518630" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/184d5add59aa577f02c59dd6ba99d133b4804c9c8fe993a71932444ae2cb7ebe/poster-green_Arran-Keir.png" /><img width="1798" height="1480" width_o="1798" height_o="1480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/beeef4bacf1271cb78763cfb952470a73d6ade27850feca1a4777e896a911f44/Screenshot-2023-05-09-at-14.57.47-copy_Arran-Keir.png" data-mid="180518631" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/beeef4bacf1271cb78763cfb952470a73d6ade27850feca1a4777e896a911f44/Screenshot-2023-05-09-at-14.57.47-copy_Arran-Keir.png" /> https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/Billy-Paterson Mon, 15 May 2023 14:02:32 +0000 GSA Communication Design 2023 https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/Billy-Paterson My practice is driven by an interest in typography, book design, and materiality in the digital age. Often inspired by concepts of nostalgia, hauntology and non-linearity, my work typically revolves around reinterpreting and retracing lost and anachronistic communicative forms through a contemporary perspective.Following a period of research and experimentation with traditional Celtic and Roman typographic forms, I developed a variable typeface which shifts between optical weights along its axis. The typeface’s name – Dolmen – is borrowed from a type of megalithic stone structure used in ancient passage rituals. This act is mirrored in the typeface’s transition and interpolation between two states, allowing for increased optimisation and usability of the typeface in contemporary, digital design contexts.In my dissertation, Acid-Futurism: Design Politics &amp; Interstitial Corrosion, I built upon the core concepts and themes explored within the late Mark Fisher’s unfinished book, Acid-Communism. By retracing the lineage of these ideas and reapplying them to the context of design politics, I looked to propose ways in which designers could form non-hierarchical, collaborative platforms which look to ‘corrode’ our relationships to capitalism through politically engaged design practices. Billy Paterson Graphic Design ︎︎︎︎ <img width="1805" height="1360" width_o="1805" height_o="1360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/081c0775589de0c77171c8e34269f9475d0d7cddaad48b4aff6260c666361858/Dolmen-Spec-03_Billy-Paterson.jpg" data-mid="180779572" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/081c0775589de0c77171c8e34269f9475d0d7cddaad48b4aff6260c666361858/Dolmen-Spec-03_Billy-Paterson.jpg" /> <img width="1805" height="1360" width_o="1805" height_o="1360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0745b5ad6f00edfbb18b6c22d2eed13dc47529100fbc1ca29270c3d014466014/Dolmen-Spec-05_Billy-Paterson.jpg" data-mid="180779573" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0745b5ad6f00edfbb18b6c22d2eed13dc47529100fbc1ca29270c3d014466014/Dolmen-Spec-05_Billy-Paterson.jpg" /> <img width="1805" height="1360" width_o="1805" height_o="1360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9169e6fa32feeaa001e2733f92f94a59727683b77549c8519b0808a6f61b648f/Dolmen-Spec-06_Billy-Paterson.jpg" data-mid="180779574" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9169e6fa32feeaa001e2733f92f94a59727683b77549c8519b0808a6f61b648f/Dolmen-Spec-06_Billy-Paterson.jpg" /> <img width="3975" height="2769" width_o="3975" height_o="2769" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e62fb815fa6c3d696f3f2dedddf3238b0224628674cad69cd38f9c0e96137e98/IMG_5503_Billy-Paterson.jpg" data-mid="180779576" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e62fb815fa6c3d696f3f2dedddf3238b0224628674cad69cd38f9c0e96137e98/IMG_5503_Billy-Paterson.jpg" /><img width="1535" height="1024" width_o="1535" height_o="1024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/79a98a5387c8fd4ed88dba6f76673fc421ab3269f6889b4a7fe75559133e0314/Dolmen-Spec-Binding_Billy-Paterson.jpg" data-mid="180779575" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/79a98a5387c8fd4ed88dba6f76673fc421ab3269f6889b4a7fe75559133e0314/Dolmen-Spec-Binding_Billy-Paterson.jpg" /> https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/Caitlin-Ellam Mon, 15 May 2023 14:17:44 +0000 GSA Communication Design 2023 https://ugcomdes23.cargo.site/Caitlin-Ellam My dissertation ‘Pilgrimage and the Work of Art in the Age of Digital Reproduction: Does Digital Mediation Contribute to a Depreciation of the Intrinsic Value of Vincent Van Gogh’s Artworks?’ Begins to unpack the new modes of spectatorship associated with art-themed immersive exhibitions, looking at how the commodification and presentation of reproductions of artworks in the exhibition setting is consequently depreciating the intrinsic value of the original. My case study Van Gogh Alive, is an example of this new increasingly popular exhibition format, primarily presenting projections of digital reproductions of some of Van Gogh’s most popular oeuvre in vast spaces accompanied by a range of sensory stimuli to ‘heighten’ the viewing experience.In my documentary project on my home, Blackpool, I explore the theme of the façade using documentary and abstract imagery. Looking at the multi-faceted nature of Blackpool this project begins a discussion regarding some of the issues associated with northern seaside towns in general, and specifically in Blackpool. In showing another side of Blackpool through my photography, I aimed to remove some familiarity of the visual cliches associated with the seaside resort. Presenting instead a body of work which is reflective of locals and my own perspective, showing that there is much more to Blackpool than what is on the surface. Caitlin Ellam Photography ︎︎︎︎ <img width="2000" height="2132" width_o="2000" height_o="2132" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2c32604ef68e80885dbdd1a690dc759b471291ef4a1354449fa9b4407e913a83/website-1_Caitlin-Ellam.jpg" data-mid="180179652" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2c32604ef68e80885dbdd1a690dc759b471291ef4a1354449fa9b4407e913a83/website-1_Caitlin-Ellam.jpg" /> <img width="1480" height="2132" width_o="1480" height_o="2132" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f9236bb466a9ed39ff247ff325feaab0a9d4703c4569f7ceda43141b3e06e6f8/website-2_Caitlin-Ellam.jpg" data-mid="180179653" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f9236bb466a9ed39ff247ff325feaab0a9d4703c4569f7ceda43141b3e06e6f8/website-2_Caitlin-Ellam.jpg" /> <img width="1421" height="2132" width_o="1421" height_o="2132" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c49d99d8722591762e57451c69a4c65b2333db66673c0674b6ef0e8d55cee949/website-3_Caitlin-Ellam.jpg" data-mid="180179654" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c49d99d8722591762e57451c69a4c65b2333db66673c0674b6ef0e8d55cee949/website-3_Caitlin-Ellam.jpg" /> <img width="2964" height="2132" width_o="2964" height_o="2132" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e2904f242341c2908eb22ac7588968ccb5d0a804782102b21c2de0c3eb7ca582/website-4_Caitlin-Ellam.jpg" data-mid="180179656" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e2904f242341c2908eb22ac7588968ccb5d0a804782102b21c2de0c3eb7ca582/website-4_Caitlin-Ellam.jpg" /><img width="3198" height="2132" width_o="3198" height_o="2132" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c93e3bffef9c1301d84a40545a06b00abc6110f33b49315df7908352811ba74c/website-5_Caitlin-Ellam.jpg" data-mid="180179657" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c93e3bffef9c1301d84a40545a06b00abc6110f33b49315df7908352811ba74c/website-5_Caitlin-Ellam.jpg" />