the spring semester

following this post, all entries will pertain to these courses:

Degree Project
Visual Advocacy
Professional Practice

as well as inspiration and other observations.

VL - A4 - Communication model poster Final

VL- progress

VL - A4 - Communication model poster sketches

MX - A3 - website sketches

VL - A4 - R3 final postcard

VL - A4 - the addition of text

VL - A4 - connotations on the typewriter

The typewriter has a rich history due to the advancements in technology and word processing that has lasted more than a century. Because of the advent of the personal computer and ink and laser printing, typewriters have become significantly devalued. However, they are still extraordinarily popular among the those nostalgic for the past and those who chose an alternative to technology.

Famous recent authors who preferred the typewriter over the computer are Hunter S. Thompson and David Sedaris. They follow in the footsteps of previous authors which include ee cummings, Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, and Tom Robbins. William S Burroughs, another famous author, believed that there was a machine he called the 'Soft Typewriter' which was writing our lives, and our books into existence. And, in the film adaptation of his novel, "Naked Lunch," his typewriter is a living, insect-like entity.

The typewriter has inherent physical properties and a unique relationship to the user. The distinct sound of the striking of inked hammers to paper, letters, words, and sentences straight from the writers mind and body flow through the machine. and directly into the tangible world.

referenced the following urls
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typewriter
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12900006

VL-A4-roundTWO

Sam's sketch on my typewriter.



Question: What physical thing, condition or event could this object help produce? How could that engage in a dialectic based on the first postcard?

I see this image as representation of what occurs when the user of the typewriter produces an idea. Instead of just ink on paper creating a story, it's the intense drama visualized in a tangible reality.

more to come...

VL - A4 - phase three

this is my chosen sketch on vahn's lantern.




THE REVISION : MOVING INTO PHASE THREE

VL-A4-roundONE

INDEX of postcard sketches.
http://www.bryanknotts.com/images/postcard/

FINAL roundONE postcard.
http://www.bryanknotts.com/images/postcard/typewriterbig.png

VL : A2 : Finals and processPDF

All means of creation were purely hand-made, both quilting and embroidery. Better photographs would greatly improve the quality of the image, something I will implement over the weekend.
Actual quilt size - 7.5' x 6' (approximate).
Actual embroidery size - 13" x 20" (approximate).




Process Book (PDF)

VL : P2 : rhetorical troupe matrix and inspiration

Upon completing this process, I looked towards using recognizable women in history, particularly art history such as the venus de milo, eugene delacroix's "Liberty Leading the People", and works by alphonse mucha. Sketches utilize synecdoche with these figures standing in for the idea of strength, nationalism, and women's place in democracy.







Other concurrent sketches were of creating bold messages through quilting, embroidery, and knitting. For centuries, women have shaped culture using these craft skills to make functional and art related objects. This type of object making is no longer just restricted to the older quilting circles. It has become visible in pop culture through stitch and bitch, etsy.com and knitta.

VL : Project 2 : visual references

VL : Project 2 : Voter Demographic

WOMEN IN THEIR TWENTIES



1. What are some predominately shared values? (broadly in life, not politics)
They are independent free-thinkers, who believe strongly in women's rights, taking great pride in being proactive towards improving gender equality. They are concerned with issues relating to animal rights, and sustainable living.

2. What political policies/issues are particularly important to this demographic in this election? why?
-Energy and the environment to attain a more sustainable means of living.
-Women's rights to provide better job standards, the issue of a women's reproductive rights, and reducing domestic violence.
-Education to provide a better means of paying for their college education.
-Healthcare, because many people in their twenties don't have health insurance due to high premiums.

3. Are there any cultural references your demographic identifies with? what?
Strong support towards building a better community within their local area, the importance of the use of public transit.

4. What does their graphic landscape look like? (This is sometimes called a "visual audit")
NPR, Pitchfork Music, etsy.com, bicycle culture, bitch magazine, knitta

5. Including the AIGA document and other sources, what are the issues cited for this group not voting?
They do not like the candidates, they are more interested in third party candidates. They feel the issues they are concerned with could be given more attention.