Sunday, January 25, 2009
Mahmoud Abbas,Abu Hamour,Process 2
I finally got Blogger to work ,so here we go.
My idea was to base the arrangement of the signs so they look chaotic to the viewer who hasn't been to Abu Hamour but recognizable to people who have,since its based on its map from Google Earth.I also decided to show the blaring speeds in Abu Hamour with bright lights since all you would see if you snapped a picture was line of light.
I started with a Grey background since that's my connotation of Abu Hammour,I later replaced it with asphalt to help give rough dirty texture of Abu Hamour.I kept rearranging the signs until they seemed chaotic yet harmonious.
I first came up with the things that most describe the animal market
-Animals in cages
-Color+texture of their fur.
-Smells
-Graffiti on walls
I then tried to incorporate al these into my poster
This is what I got when I first grouped the different animals
I then added all the other aspects to it.
However, I was advised to remove the textural layer I had on top, as it didn't portray the actual textures of the place.
I also decided to focus more on the graffiti on the walls, as I found out it was one way of communication for the people that work there.
Mahmoud Abbas,Abu Hamour,Process
I first started by picking a location I wanted to work with ,I chose Abu Hamour Petrol Station which was near where I live.When I went their i noticed how chaotic it really is,people don't obey signs,or arrows and they would'nt stop or even slow down if you walked infront of their cars.
You would be visually bombarded with signs of the stores and restaurants.you can find anything.
After the second time I went to the store I noticed that the place was dirty ,and very car based, the ads were high up so drivers could see them.
Update:I've got it to work now.
Hamzah Abdel'al
Souq Waqef
Our project was to choose a public space and to study this space and to try to apply theories like semiotics on some graphic peaces for this space ... my space was Souq waqef which i discovered that is a very boring space to talk about ... but though in the future i wont choose my subject so i just took the challenge and started .... our first project was to do a poster for this place ... informative poster .. we started to take photos for our places ... i took photos for every where inside the souq ... pornphapa said that my pictures is good because i included micro and macro photos ... the next phase was to take the most important photos which reflects the souq it self .. which mean arrange the photos by highracke .... after i did that i started to think about the poster it self ... i needed more photos to make the poster gives the feeling of souq specially cultural places inside it .... our first presentation was so bad because i didnt even think .... i went to souq 4 times taking photos and observe how people react .... i took a very good photos at the end .... the composition in my new poster was so bad so i will critique it while i am going to talk about it ...
i used one of the patterns to put my pictures .. this pattern is a very old arabic pattern .... and the type on the right which says souq waqif in arabic .... the thing is this is not even a poster because the pattern which contains the pictures is lost inside the space and it feels like its just one element .... the pictures arrangement inside the pattern is not gd because i dont see a high contrast in the highracky ... the type is normal ... and the position is not really gd ... it doesn't communicate well to my audience and i cant really feel the souq even that i can understand that it an old thing ... i think it can much much better if i changed the compostion and make the
atmosphere of souq appear ....
Our project was to choose a public space and to study this space and to try to apply theories like semiotics on some graphic peaces for this space ... my space was Souq waqef which i discovered that is a very boring space to talk about ... but though in the future i wont choose my subject so i just took the challenge and started .... our first project was to do a poster for this place ... informative poster .. we started to take photos for our places ... i took photos for every where inside the souq ... pornphapa said that my pictures is good because i included micro and macro photos ... the next phase was to take the most important photos which reflects the souq it self .. which mean arrange the photos by highracke .... after i did that i started to think about the poster it self ... i needed more photos to make the poster gives the feeling of souq specially cultural places inside it .... our first presentation was so bad because i didnt even think .... i went to souq 4 times taking photos and observe how people react .... i took a very good photos at the end .... the composition in my new poster was so bad so i will critique it while i am going to talk about it ...
i used one of the patterns to put my pictures .. this pattern is a very old arabic pattern .... and the type on the right which says souq waqif in arabic .... the thing is this is not even a poster because the pattern which contains the pictures is lost inside the space and it feels like its just one element .... the pictures arrangement inside the pattern is not gd because i dont see a high contrast in the highracky ... the type is normal ... and the position is not really gd ... it doesn't communicate well to my audience and i cant really feel the souq even that i can understand that it an old thing ... i think it can much much better if i changed the compostion and make theatmosphere of souq appear ....
Assil, Villagio Food Court
These are only 3 examples of the 5 finalized posters I was working on. From the feedback I got they were all not working formally. I was advised to focus more on similarities of form and color. For my final poster, I tried to focus on achieving that and also show the path to the food court from Villagio Gate 4 (which is also known as the food court entrance). The food court is to the right went you enter from that gate, so everything on my poster is placed on the right side to demonstrate that idea.
Khadija: Process
This is my process. I am showing here how i came up with up my final poster. These are images cropped in order to show the details of what one sees around vcu.
>I initially divided vcu in to several categories:
student: qatari and non qatari
texture: shadows, tiled floor, majlis, painted glass
type: vcu logo, boards for direction, signage, arabic type
place: indoors, corridors, architecture, patterns, door handles
color: yellow, white, orange, purple
departments: interior, fashion, graphics
materials: ruler, cutting knife, paint, measuring tape, books, sewing , manequin, laptop
student environment: mugs, messy scattered, moise, high heels
Thoughts:
After looking at all my pictures i realized that there are some similarities in the equipments used in all the three departments. The work done in vcuq all depends on the process, craftsmanship and being precise. Hence from here i took a new way to design my poster: being precise. However i could not ignore the fact that students around vcu make this place vibrant, colorful and very chaotic.
Visualize:
i started to take a lot more closer details of things which establish the mood and atmosphere of vcu: colorful. Also i took pictures of things such as grids, rulers, measuring tapes which are very important in presenting the art work here at vcu. http://www.flickr.com/photos/34699106@N07/
System:
Initially i thought of having a linear composition to emphasis on the measurement and preciseness, but then as it did not describe the colorful and chaotic atmosphere of vcu, i tried by putting images next to each other and creating a collage. the colors most importantly in the background would emphasis on the corridors of vcu, so one can really imagine how vcu looks like when he/she enters the space.
>I initially divided vcu in to several categories:
student: qatari and non qatari
texture: shadows, tiled floor, majlis, painted glass
type: vcu logo, boards for direction, signage, arabic type
place: indoors, corridors, architecture, patterns, door handles
color: yellow, white, orange, purple
departments: interior, fashion, graphics
materials: ruler, cutting knife, paint, measuring tape, books, sewing , manequin, laptop
student environment: mugs, messy scattered, moise, high heels
Thoughts:
After looking at all my pictures i realized that there are some similarities in the equipments used in all the three departments. The work done in vcuq all depends on the process, craftsmanship and being precise. Hence from here i took a new way to design my poster: being precise. However i could not ignore the fact that students around vcu make this place vibrant, colorful and very chaotic.
Visualize:
i started to take a lot more closer details of things which establish the mood and atmosphere of vcu: colorful. Also i took pictures of things such as grids, rulers, measuring tapes which are very important in presenting the art work here at vcu. http://www.flickr.com/photos/34699106@N07/
System:
Initially i thought of having a linear composition to emphasis on the measurement and preciseness, but then as it did not describe the colorful and chaotic atmosphere of vcu, i tried by putting images next to each other and creating a collage. the colors most importantly in the background would emphasis on the corridors of vcu, so one can really imagine how vcu looks like when he/she enters the space.
Katie Coston
When I first went to Aspire, I took several images and then I took notes on the surroundings.
-People- While the school uses the practice pitches, the track and surrounding park areas are open to the public. When I first arrived students from the American School of Doha were running around the track. After a few hours or so the Aspire students came out to use the fields. On the far end of the location their is a more public pitch as well as a playground where I found several families. At night the space is very cowded. All the pitches~6, are full of players and the track is crowded with walkers and joggers.
-Layout- The area is set up in a circle. the pitches are lower and the track is raised in a way that the walkers can view the players from above. there are two sections of the track one for walking and one or jogging. Throughout the patht there are stations where the joggers can stop adn do different exercises. There are also 2 tennis courts, a volleyball sand box and a climbing wall.
-Setup- I noticed that the paths and sections are all set up in a very organic way. Most paths are curving creating organic lines as well as the buildings are very curvilinear in shape. And the entire area is very green with plans accenting in pinks/purple/blue. These organic elements are set off by the consistant use of very metalic and concrete materials.
-Facilities- The pitches were all very well maintained trimmed to perfection and very green. Half of the the pitches were actually astro-terf. there are workers all over the grounds to maintain them. they ride around on golf carts, lawn mowers, and bikes.
-Senses- The ari was full of the esent of freshly cut grass and the ground to keep the area green was almost floating away in water. when you stepped on the grass it would soak though your shows/ and with the winter it got cold. the atmosphere is nice I felt very comfortable there and I enjoyed walking around because there is so much to see that while you're exercising it keeps you distracted.
More images can be viewed at...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kcoston89/sets/72157613190603797/
The next step I took was to my space into the different senses; sounds, sights, and smells. I took this step so that I could start developing my concept.
From there I narrowed my list down to the essential elements found in my photographs.
-materials -sound - surrounding views
-shapes -feel/textures - noise
-colors -activities
After gaining an understanding of these areas I ordered my images and created a hierarchy between them and rounded my concept based off of space. This was because the area was nicely balanced between nature and the facilities that surround them. The landscape is done with organic spacing rounded edges/hills. The very contemporary desin of the building corrisponds with the natual feel by having rounded edges. The shift from the building to the green is done through the use of natural materials.
I then had finished my research and then created my compositions based off of space.
-People- While the school uses the practice pitches, the track and surrounding park areas are open to the public. When I first arrived students from the American School of Doha were running around the track. After a few hours or so the Aspire students came out to use the fields. On the far end of the location their is a more public pitch as well as a playground where I found several families. At night the space is very cowded. All the pitches~6, are full of players and the track is crowded with walkers and joggers.
-Layout- The area is set up in a circle. the pitches are lower and the track is raised in a way that the walkers can view the players from above. there are two sections of the track one for walking and one or jogging. Throughout the patht there are stations where the joggers can stop adn do different exercises. There are also 2 tennis courts, a volleyball sand box and a climbing wall.
-Setup- I noticed that the paths and sections are all set up in a very organic way. Most paths are curving creating organic lines as well as the buildings are very curvilinear in shape. And the entire area is very green with plans accenting in pinks/purple/blue. These organic elements are set off by the consistant use of very metalic and concrete materials.
-Facilities- The pitches were all very well maintained trimmed to perfection and very green. Half of the the pitches were actually astro-terf. there are workers all over the grounds to maintain them. they ride around on golf carts, lawn mowers, and bikes.
-Senses- The ari was full of the esent of freshly cut grass and the ground to keep the area green was almost floating away in water. when you stepped on the grass it would soak though your shows/ and with the winter it got cold. the atmosphere is nice I felt very comfortable there and I enjoyed walking around because there is so much to see that while you're exercising it keeps you distracted.
More images can be viewed at...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kcoston89/sets/72157613190603797/
The next step I took was to my space into the different senses; sounds, sights, and smells. I took this step so that I could start developing my concept.
From there I narrowed my list down to the essential elements found in my photographs.
-materials -sound - surrounding views
-shapes -feel/textures - noise
-colors -activities
After gaining an understanding of these areas I ordered my images and created a hierarchy between them and rounded my concept based off of space. This was because the area was nicely balanced between nature and the facilities that surround them. The landscape is done with organic spacing rounded edges/hills. The very contemporary desin of the building corrisponds with the natual feel by having rounded edges. The shift from the building to the green is done through the use of natural materials.
I then had finished my research and then created my compositions based off of space.
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