The Principal
A group of us made the journey to Manchester to attend a design conference as part of Design Manchester. Now in its 5th year, the day long conference featured influential speakers showing an insight into their work ranging from architecture to film and even typography.
The speakers included:Ellen Van Loon (OMA)
Sean Perkings (North)
Naresh Ramchandani (Pentagram)
Alex McDowell
& Patrick Burgoyne (Creative Review)
**Missing Notes from Talks**
Orgasm Addict Reframed at
The Principal
To make the most of being in Manchester, I decided to leave the talks early and visit various other exhibitions and points of interest. The first of these was a small scale exhibition that invited designers such as Swifty and Craig Oldham to interpret the sleeve for Buzzcock's 1977 single Orgasm Addict: their own 'reframed' version.
Examples of the interpretations are shown below. This brief reminds me of the Secret 7 brief I entered in my first year at university and was one that I was very fond of. I have not yet found a live brief that I want to enter this year yet but seeing these has given me the idea to find one similar. I will look into whether Secret 7 is running this year as it was not live last year.
Re-imagined Works of
Burgess Book Covers
The next exhibition I visited was located at the InternationalAnthony Burgess Foundation. The small room located in the basement was filled with re-imagined works from some of Burgess iconic and less-seen book covers from all around the world. These novels included A Clockwork Orange & Earthly Powers.
This show was of interest to me as currently one of my strong design interests lies within publication design and so I aim to produce at least one editorial this year as part of my extended practice brief. There is a running theme through these exhibitions that include re-interpretation as well as book/sleeve cover design. One thing I enjoyed most about the book covers was the clear cultural diversity between designs. Some covers were interpreted for international intended audiences such as Japanese and European. The design cultures of the audiences are clearly demonstrated through the use of colour and type.
Look-Book Research around
Manchester
After the Burgess exhibition, I then ventured through Manchester towards the centre to check out the shopping. I came across what I would consider as being a very trendy district with barista cafes and skater shops. Whilst looking round the shops, I came across a number of examples of Look-Books. These are becoming more and more popular within the fashion industry and can now be found at a large number of stores. These books are usually found in clothes stores that match the 'trendy' or 'hipster' style and are a means to communicate a message behind clothes and the culture along side them. I documented these books and took photos as they gave me an idea to produce one for my publication design & fashion brief.
Our Legacy
Lookbook
LookBook found in
Carhartt Store
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