Choosing your written study topic

Now that you have researched into many areas connected with your project, you must now come up with a well constructed title, hypothesis or question to focus your writing.

Task: In your notebook, write your title and bullet point 6 varied and interesting pieces within your focus that you could begin to write about.

Examples of titles:
Learning through looking - How pictures, illustrations and colour help develop a child’s visual vocabulary

From paper to pixel and back - The changing face of illustration within children's books
Photos, ham, cardboard and stitching
How to Look At Bad Pictures - A Trawl Through The Underbelly of Independent Comic Art
Bad news in books - Exploring difficult situations in children’s books
The Nature of Imagery - How visual language within Illustration is used to bring text to life

The Unearthing of underground comics - Digging deep into the changing times of illustration within small press
Woof! Woof! An exploration into the typography (and habits) of Eric Gill and other notable British Typographers"
Good Vibrations! - Charting the birth, rise and influence of the Psychedelic gig poster"
Primitive parts - An exploration of the naive and untutored within Comics, Illustration and graphic design"

Deadline (together with 10 research pages) start of lesson, Friday 17th of June.

Work to address over the Easter break

Yesterday I asked you to complete some self-assessment of comps 1.1, 1.2 and 2. This is in order for you to complete the missed work over the Easter break.

The document is linked HERE. Please fill it in during period 2. I shall be at home stalking the document 

Thursday 11 May Final deadline for all components.

Thurs 11 May
Final deadline for all components.
Lots of students still need to polish or complete comp 1.1/1.2
Don't forget to print off you personal investigation

8 Lessons until exam

Case Study

Rachel's fine example...

Objectives

To further your understanding of graphic communication practitioners

Task
Using the web, research and present a case study about a designer/illustrator/photographer of your choice. 
Choose somebody who you could possibly be influenced by when you come to create your own illustrations.
There is a good list next to my door. Or look on THIS pinboard I lovingly created.

The contents of the case study could include the following. 
n.b. Tasks get harder as you go down the list. If you are after an A*, get to the end.

1. Biography  
Include a few images from the designer's back catalogue and some interesting historical information. (Read, digest and then write your findings. Do not copy and paste information from the web.)
2. Characteristics
Take a number of typical examples and bullet point why they are characteristic of the designer.
3. Context
Consider the context. What other designers are working at the same time? Include a range of illustrator's work
4. Influences
Research to find out who the designer has been influenced by. To do this you may need to read an interview wit the illustrator. 
Just Google "Interview with [illustrator's name]"
5. Working in their style
Using photos or drawings that you created yourself or images from the web, copy or emulate the style of the designer that you are researching and create a version or your own.

Presentation

Produce your case study using a Google Presentation or your sketchbook. To embed it on your blog, follow THIS tutorial.

Checklist for assessment

Relevant images, in-depth research your own words (no copy and paste), accurate emulation.

Time needed

5 hours

Deadline

Before lesson, Wednesday the 9th March 2016

Illustration videos

If they don't play well online, they deffo play better here:

Exam Prep - Envirnonment

Component 2 - Exam Paper

Theme: Environment
Paper is HERE

Skillshare

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Skillshare is an online learning community for creators. 
user: yls@thomasadams.net  pass: Thomasadams1

Browse through the various classes:
Zines  
https://www.skillshare.com/classes/design/Making-Your-First-Zine-From-Idea-to-Illustration/967918475?via=search-layout-grid

Posters
https://www.skillshare.com/search?query=poster

Drawing
https://www.skillshare.com/search?query=drawing

Vector and handrawn
https://www.skillshare.com/classes/design/The-Play-Doh-Technique-Fun-Hand-made-Vectors-In-Illustrator/881059983?via=browse-popular-illustration-layout-grid

Important Dates for 2017

23 January

Comp 1.1 (story illustration) and Comp 1.2 (Written Personal Investigation / Practical) 

1 February 

Comp 2 Exam Paper out

10 weeks of preparation including 2 weeks for Easter (7-24 April - the last two weeks)

26 April  (or 2, 3, 4th for Textiles/Photography)

Exam in rm41 for 3 days

8 May

Final marking of Comp 1 and 2 begins for 1 week

15 May

Marks submitted to the Exam board.

26 May

Year 13 leave