I have mainly been working on views since Tuesday and trying to work out what I would like (and have time!) to do for the final portoflio.   The roofscape drawing has lots more people and thing happening on it, which I hope gives a sense of its playground nature;   I have gone back…

Since Tuesday I have been working on a number of elements simultaneolusly.   I have mainly been focussing on the design of the rest of the SE, re-drawing the roofscape for tech and for final images, and trying to sort out the order of my portfolio.   Design I have been struggling with the overall…

Over the last few days I have been doing further work and research on the parameters for the roofscape and carried on with design work.   Whilst working on the roofscape, I was trying to figure out how each peak would be formed and how many moving elements I would need to show the percentage…

Over Easter so far, I have been working on portfolio pages and design.   With reagrds to the Portfolio, I have created 1 document which I am going to go back through and edit semester 1 work in order to back up and define by proposal- taking the most relevant strands of the work to…

Hi from Poland! So this weeks blog is a little different and will consist of a reflection of the crit, some ideas for Easter and some references/ ideas I’ve seen in Warsaw. Crit reflection Overall I felt the crit went quite well (but a lot better than the previous crit). Although, I think the speed…

I have created a new name for the project which moves on from this idea of a continuous journey to a coded one, which has to be decoded to understand, hence ‘Decoding the Journey’. This also relates to the project as I am trying to allow more understanding of how the SE works and the…

I’m interested in exapnding further the imagery and idea of ‘The Game’ for Tuesday. I like the idea of the city being a game for the players of the stock exchange to gamble with- their moves can make or break the city. This all relates back to  the 1929 stock market crash where the players…

After Tuesday’s tutorial, I have continued to think about my project and some of the ideas that came up in the discussion.   I have worked a lot on a site model of the piers, which will help me when it comes to space planning and modelling the building. I am awaiting new drill bits…

With the idea behind my proposal being quite intangible, I went to the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House in order to find out more about how to visualise this idea of data and data transfers of the stock exchange.   There were a number of works that could relate to my project. The…

Leading on from tutorials on tuesday, I have started drawing the information and reserach that I have done on the NYSE. With the understanding that most of the trades on the NYSE floor happen electronically, (with a few still traded by hand) the main servers based in Mahwah, NJ, I could propse to make the…

Following on from the crit, which I personally feel didn’t go very well, as I was unable to fully explain my thought process and idea for the museum, which led to confusion about what my project is about. As I didn’t have a clear idea about what I wanted the museum to exhibit, I found…

So over the break, I have been thinking a lot about my project and how I am going to relate all the stories, journeys and ideas I’ve explored last semester to create the Museum of the Present: A Continuous Odyssey. Initially, I went through the portfolio feedback and started to look at what needed to…

A Continuous Odyssey: The idea of a continuing journey, told though stories and artefacts, bringing us to the always present. My main portfolio layout has aspects taken from ships’ log books, which relates to how people would have arrived in New York, via the Chelsea Piers. The idea of the journey relates to all aspects…

NYC Visit & Site: Pier 58 The research field trip allowed me to visit site and expand on my knowledge of the city and in particular, Chelsea. I was able to visit the location for my potential site, upon which I realised how much the community depended on the Chelsea Pier Sports Complex and how…

I have continued to work on my drawing and update it. I found some technical drawings of the original Chelsea Piers from Engineering news in 1909, which have allowed me to draw the decaying piers in Microstation. I wanted to show the piers at different stages of decay in the photo over time, so in…

From our discussion on Tuesday, I decided to look into one particular story of the Chelsea Piers to narrow down the amount of stories and history the Piers have been a part of. In the book, My River Chronicles: Rediscovering America on the Hudson, the author, Jessica Dulong describes the events surrounding the Wall St….

I’ve been trying to make my portfolio more interactive with materials to engage the reader more in my project, whilst keeping a portfolio format. Although the materials won’t be added until the final print, I have included pictures of the material samples I will include. The portfolio will be bound like a book, probably using…

With New York being a vibrant and bustling city, with so many interesting areas, it was going to be hard to look into an area to initially base my project on stories of people and objects. Visiting New York earlier in the year, I really found the area of Chelsea interesting. I loved the cobbled…

The Book which tells the story of an area of London’s East End My object is a handmade book which uses materials to tell the story of the area from Whitechapel High Street, through Brick Lane, to Liverpool Street Station.   The Story starts in what was originally Whitechapel Library   Then moves through how…

So after the paper-making disaster during the week, I decided to try again today. And it worked! (Well, as far as up to the drying process!) And because of this and the disaster, I learnt more about the actual construction of paper and the process used to make it- and its all to do with…

I wanted to make my portfolio in a series of books, some printed, some handmade and in various conditions (as you might find on a normal bookcase). I have done one layout as a start, but not too sure whether it looks too much like a professional book? Bookbinding research 1.  

I’m working on how to get the book to tell the stories of East London, through materials. I’ve started experimenting with techniques and images to try and get ideas of how these materials could form the completed book. Text and drawings will need to be added to give more content to the book itself. I’m…

Interiors, 2014, Hardcover Books, Acrylic Varnish- Brian Dettmer (http://briandettmer.com/art/2014/)   For more inspiration on portfolio layout ideas, I have been looking at artists who manipulate books and their contents into art that tell a story. They are all very different, but are some examples of more sculptural aspects of story-telling…   Barbara Mauriello: Bookbinder (http://barbaramauriello.com/portfolio21.html)…

While researching into how books can and have become pieces of art, I came across The Center for Book Arts in New York City. How fitting that our field trip is based there, so will be visiting in a few weeks! One of the exhibitions at the time is Buzz Spector: The Book Under (De-)Construction,…

In order to carry out my microscopic investigation into paper, I had to get a range of paper to look at. I had plenty of modern paper samples, but I wanted some older ones to compare with. My father had already kindly lent me a book of his from 1852, but I wanted something early…

During my research in London, I paid a visit to the British Library.   Here I found more than just shelves of books. They have various exhibitions, one of which included Treasures of the British Library in the Sir John Ritblat Gallery. Inside were various books, notebooks and manuscipts of famous works including the Magna…

This week I visited Shepherd’s Bookbinders in London and the British Library in order to understand more about how books are made & restored, then preserved and stored for public use. My first stop was Shepherd’s bookmaking supplies shop, where I marvelled at the range of materials available to make your own books.   I…

I will soon be looking at the physical aspects of paper, trying to see them in a way I haven’t before. This will allow me to understand more about the material and it’s physical breakdown. I hope to look at different types of paper under a microscope in order to explore the make up. I…

So I’ve discovered Pinterest is a great way of sourcing ideas for creative projects! Researching more into portfolio ideas lead me to these images, some of which may inspire my own portfolio development and how my project is put together…    

With my books & stories theme, combined with the interesting portfolio layouts looked at during this weeks tutorial, my mind went back to some of the stories I read as a child. The most interesting ones were the ones which were interactive- you know the ones, with the push/pull levers, openable flaps, letters to unfold,…

As part of my research, I decided to do some investigating at The Story Museum in Oxford. It’s location, somewhat hidden from the main streets of Oxford allows it to blend seamlessly into it’s historic context. ‘Speak Friend And Enter’ guards the doors, relating to the riddle that must be solved in order to open…

…But in this case, I am the storyteller of other people’s lives. I started thinking about the content for the book itself, and relating back to the timeline, interacting with people on the walk and discussing where they have come from or going to. This gave me the idea of creating short stories and illustrations…

With the general make-up of the book draft complete, I am able to explore some finishes. The leather finish of the book automatically gives it an ‘old’ look, which allows it to fit into the historical themes that run through the book. Using gold lettering adds to the final look. I will look at exploring…

So the make up of the book is relatively simple- the art is in the precision. As my first attempt, it’s a bit rough, but through creating this I can see which areas of the process work, explore my material choices and experiment with finishes. This exploration allows me to develop the idea and make…

Where to go next? The stories and background of people within the walks were starting to take shape and research was being undertaken, so the next task is to create an object to forensically examine. With my stories idea, I decided on creating a book in which to house my research and stories so far….

  My timeline has been created to show the people we meet on the journey, both mine and Janets’. From this, I have tried to create a story for each of the characters to show where they might of come from or where they might be going. The stories also allow us to delve into…

My timeline focuses on the relationship of the walk with the interation of people. The timeline is shown as a tree-like symbol, with the start of the walk at the base leading up to the end, just as a tree grows over time, so the story and journey grows. My walk is shown in colour,…