The site makes me think of a coming together of the old and new, a crossroad. One side of the site has low rise, historical buildings; while the other side has high-rise, modern buildings. The words that come to mind to describe it was 'vintage', 'trendy', 'artsy' and 'hipster'.
Animation in essence is a series of images creating apparent motion. It comes in many forms, such as traditional animation, digital animation, or claymation. Then there are things involved such as voice overs, set designs and expressions.
Can you please explain your thought process. What does connection mean to you?
ReplyDeleteWhich one is the one that reflects your impression of the site and why?
Your use of the word "connection" is very vague. Is it the connection between the people nearby and the students? Or the connection between the American people and animation?
ReplyDeleteIf you are thinking about animation schools, I'd recommend you should visit the art schools/colleges/universities, especially those that don't teach anything but art, design and animation. There are lots of educational institutions that seem to push their students to think a certain way. But the likes of art colleges tend to open as many metaphorical doors as they can to their students through the amenities and curriculums available. Think of the great animators and cartoonists like Walt Disney, Matt Groenig, Nick Park, Andy Riley, Gary Lawson, etc., etc.. Can you name any famous people who just copy them? Creativity comes easier when creativity is valued.
"Connection" as a starting point for discourse is extremely strong. As a general practice, words serve as jumping off point. From that point, there are a couple of ways to proceed. If you wish to continue with descriptors, the word itself must be analyzed, defined and deconstructed to arrive at a partie of words. You could consider the types of connections...molecular, network, nodal, etc. You could consider the hierarchical or democratic nature of connections. You could consider any adjectives pertaining to the types of connections you would like to depict. Ultimately, the collection of adjectives and verbs will do more to inform a design than nouns. This approach of utilizing words to generate a partie is often referred to as a Tectonic Metaphor.
ReplyDeleteAnother approach is to take your "one-word" concept and apply it directly to the partie definition graphically. Your collages are incredibly efficient at generating thoughts. Think, however, about the composition thereof. I would say that your imagery, no matter how apropos to the idea of "connection," becomes rather derivative by the second and third boards. What is lacking is a tectonic or even organizational approach here. The imagery is too pedestrian to be evocative, too quotidian to be inspirational. Where your first board is more successful as a generative agent, possessing images that are more closely related spatial thought, the second two appear to be collections of imagery relevant to the process of animation, which in and of itself is pertinent, but more as background research. The composition itself can be instructive. Look for connections between your imagery rather than just plunking them down on a paper in an orthogonal, regular fashion. Challenge yourself to layering, juxtaposing, Ordering...come off the paper and look at it through a 3-dimensional lens.
At this nascent conceptual phase, every move towards establishing a partie must in some way translate or inform the spatial and tectonic development of the project. Step outside of reality, programme, gravity, accepted mimes...look for a "driving force" that can help you organize and define and then circle back to the rational parts. There is ample time to develop the partie into something tangible (and able to be realized) afterwards.