Final Project : ARTIST BOOK
Page-through of mix media artist book | 5.8"x5.8" | created in processing, illustrator, & photoshop | printed using Laserjet and inkjet.
This piece was highly inspired by the overall story of ‘The Message’ podcast. The story told in this podcast involves a radio transmition suspected to be of alien origin. As the U.S. gonverment is studying the radio transmition those that have studied the message begin to fall deathly ill. The realization that the message has caused the virus causes nationwide panic as it has been spread to those that have heard the podcast. The virus then becomes contagious affecting people all around the world.
I perceived the story as quite predictable and boring in a way, so I decided to reflect this in the design of the book. The pieces used in the book reflect a progression developing into the image seen on the last page. I really focused on the digital message itself and the impact it had on the world. Quite noticeably each page has a hole in the center with thread running through the hole. This hole represents the growing impact that The Message is having, the thread represents the attempt to cover up this impact. Throughout the book the thread begins to snap as the hole grows and the thread is no longer able to cover up. Thus the hole is becoming exposed.
The feeling I hoped to achieve in this book was a predicable yet compelling progression; with an overall alien color palette and feel. Rhythm and repetition are used in this book by the processing image mimicking static shown on the first spread and underlaid throughout the rest of the book.
(left) Mix media artist book cover | 5.8"x5.8" | Black cardstock & white thread
(right) Mix media artist book spread | 11.6"x5.8" | Inkjet print onto white cardstock, underlaid processing print edited in photoshop, illustrator geometric pattern, photoshop edited organic image
Assignment 4 : TEXTURE TRANSITIONS
TEXTURE TRANSITION: (top left) Small to large, Photoshop composition including scanned rubber band ball, walnut, and luffa shower sponge. (top right) Regular to irregular, Photoshop composition including scanned beauty blender (makeup sponge), peach pit, and luffa shower sponge.
THE SURFACE OF THINGS: (bottom left) Inkjet print of top left image composited textures in Photoshop, 12 x 6".
(bottom right) Inkjet print of top right image composited textures in Photoshop, 12 x 6".
Throughout this piece I was inspired by the textures and forms found within the human body. This piece was composed based on the ideas and creativity of ‘The Message’ podcast. The textures shown are scanned images using a Laserjet printer of: a rubber band ball, luffa (shower sponge), walnut, beauty blender (makeup sponge), and peach pit. I was able to collect my textures, after scanning I pulled the images into Photoshop and created the composition there.
Assignment 3 : TILED COMPOSITION
CONTAGION, tiled pattern created in Illustrator.
The focus of this pattern is the development / stages of a spreading virus which is discussed in ‘The Message’ podcast. In this composition there are five stages which are progressively becoming stronger and more developed as your eye is drawn to the center of the page. The constraints of this assignment were to create a pattern using one hexagon containing up to 5 hexagons within the one.
Assignment 2 : LOOP PATTERN
PROGRESSION, loop pattern generated in processing and printed on a plotter.
This pattern was inspired by the sounds of the hospital heard in ‘The Message’ podcast. I was hoping to focus on the regular yet irregular progression of a heart monitor with the background sounds of the business of the hospital continuing.
Assignment 1 : CODED RHYTHM
RHYTHM, screen capture of composition coded in Processing.
This assignment was to listen to ’The Message’ podcast. While listening to ‘The Message’ and making strokes relating to the sounds; I was inspired to form my composition to reflect a soundwave.
