I have chosen to undertake the Diesel project brief. The project is to create an illustrative response to 2 songs by any chosen artist. This can take the form of 2D, 3D or a timepiece.
I have chosen to base my project on Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. I have yet to choose which two songs but they will have to be ones that I can draw strong imagery from, I will explain why shortly.
Over recent years the way we listen to and enjoy music has changed dramatically, from 12” records to CD’s to MP3’s. I feel that a lot of people listen to music in such a rapid fashion that we don’t take time to appreciate it fully. Whether it be clicking through songs on shuffle with your MP3 Player, or listening to songs on the move.
Keeping this in mind I wanted to use this project to try and change that. I came up with a title for my project that is ‘Listen/Make’ this may change. But the idea is to create a promotional material to accompany the songs in a pack, as if they were being reissued for sale.
My plan is to make nets of 3D letters that spell out the name of the song; each letter will be decorated with a picture that represents different parts of the song, hence needing strong imagery. The idea being that the listener makes these letters while listening to song, hopefully giving a visual representation of the songs lyrics will mean that the listener absorbs the song on a deeper level, and then also has something to keep to remind them of the song.
I think this will give me a strong project for my portfolio. Showing my passion for type and that I have a good understanding of packaging design. I also think that the project gives me a chance to carry on exploring music-based graphics, which is going to hopefully be an important part of my future career.
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