This is what it looks like after approximately 600 Post it notes:
I think it needs to be about twice the size to make more of an impact, like a huge sound wave is being produced from the surrounding space.
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Experiments with my work
I added the neon coloured previous samples to see what it would look like. It doesn't quite work with the faded yellow coloured Post it notes so I took them off again.
This is what it looks like after approximately 600 Post it notes:
I think it needs to be about twice the size to make more of an impact, like a huge sound wave is being produced from the surrounding space.
This is what it looks like after approximately 600 Post it notes:
I think it needs to be about twice the size to make more of an impact, like a huge sound wave is being produced from the surrounding space.
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
I tried to alter the colour of the Post it notes by adding black or subtracting the colour to make it white with bleach and ink. However I don't think this was too successful because it didn't really fade with the bleach and the black ink just took away from the shape.
So I plan to keep the original colour of the Post it note but use the colour and size of the original note.
Monday, 14 May 2012
Samples of work
I started to experiment with making the sound waves into a 3D object. I contemplated using CDs and Vinyl however they are not only quite expensive they are also had to shape by hand. After seeing Beth's work and experiments with folding/manipulating paper (and http://1052162315.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/small-tiny-books.html) inspired by the previous students work seen in Special Collections I decided manipulating paper would be appropriate.
After looking in a few shops for stacks of budget paper I realised Post-it-notes had the beginnings of the right shape I wanted, of this 'stacked' theme.
I decided to fold the paper into triangles before sewing them loosely because it reminds me of the negative cut outs that I created, it is a subtle sound wave representative. Looking at the above picture I will experiment with quantity, as how it fills the space creates a different view on the original product.
I think making them twist and turn around each other creates added interest.
In the above picture I experimented with making it look more like a sound wave, which was a success however I questioned whether it would be an appropriate use of time if I was going to create it in large quantities.
Suspending it alone doesn't quite have the impact I want, on the other hand I like how it doesn't look like Post-it-notes at all from afar. But the colours distract from the shape so I will try to rectify this by using more of the same colours and try dip dyeing them to see what they look like.
Looking at other members of my group I noticed similar sound wave shapes in their research and work. For example Kerry stacked objects and some negative spaces created in this repeat of object pattern looks the same http://imagineit-group3.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/stacking.html
After looking in a few shops for stacks of budget paper I realised Post-it-notes had the beginnings of the right shape I wanted, of this 'stacked' theme.
I decided to fold the paper into triangles before sewing them loosely because it reminds me of the negative cut outs that I created, it is a subtle sound wave representative. Looking at the above picture I will experiment with quantity, as how it fills the space creates a different view on the original product.
I think making them twist and turn around each other creates added interest.
In the above picture I experimented with making it look more like a sound wave, which was a success however I questioned whether it would be an appropriate use of time if I was going to create it in large quantities.
Looking at other members of my group I noticed similar sound wave shapes in their research and work. For example Kerry stacked objects and some negative spaces created in this repeat of object pattern looks the same http://imagineit-group3.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/stacking.html
Friday, 4 May 2012
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