This week we all put our current proposals into a shared Google Doc and gave each other feedback. This was helpful because it not only allowed me to get some good feedback, it also allowed me to look at others work and see how they are approaching it. One of the main things I miss about on campus class is being able to see and talk about my own and other peoples work with my peers and get a better understanding of things when I don’t understand them. It allows me to refocus on where I am heading and what I am wanting to achieve. If I feel a bit confused or lost about something at home, it is difficult to casually discuss and compare work with my classmates.
I didn’t get much feedback or ideas on how I could approach proposal 5. With that said, I have decided that my fifth proposal will be a flyer handout with the rules of the crossing, highlighting the unspoken rules of the crossing and a public space.
I continued to work on my proposals this week. Since I have already explored the ideas through words, I decided to focus on visuals. For Proposal 1, I have decided to explore the visual through a simplified line work drawing of a plan view of the space. The reason I have decided to do this is because it articulates the idea of structure and therefore conformity which is not only an important aspect of my site, but also an important concept in this proposal.
I have decided to create this work digitally because it allows me to generate precise, clean-cut and structured line work. In order to get the proportions right, I began with a pencil drawing and used this as a template when creating linework in Illustrator.
To articulate the textural and material qualities of the intervention, I did a concrete rubbing with graphite pencil.
From here I used Photoshop to cut out circles of the rubbing and positioned them on either end of the line drawing to communicate the chalk circles inserted into the space. In order to emphasize the line work and articulate the site, I then made a negative of the image and edited further to create a final visual (below).
For Proposal 4, I have decided to create a visual of what the leaflet will look like. I think this will best articulate my proposal idea. Because this is an instructional document as to how to move and behave across the space, I have decided to use a similar template from Proposal 1 and create a simplified map of the space. I have decided to make this document fully digitally because not only will it be a digital hand in, but it will also help make it look clean-cut and professional which will help maintain the theme of an instructional document. Below is the map visual I created.
In terms of the set of instructions, I created a draft if how I wanted them written and then inserted them in the map visual (below).
Because Proposals 2 & 3 are of similar visual qualities, I decided to use scanned copies of hand written vivid for my headings and some photocopies of duct tape to keep with the theme of organic, irregular and rough finish.
For Proposal 5 I decided to keep it simple and professional looking. Like Proposal 4, I created the leaflet as my visual for my proposal. This visual is more focused on layout than image. I began with drafting the rules I wanted to apply to this document (below).
From here I created a page in which I laid out the rules in an organic way with little structure. The reason I did this was because the rules had no order or structure to them and creating a list like I did in my draft would imply an order in which they are to be read and interpreted. In terms of visual images, I used a series of overlapping rectangular shapes to emphasize how the rules are irregular and organic and they themselves can overlap and link to one another.
Spatial Design by Ciara 