Track - by - Track

A relevant and original solution to boring CD's.

Annoyingly I have no clue where this as come from
- aside from an anonymous tumblr post.
Though this doesn't matter all that much, it's still
inspired me for the Lyrical addition to the exhibition.

Riso possibilities

Stuart Geddes

'A head full of snakes.'

This publication exploits the printing possibilities 
of Riso on the same stock.  For example, you can 
see colour separation photographic images, duotone, 
overlays- purely text and purely image.  There are a lot 
of different aspects that will go on to inform our 
experimentation with this process.         I.  Am. Excited. 


'Museums Press', Glasgow

-  A good example of colour manipulation through 
   differentiating stock. 
   Alternately, below is simple monochromatic print
   with a side of coloured stock.  This application 
   really works in assigning structure to a fairly
   free image.  Something to remember for future 
   designs.

When considering this option it is important to 
remember that the coloured stock may end up costing
more than just adding another colour to the print.

Elements: Riso Riso Riso

RISO RISO RISO

Such an obvious and surprising solution to our financial 
problem.  We need it to be as cheap as possible.  It is 
decided, we will now explore our resolution through
experimental use of riso printing.  

It is the process of print that will drive our design 
decisions, moreso than client or subject matter that 
have been the main focus in past briefs.  The reason
for choosing this print process is thatwe will now have 
to come up with an appropriate resolution that also 
forces us to get creative with what initially seems to have 
limited printed outcomes. 

Our initial decision to work with riso printing was of a
necessary financial one.  So out of this we aim to solve
the problem of communicating as effectively as possible
through innovative use of riso printing.


It's time for a quote maybee?
Yes.         - I have it on excellent authority that 'Footprint -
workers co operative' Leeds, are essentially the only choice 
for local economical riso printing.

In-house collator

Hip - Hop. The weighting of visual culture

This is a good book.

One aspect I found particularly revealing was 
the chapter on 'Beat Biters', style takers.

"Hip Hop isn't alone in borrowing from other musical genres and popular culture, but it does do it exceptionally well.  No rap album is complete without a bunch of references to breakfast cereal, TV, fashionable drinks, music, cars, and couture designers, because it's a music that was born in the real world, and it continues to exist there, feeding off it constantly.  The introduction of sampling to Hip Hop in the 1980s took the plunder to a step further, as producers dug in their parents' record crates for soul, funk and blues songs to rework.  It was inevitable that copying style and cover artwork would follow."

Sometimes a political stance, sometimes a satirical one.
The reason it can be respected is because, much like 
the design process, there is always a reason behind
everything done.  Which makes it a worthy cause to 
adopt this approach.  
                                                - or at least experiment with it.

Modus Operandi, Banziger Hug.

Modus Operandi

The book called «Modus operandi» for Barão Hutter 

Atelier is separated into three different chapters 

(requirements, create and a picture part). From a pile 

of pictures, they can complement an individual book 

for each client.

The Modus operandi is a Latin phrase, approximately 

translated as «method of operation». The term is used 

to describe someone's habits or manner of working, 

their method of operating or functioning.