Today I had my last big tutorial with Fred, providing all things go to plan. I began by informing him how my work for Studio Brief 5 has slowed me down recently, and the stress that it had brought. He suggested that I just keep my head down and power on, which makes sense, giving me a few ideas that could save much time. Firstly, after seeing my silly GIF image from yesterday, he commented how it helped bring my work to life and proposed that I could make all of my self defence guide as GIF images. This would save time having to produce a leaflet and getting them printed. Instead I should think of this as a wholly digital venture, with social media and mobile apps as possible outcomes.
He then went on to discuss my work in Studio Brief 3, where he acknowledged an evolution of my line work and colour theory throughout the brief. This filled me with joy, as it was great to see that an outside source understood what I was trying to achieve throughout the project.
Finally, we discussed my decision to change my major brief to Studio Brief 4 'Tory Chums'. He agreed that this seemed to be the right course of action, understanding that I became somewhat lost during my time working on Studio Brief 5. He advised me to keep my Tory Chums work digital, with social media being the platform to it. He liked my idea of creating a book, but believes that will come in time once I have a large body of work. For the brief hand in, high quality prints of my work will suffice. For my postcards he suggested that I use an existing Tory Chums related piece or work or create one, with this being the centre of my practice. I have to agree with him there. Whilst I see my poster work as nice to look at, I don't want people to think that is all my practice is about.
Overall my body of work, with the varying briefs make sense as a cohesive whole, indicating where I want my practice to lie, with political satire at its heart. I'm feeling quite positive right now, more so than I have done in a long while. I have a lot of work to do, but am motivated and eager to complete it.
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