Metro Monk

I found this brief response from Ben Ducke, the brief asked for an engaging personality for the brand as well as promoting it as the fastest way to get the news. "We read the news to be informed and enlightened about the world; therefore I introduced the “Metro Monk”, in search of instant enlightenment."

I feel Ben has captured a 'personality' perfectly here, everything that is stereotypically associated with Monks, particularly knowledge and speed can relate back to the publication really well, more so as its handed out free on public transport. A great overall concept from an advertising point of view.

What is a line?More lines,

A few more images that got me thinking about what a line is in relation to architecture. I love how perfect architectural structures can be, the masiveness of especially the third picture down is olverwhelmingly perfect. The images portray elements of pattern and all have a flowing element about them, more so because of the photography skills used to capture them so crisply.

What is a line?Stop motion animations,

I'm strongly thinking about the idea of creating a stop motion animation with a cardboard structure much like the on I photographed and reworked in illustrator. Here are a few examples of videos made using the technique. Although not particularly relevant to 'what is a line', they're all particularly good.

What is a line?Imagery,

A load of images I came across in my unorganised mess I call an 'inspirational imagery' folder. Unfortunately due to the unorganisation I've lost a lot of the artist names and links out to the source. Bummer :/

What is a line?Installation.

A few photos I took last year whilst visiting the Tate Britain. This was an installation running throughout several rooms, an abundance of eccentric geometric shapes and lines throwing themselves amongst the wandering public.
In terms of purpose, I'm not too sure it served much point but I absolutely love some of the compositions and the sheer scale of the project. - Definitely an angle to consider seeing as I'm pushing my project in a very abstract and 3d direction.

What is a line?

Petra Kempf's publication - You are the City. Subtitled - "Observation, organization, and transformation of urban settings". The publication is 22 sheets of clear acetate onto which different conceptual layers and frameworks of a city are printed.
The project is extremely conceptual, promoting the user to start thinking about their city spatially, physically making fresh connections through layering.
It links back to the TOAST exhibition I looked at earlier, layering translucent sheets of perspex, bringing together abstract formations of type.

What is a line?3D>2D - Adventures in and out of Architecture

More scans, this time from the publication '3D > 2D Adventures in and out of Architecture' by The Designers Republic. I found some very inspirational imagery, cutting up and montaging modern architecture to create abstract compositional structures. As a massive graffiti enthusiast, it reminds me of many 3D style painters such as the work of 'DAIM', 'TOASTONE', and 'PEETA" 3 artists I shall be exploring in response to 'What is a LINE?'

I particularly like the next three images as they almost jump out at the viewer, with a very strong sense of structure but in such an abstract manor. It's my aim to produce some similar style imagery using my own photos and drawings.

 

What is a line?Point of view,

A few scans from what is probably my most prized book, Black Ink by Toast One (Ata Bozaci). The images are from the Point of View exhibition in Lahr, Germany (2005). Each one says 'TOAST' through use of abstract line and shape. I love how he has physically started to experiment with layering and opacity as these anamorphic letter forms start to come together from the right angle.

 

The book is printed solely in black and white, focusing on true style and composition. Like the previous pieces the name 'TOAST' is mixed up somewhere amongst such a hectic make up of lines and shapes.

 

A beautifully painted private apartment by Toast and Dare, another artist and designer that really inspires me. Working again with anamorphic elements, keeping the piece flowing from room to room, very crisp.

Visual language,What is a line?

Experiments with laser cutting in cardboard, an area which I shouldn't dismiss, especially if I want to start creating precise structures in relation to modern architecture.

Visual language,What is a line?

In order to start discovering what a line is, I started looking at lines applied within architecture. So far only looking at secondary imagery from the web and books, I want to get out in Leeds and gather some interesting compositional shots of the local architecture. These images below are all rather interesting, but not necessarily because of the building itself, but in the way they have been captured...

We Are What We Do,

We want people to try something new, even if it's a small self-less gesture or a greedy self indulgence, it's about people maing themselves feel a bit better. We wanted to look at creating a library of little things that make peoples days better, a website as the hub of a larger interactive platform for people to share and gather inspiration.

'We Are What We Do' are basically a collective that have beat us to it, using hundreds of positive 'actions' based in different categories. After signing up you can add actions to your 'to do' list or look back on past actions completed, all the time totting up the millions of actions done worldwide...

Design is a VIRUS,Initial ideas, Motivational quotes.

A few more motivational quotes from some familliar names...

•Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it. -Bill Cosby
•Love yourself.
•Where there is love, there is life. -Gandhi
•The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. -Eleanor Roosevelt 
•The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. -Jimmy Johnson
•An eye for an eye only makes the world blind. -Gandhi
•Happiness is a direction, not a destination. -Unknown
•Bring deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. -Lao Tzu
•Happiness depends upon ourselves. -Aristole
•If you're doing your best, you won't have time to worry about failure. -H. Jackson Brown Jr
•The purpose of life is a life of purpose. -Robert Byrne
•We can't solve problems by using the same thinking we used to create them.

Although I doubt we shall be approaching our resolution in this way, I think it's good to look at the kind of language used that gets people thinking, motivating them to get up and be productive, wether that be with their current life or in trying something new.