ZOE MORTON ON MOTION PHOTOGRAPHY

Its been a while since I have been able to write on here but I thought I would share my final University Project with you all. After alot of research into photography I finally decided to do my project looking into motion photography. The aim was to explore all aspects of motion photography and end up with 8-12 framed photographs, and a book on Motion Photography. The top framed photographs I also wanted to be exhibited and after further research I thought somewhere such as Gloucester Road tube station which is surrounded by motion would be a good choice. In order to promote all of this I also designed a poster and postcard. I have shown some of the images below I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed creating them!!

JENNIFER RUMBACH PHOTOGRAPHY

I found this photographer on the web after looking at the 'Impossible Project' on the relanch of Polariods by Urban Outfitters, of which I have done a previous post. I just found her images calming, and beautiful. The use of light within her images is also really facinating and produces a great effect.

LOMOGRAPHY

Above is my first lomo camera I got for my birthday from my bro....when i was probably about 16. It takes super cool photos.

Just check out this website, if your into cameras its very cool!

below is my new interest......defiantly saving up for this one :)!

Below are also a few examples of some of the sweet photos these cameras can take.

THE MODERN MIX TAPE

Is it as good as the old ones?! Its a good idea but I think its all about putting it in an old walkman and playing it.......

FEW BITS OF GOOD AMBIENT MEDIA

Polaroid -' check your looks.'


Durex

NICE LOGO

EXPLORE, SOLVE, CREATE, SELL LOTS OF STUFF.

This is a website I just stumbled across and they do some really cool stuff. BXC has done stuff for nixon as show above. They are in branding, advertising and design. It is definatly a website I will keep my eye on they have done some really cool stuff.

NO MORE RULES - GRAPHIC DESIGN AND POSTMODERNISM

This book has some interesting parts although some of it I did find a little difficult to get through. It explains and goes though the upheavals in the field of graphic communications in the last 25 years. It shows how the rules of graphic design have been ripped apart over the years.

'Rules are Made to be Broken. Before you start breaking rules you should know what they are.' JOHN LEWIS.

The book is split in to chapters Origins, Deconstruction, Appropriation, Techno, Authorship, Opposition. I think my favorite section was Deconstruction.

All in all this book introduced me to new graphic designers which I had ent come across before and taught me alot about the industry. One artist which grabbed my eye was Jamie Reid who has done work for the sex pistols as shown below.

It's worth a read to gain more knowledge on the industry.

DESIGNVERB - ONLINE

In my study in my house in Leeds I have covered the walls with paper and so everyone draws me stuff on the walls, from a silly drawing to a little saying. I also have a section where people have written up websites that I may find interesting, and where I right the websites that I find so I don't forget them and can refer back to them.

One of my friends posted this up on my wall and I love having a little look at it now and again.

It has some really interesting new designs on it, and I find myself just browsing through them for hours. Defiantly check this one out and see some sweet designs!

HSI - Website

I love this website. It has introduced me to some fantastic directors such as The Malloy's who mainly concentrate on Music Videos. They have done videos fro Matt Costa, Goldfrapp and Jurassic 5. Below I have featured the video called 'Work it out' for Jurassic 5.

Another director which I discovered on this website is Andy Lambert, He his a comercial director and has done work

for Nokia, EON and Revels.

This website is great to see the great new creations that are coming out!

FARROWS - WEBSITE

Being a graphic designer myself I do always like to keep an eye on companies who specialise in Graphics whether it be Branding, Photography or Website Development. This is why I keep up to date on Farrows website along with others.

This website shows their work from the less sophisticated designs of the Mc donalds Happy meal pakerging to the some more sophistcated Photographical advertising for Drench. It is interesting to see how thier work can be so different for the different clients.

The website also has a very interesting blog on which I tend to have a look at whenever I am there.

RANKED

John Rankin Waddell born: 28th April 1966. First Photograph: April 1986

I loved this exhibition, probably one of my favorites I have been to. It is on the photographer Rankin. He is believed to deliver "frozen magic" through his images and I would completely agree with this. Another amazing talent is that he does all types of photography show by how the gallery was sectioned, but his main focus is portrait. " I just wanted to photograph everybody, try out everything."

Rankin is inspired by W Eugene Smith and Don Mc Cullin, and it seems that he found art college a hard environment to be in "Everyone at art college tries to piss on your parade. And you do the same back to them. It's a really tough environment."

Some of his photography may surprise and make people turn away. However his thinking behind SNOG shown above was "Normally when people kiss in public, the reaction is to look away. I wanted to challenge this by creating a series of big prints of people snogging. I wanted to throw down the gautlet - dare the viewers not to avert their eyes, but instead get stuck right in."

One of the best things about this gallery is that you can get your picture taken by Rankin, or go into the photo both and get your photo done and pin it up on the wall. This is a fantastic way to involve the audience. The photo's draw you in and this makes you involved in the gallery itself.

I don't want to show you all of the gallery because it is defiantly worth going to see yourself. However I am going to touch on two more sections of it! The first one being the photos of his son Lyle. He waited until Lyle was old enough to have input himself. "you don't want to be the dad that your son hates." I love these photos because it shows his son with character.

Is work with Oxfam in the Congo is also incredibly impressive and worth looking at.

The last bit I am going to feature on this blog is his work with Kate Moss. He has done many photographs with a number of celebrities but his shoots of Kate are Iconic. "Kate is quite aloof in front of the camera. It makes her more compelling."

Definitely go to this inspirational exhibition, and make sure you check out RANKIN LIVE.

TYPOGRAHIA

This exhibition was held in the Kemistry Gallery in London. Since our typography project I have always been interesting in the art. The journal was founded by a 25 year old Herbert Spencer, who went on to become one of the most influential British communication designers and typographers. It has a really interesting bit on Spanish Street Letterings by Alan Bartram.

I also found the below really interesting on 'sex and typography'.

This Bachaus design also really stood out to me.

This exhibition isn't going to be a life changing experience but definatly interesting to drop in.

ISLA COZUMEL - MUSEUM

This was an interesting museum to go to as it's art was individual. It also has a little bit of history on the island which was intresting, but as I have explained this in a pervious post on the island here I am going to concetrate on the art.

One of their the artist which there gallery was full of was Judith Martinez. She had tan interesting way of painting, but all in all I was ent too impressed.

I found her paintings a bit boring if I am honest! I just thought that none of the paintings where really very interesting, or impressive.

It was a museum to see if you have a spare moment of bordom on the island but nothing to exciting.

GAME ON

I went to see this a few years ago with my brother and its one that stuck so thought I would do a quick post on it.

If you enjoy your gaming this one was a sweet exhibition to see because it let you play on all the games, old school and new. My favorite was pac man as its always a classic! This was the kind of exhibition that was just fun, but it also did explain some of the history of the gaming world. Check out information on it, it was a sweet exhibition to see!

BOLD TENDENCIES III

This is an exhibition which I really wanted to go and see, but I have unfortunately not had time as when I was up in London for the day, the exhibition is out in Peckham and I did ent get a chance to get out there. As I am off to Cyprus for a week I think the exhibition will be over before I get the chance to get up there again.

2009
Mortar, wood, steel and foam board
Dimensions variable

This exhibition was exhibition of the week in Time Out magazine and this is where it caught my eye. From a first glance it reminded me alot of Andy Goldsworthys work of which I love. The exhibition takes place on the top two floors of a underused multi-story car park in Peckham Rye.

Molly Smyth
2009
Work in progress
Dimensions variable

It has been turned into an incredible Sculpture Park with 17 works by young artists. One of the best things about this Sculpture Park is that you also get an incredible view across the whole of London which I can imagine would add to the sculptures greatness.

2009
Work in progress view over london
Dimensions variable

I would of loved to see this Sculpture Park. After doing a great deal of sculpture when I was younger it always interests me especially this kind. So if you get the opportunity please go and tell me how it was!

1000 NEW DESIGNS

This book is interesting if you are interested in design, however I do feel some of the designs are not good enough to be there, but this is personal opinion. I also like the way that it gives you where to find them, as there is nothing more annoying than seeing something you like and not being able to find it. It also includes interviews from thirty-three designers. I will not give away the questions or the answers but their are some intriguing questions which are answered with some interesting opnion's.

Below I am going to show you some of the designs which caught my eye.

This by Hulger (Nicolas Roope) P*Phone answers the question 'Why does design always have to look forward rather than back?' They come in a variety of colours and as described in the book as 'a playful antidote to often soulless technology.' I loved this idea and will definitely look in to getting one myself!

This Flapflap Lamp caught my eye because there is nothing different to a normal light they have just used what comes with a normal lamp slightly differently. I thinks its ingenuous because it makes you smile!

Here I have just shown two of the designs that stood out to me, I do believe however that seeing designs in real life would give me a whole different onlook, and I think my favorite designs could be completely changed and different.