The Presentation Stuff

I have been working away getting some images done for the presentation. I was in charge of coming up with some concept images for the space on both themes. I also wanted to design the clothing that we could be would be wearing and try and talk about the hospitality and opening night.

IDEA 1 - THE SKETCHBOOK

The sketches that I have produced are from the images taken inside the shop. I have taken the layout and drawn the ideas talk about in the group session last week. We wanted to turn the space into a massive design studio, showing finished and work in progress. Trying to get the user to feel immersed in a working designer studio where work is being produced.

The Theme Inside
























As you can see from the image above, I have taken the space and threw a paper bomb inside. We wanted to show how a creative person works, what better to show the manic stage where ideas are flying everywhere. Everything is being sketched and jotted down on paper and then screwed up and tossed aside!!

I have drawn boards to display the work, making it appear the artist has just walked away for a brief moment. (Leaving his work in progress.) They will be surrounded by paper and overflowing bins with old sketches on. There will be paint splatters on the floor and on the walls. The bulk of the work will also be displayed om the walls with all the sketches behind it, having the main and finished piece of artwork stand out by being brighter and bolder than the rest.There is a whiteboard added to the wall, to allow the viewers to add something to the area, it will be surrounded by tasks or example drawings. As we want to try and inc-operate the interaction as much as possible, but would need to be monitored so it was kept under control.

Basically there will be creative work and sketches everywhere on the windows, on the pillars walls, floor and maybe even the ceiling. We want to turn this shop into a massive sketch book to show how we all think outside the box!!

Outside the Shop
























There are massive windows out the front of the shop and we have to make sure to display work in the front to draw people inside and get them inside to see the rest of the work and not just walk past. There is also space above the shop windows, which would be perfect for a banner with the name choice decided. We chose "The Studio" as it represents the type of setting and genre inside of an artists studio, which also reflects our work of sketches, rough and creative.

On a recent discovery when walking past, we noticed that there was a projector inside the building showing images on the window. Which would prove very handy for the work that we want to display!! Its just an option to keep in mind as we may not be able to use it when we are given the rented space.

You will also notice that the sign has text to represent the theme, its not a bog standard times new roman. It may not be the one we use but each aspect must reflect the genre and not just done on a whim.

The Main Desk or Added Desks



















If you looked at the original pictures of the shop layout there is a desk that is bolted to the floor at the end of the shop. We found a way to use this to our advantage as we cant get rid of it. Turn it into a artists work bench. Have all the things you would expect to find on a typical work desk such as pots of pens, pencils and a lamp.

But once again instead of making it a clean tidy desk really take it to the next level and mess it up, make it look like an artist has been there for a good few hours working away on sketches and work. Have some split coffee over his work and half eaten food, as well as notes for himself and his rubbish ideas that have now been cased aside into the waste bin. This could also work with other desks if they were added to the space, to show multiple scenarios.

Clothing































To match the theme we can add the artwork to our clothing, covering our tops in sketches that relate to our own work and paint splats!! I have done airbrush tops before in the past and know that they are generally very cheap to produce, all we would have to purchase is a cheap top from Primark or any retail shop for that matter. It really makes us start to look part of the exhibiton not just a loads of kids standing there (This will also help us to stand out from the crowd, if anyone has any questions.)