Friday, November 27, 2015

OUGD601 / Context Of Practice / Plan Of Action / Initial

Context Of Practice Plan Of Action

Research Project

To what extent has independent media influenced contemporary Graphic Design?

A summative investigation of the discourse between independent and contemporary publishing.


Stage 1 Independent Media

Investigate the use of Independent Media by past subcultures, individuals and collectives in the past to identify defining aspects of media outside of a commercial environment

Investigate the opposite of independent media; commercial work and the effect commercially viability has upon content / design / approach.

Investigate the context in which independent media arises and the subsequent effect this has upon form and function of such media.



Stage 2 Contemporary Publishing

Initiate an investigation into contemporary editorial design alongside contemporary methods of communication relating to the publishing of content. Investigate the methods, aesthetic, attitude and other factors that dictate the creation and curating of content and how these have adhered to youth culture.

-       Explore contemporary publishing and the social, political and ethical amongst other factors that dictate the creation of content.

-       Explore and investigate the industry from a business perspective, explore the ulterior motives that are visible within the industry and the effect these have upon publishing such as advertising and sponsorship.

-       Critically analyze contemporary graphic design within publishing, the motives, the concepts and the technology amongst others that influence design decisions.

-       Critically analyze contemporary publishing and the new methods of communication that have been made possible by new media, new forms of communication and technology; such as the introduction of social media as a platform.

-       Explore and analyze existing works and publications that have been dictated by past youth culture and the relevance they hold today. Explore the existence of past aesthetic, mentalities and production methods that were signature of past youth cultures.

-       Consider the future of publishing in regards to the introduction of new technologies, the changing of attitudes to print compared to digital while investigating the changing of interaction between publishing platforms and the end user.

-       Investigate and note recent, both positive and negative changes within the industry, the introduction of racial diversity within magazine content and the embracing of movements (feminism etc) that would have been previously dismissed in mainstream media.

-       Investigate publishing platforms as a method of positive social, political and ethical change. The power and control modern day publishing has over contemporary youth culture.


-       Investigate the pressure of publishing pressures and the responses in which have been spawned from this.

-       How have developing technologies influenced the publishing of material.

-       technology and the intellectual and economic climate

-       Postmodernist attitudes towards visual culture

-       self-conscious, educated graphic designer – are graphic designers even designers anymore mention trashthetic

Stage 3 Youth Culture and Consumerism

Investigate the relationship between youth culture and consumerism, How has youth culture, styles and attitude affected mainstream consumerism; products, advertising and design.

-       Investigate the translation between youth culture and consumerism, the design/aesthetic of mainstream fashion, advertising and related consumables. Mention the contemporary use of subversion in brands such as FUCKING AWESOME, Vetements and SUPREME.
-       Investigate the change youth cultures have experience in relation to buying, consuming and awareness of products within the arts, culture and fashion sector.


Chapter plan

Introduction

How has publishing and editorial design adhered to youth culture in the past (S,P,E Context)

The change of consumer habits desires and interest in youth culture.

How has design adhered to youth culture in the contemporary?

The future relationship of Youth Culture and publishing.

Conclusion


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