EVALUATION

Overall I feel that the most inspiring aspect of producing this blog came from the opportunity to research a great variety of graphic designers and illustrators. I realised how miscellaneous the list of examples was in terms of how the artists/design companies worked in terms of style, format, structure and presentation. Therefore I feel it was this element that naturally encouraged me to improve my methods to expressing my personal opinions on a variety of different sources and applying them into this blog.

There were some examples and artists which I felt I had no positive feelings towards; some I did not understand or appreciate in the slightest; which I felt came mainly from the graphic design areas of research required. Whereas I felt more inspired and positive towards the works of traditional illustrators and of course those who simply worked in styles which I naturally tend to prefer. Overall I believe it was because of my positive and negative opinions that I had hardly any difficulty with subjects and points to write about.

Although this particular artist was not included on the list for out research assignment; I feel it is important to show some personal examples of work and imagery from research that has strongly influenced my work and ideas through out the project. The images shown above are works of woodcut artist; Franz Masereel. After researching his works and experiencing them visually I felt I was able to gain some valuable information and methods of working with lino cuts physically; which included to how work with figures and perspective with contrast effects created from lino prints.

Finally I also feel that the most important aspect of my work that influenced my printmaking pathways and final ideas on this particular project came from my own personal experimentation with drawing and image making that I constantly developed through out my sketchbook.

Images obtained from: www.graphicwitness.org
www.gseart.com