Josh Norris OCA logbook

This assignment was the biggest, in my opinion, it allowed a lot of creative control and I will admit it did make me feel a little unfocused to start off with, I had this feeling that I would pick an idea and then think of a better one and I would be going round and round in circles not being able to land on something. The first thing I did was dive straight into my sketchbook and to previous exercises, this is the final Assignment of Illustration 1 and I wanted to just brush up on the different techniques this course has taught me in lots of different areas, I created quite a few mind maps and took a look back into my previous hand-ins. When it came down to idea generation I stuck to mind maps and then a spider diagram, for me getting all the ideas down on paper is just the best way, I am a visual thinker but in terms of ideas I find it much easier to write down everything I'm thinking that way I don't miss anything. One thing that kept going round in my mind was the ide...

Assignment 4: I was very much looking forward to this assignment, after reading up on it I was excited about the creative freedom it would offer me. The assignment wanted to me really show off my developing style and use of tools and materials. That is why I wanted to make sure that I was getting the most out of this assignment, I found it helpful that it gave me these parameters. I wanted to make sure that my work had a lot of experimentation present and that it was clearly thought out and developed. The topic I picked was 'Discovery' when I initially read the word the first thing that came to my mind was the idea of Self Discovery. I thought that would be a good basis to begin my assignment. I thought it would be a different direction to take the assignment in. It is also something that is relative to me currently, I am wanting to become more mindful and discover more about my self. I often find this helps to calm stress and focus my mind. Because this has such a connection...

Assignment 3: A Poster This assignment is wanting me to produce a poster for a music gig, I chose to create almost a festival. The title of the festival is, "Controlling the sheep" it will feature an array of experimental musicians all who are known for pushing boundaries and having a unique identity. The main front runner will be Kanye West. The main thing I wanted to explore was how Hip Hop and Rap music has always had a connection with Art, whether it is art that is on the covers of albums or the production of posters and promotional materials. Because both art and music are so expressive they can go hand in hand. The first place I explored was the UCA online library and searched for any books or articles on music festivals, it was a very niche subject but I found something.   Art at the Music Festival: Blueprints and the Chronotope. The article was very interesting and kind of went over my head, but I did take away this idea of music festivals losing the  carnivale...