Heart On Stage

"Heart On Stage" is a developing art project collaboration between Leena Yliportimo and Luiz Risi, combining illustration with poetry that will eventually end up in the form of a book.

"We got the idea for it from having over 400 poems and the will to do something entertaining with them."

Consumerism - The Big Idea

So my first day back in uni today (first day of the final term!) began with an introduction to our final project titled 'The Big Idea'. In groups, we discussed the word that we had chosen from a number of options given to us each by our tutors before Easter. My chosen word is 'Consumerism'. After the usual initial brainstorming I've found that this has proven to be a broad topic that could lead me to a huge range of outcomes. I've been researching into branding, advertising, globalization, the production of goods, theorists' work, anti-consumerism and the effects of consumerism mentally, physically, economically and ecologically. I've also been looking at Naomi Klein's 'No Logo' (a book that helped with my last project), and Celia Lury's 'Consumer Culture' to get some academic insight into my chosen word. With such a broad topic to work with I've got a lot of research to get on with before our presentations at the end of the week, so I'm glad I've chosen a word that I wont get bored with quickly. I hope...

Josef Müller-Brockmann

Whilst doing some typographic research for our new 'Creative Meaning' brief, I came back across the work of designer Josef Müller-Brockmann. I found these images whilst researching for a previous project at the beginning of the year and have found myself going back to them for inspiration.
He was a Swiss graphic designer who opened a studio in Zurich during the 1930s and produced some interesting publications, especially his work, 'Grid Systems in Graphic Design', which shows great examples of functional typography and organized visual communication. He was also one of the founders for a short-lived magazine titled 'New Graphic Design'. His clean use of design, typographic treatment and overall organized aesthetic has definitely inspired me for our new project!