Client work: photo zine

Brief:

Create a photo zine based on photos taken from Instagram featuring photos taken by tourists which have had the attraction removed. 

Initially the client presented some print outs, which link to the zine so I could gain idea of the basis for the zine before our first meeting. This showcased the photos that had been crop to remove the tourist attraction so the person posing was left. I also learnt that the photos had been taken from Instagram. This lead to the decision to make the zine into a square like the original photos on Instagram with the negative space where the photo has been cropped being filled with a colour chosen from the sky in the photo featured on the page to create a consistent theme with the book due to the different shapes and colours within the photos (see figures 1-2). The concept behind the zine was to highlight the humility of the poses tourist make at each attraction and then idea that many people go to these historical/cultural cites to only take a photo instead of taking in the experience. The inspirations taken from Instagram within the book enhance the humility shown through the poses made as the type and size of the publication have all been inspired by Instagram. Furthermore the colours featured at the side of each photo have been taken from colour within the sky from the featured photo. This allowed for a consistant theme/aesthetic to be created ad taking colours from any other section of the photo would have resulted in an unordered/ unrefined aesthetic to the publication.

My Experience:

I found the experience working with a client an overall positive one, as due to the time limitations (2 days) of the brief the client was easy to contact and gain feedback from. The process of designing the zine was fairly straight forward once the photos had been organised and sent through, as the client loved the first concept pitched meaning the design work could be started quickly. However if more time was available I feel I could have developed the concept of the zine to further reflect the humility of tourist photos. However despite this I feel the links to Instagram help reinforce the concept behind the publication showing where the photos originated from. 

Figure 1

Figure 2 

Contacting Studios

As part of OUGD504 I've contacted Andy and Martin the founders of Hungry Sandwich Club to gain more information about their recent work for York Mediale. I found this experience very useful as I learnt about the technical aspect about the site build, including the programs they used as well as their inspirations behind the site, to create an interesting and unique experience for visitors which reflect the unique experiences had at the event. I was initially nervous to contact professionals as I was unsure about what to say/how to approach them about talking about their work. However once I had sent the first email the nerves disappear as both Andy and Martin are very friendly and approachable, as they where more than happy to discuses their work.

Placements

Work Placements:
something you do while in university, usually unpaid
Intership:
this is what you do once you've left and should be paid

Where:
choosing the studio, an agency is easy but getting a placement can be a challenge
Identify where and who you would like to do a placement with, plan and record

How to communicate:
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• Pick up terminologies, contacts and mentors on placements, learn how the industry really works.
• Consider how studios work, what they work on e.g, branding, 3D, animation, packaging, editorial etc. 
• decide what you want to learn

Contact:

• ANALOGUE 
• CATALOGUE

Both of these studios work in areas and ways that I'm interested in with Analogue working to create unique and innovative work which I find interesting and feel would push me out of my comfort zone in terms of designing and working environment. I'm particularly interested in editorial design which has lead me to discover Catalogue who produce interesting publications for numerous clients and would allow me to learn/ pick up more industry level terminology and also become familiar with the printing process and prepare a publication for print and how studios interact with printers.