B6 A Book A Day:
Along with the practical outcomes of the project I had gained a lot of skills and techniques as a result of having to create ideas and develop a book so quickly as I established a rhythm for the different steps of the process. I felt as though I had more freedom when designing books during this project. Since the outcome was the result of one days work there was less pressure on it being polished as the focus was on idea generation and creative thinking. This encouraged me to take more risks and continue with an idea to figure out if it worked or not, rather than going with something I knew would work.
When the topic was less interesting it was harder to pull ideas from, however, I found a way of combining the medium of Twitter and the physicality of print to develop concepts relating to materiality, rather than using the content for imagery. I would hit points where I was caught up in my own ideas, when talking to my peers this introduced a clean slate with new thoughts and was a way for me to regenerate and reconsider the direction of a book.
Monday was a slower day compared to the rest of the week as I hadn’t developed a rhythm for the project. At the start of the brief I could’ve been clearer in terms of what systems would be beneficial to put in place, allowing the whole week to run more smoothly and prevent any time being wasted.
I’ve learnt to have more confidence in myself as a creative, and if an idea doesn’t succeed it’s an opportunity to learn, it’s not a failure. This is an important lesson for me as I’ve been concerned about the appearance of my outcomes throughout my degree, this brief has broken down some of the preconceived ideas I have about creativity and shown me I can develop strong ideas quickly.
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