Graphic Design at UCK

For the decade assignment in unit 2, Laura chose to explore the 1940s and 1970s. Using vibrant designs in her background Laura takes us through the ups and downs of the art and design world in both decades.
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Below you will see her mood boards, essays and bibliograhy for each decade. She also submitted binders full of internet research not shown.
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Laura’s assignment provides another example of the artist retrospective exhibition booklet. She chose to research and present the ever-influential designer Coco Chanel.
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Laura had to plan a retrospective exhibition and create a booklet containing a minimum of 1,000 words. The writing should cover examples of the work she has chosen to exhibit and outline the historical context and era in which Chanel worked. It should include include her influences and biography. Laura also inserted a transparent floorplan for the exhibition.
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Her fold-out booklet follows:
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Rosie had quite a unique experience with this assignment and I hope that maybe she will write a blog entry sharing her story and maybe some of the emails that were exchanged between her and book cover designer David Pearson.
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This assignment was quite straightforward asking Rosie for 2000 words on a designer that influenced her personally. Besides the fact that she needed to conduct some firsthand research, the content was more or less open to what she found interesting.
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She was able to interview David Pearson, who worked for Penguin and now works for a number of companies. Rosie’s final essay follows along with a transcript of her interview and a mindmap of her thought process. The information, research and emails she included filled an entire binder so I can’t show you all of it!
You may have to save and enlarge in order to read.
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