Speaking From experience.

Produce a range of graphic products that make a statement,comment,observation and/or give advice about your experience on your first year of this course.

As soon as I read this brief I had a ton of ideas come flooding in .Who better to do this than people who have actually gone through it themselves. Before I moved to leeds I looked on websites such as youtube and peoples opinion of the city.All i had to go on really was a youtube video about Leeds met living which was no use to me really.So when I arrived in Leeds I ended up getting lost so many times which for new people to leeds could be really dangerous.I myself was mugged because I never knew where I was and looked lost.once you have become comfortable with your new surroundings and know where things are and how to get home safely you wont become an easy target and you'll begin to feel more safe and welcomed into the city.

I thought it would be helpful to make a video tour guide complete with maps and checklist to point out landmarks of the city which then makes it easier to know where you are and where you need to go.

Vogue - research

This is a piece of illustration by Wesley Eggebrecht.When someone mentions the word vogue i cannot help but think of this perfect,clean,fragile,delicate image.I think it'll be pretty interesting to go the opposite way and think dirty,grubby,sketchy etc.
This is sort of what style I have in my head that I want to do.

Research.

I think for research I'm going to start looking at winning entries for previous years.

I have already compiled a list of what I think the word Vogue means to me;

• Pose
• Photoshoot
• letter
• tall
• article
• catwalk
• make up
• Madonna
• Classy
• American
• Magazine
• Designer brands
• plastic
• typeface
• influential
• money
• skinny
• individual

So using these words as a starting point I can start thumb nailing visuals.

The word for this one was "structure".
Its really light hearted and has recognizable cultural references.Past and present.
I really like the style as it doesn't take itself too serious.



The word here was "senses"
the designer has cleverly used a colorblind test for this one. which is a literal take on the word.I was hoping not to go for the too literal approach but if its well done like this and its not too busy I think I may think otherwise.



"Image is everything"
I'm presuming this is a hot dog or a fingernail. but I'm not really interested in what it is.I really like the simplicity of this and the use of flat colours.It's not too clever about it self and doesnt force a message into your head.