Response to Vivienne Westwood reading.

Author: Blanchard, T
Extract title: Vivienne Westwood.
Book or Journal Title: Fashion and Graphics.
Pages: 62-67

In this section of the book, the company of Vivienne Westwood is described. It shows how cleverly she has set up the business and how the logos are now so  well recognised that they are practically her signature now.
Over the different ranges you can see how each of them reflect her flamboyant personality but still use the original themes of delicate and pink with gold royalty.  Each different section of her label has its own character with represents the sector. These are good as they show the lifestyle and personality of what the typical person who would be interested in wearing the brand, should be like. Red Label looks very chic and ladylike, whilst the MAN label takes a more caveman and natural feel.

Response to Lecture 12.10.2011

My 4 favourite photographs from this lecture is,
1: Harold Edgarton's Drop of milk splashing in to a saucer of milk because of the way it has been captured so perfectly.
2: Christopher Kane on the catwalk, because he has taken something that has become so taboo in fashion and made it more acceptable. This brings forward a notice that not every one has to look like Twiggy!
3: Santiago Sierra because his idea seemed so outrageous and obscene and why would any one do that, but in the end it proves a very valid point. The way he has taken this to show that you can buy a person no matter what their race of financial situation shows just how much of a commercial age we are in.
4: Finally, the idea of photographic Manipulation. The Picture of Stalin's wingman being completely erased from history is a little scary. I have been fascinated by this idea as it is very similar to a book I studied at A Level- 1984 by George Orwell. This makes it seem like his predictions were more like a premonition.

Lecture notes and task response from 05.10.2011.

In this lecture we looked at the importance of photography and how it can be used in most situations. The presentation showed how there are many issues to do with photography that can show the fine lines between how risky subjects are. We have looked at different styles of photography and how it has changed over the years. The task set was to read the press release on Blackboard and to look at the interview with Sally Mann. The interview was good because it showed Sally's personal views on photography and why she is so interested in doing this as an occupation. She doesn't seem scared what people will think of her work as she has found it interesting enough to turn it in to art work and she isn't copying any one else's work or styles. With regards to the pictures of her children, she claims, "I am just a mother taking pictures of my children doing things that children do."  the response to the press release is in the pictures above.

Responses to Lecture 28.09.2011.

In this lecture we looked at "What is Creative Practises?" and what does it involve. We looked deeper in to each section which was- Visual Culture, Fashion, Graphics and Photography. We have discusses what we will all be looking at over the next year and in to what detail we shall be studying each part of creative practises and the history of each part.

Evidence of Creative Practises! -Graphics, Photography and Fashion.

• Vaseline Tub shows Graphics and also in a way fashion. The tub is fashioned in to a way that makes   females want to buy it. Vaseline have also used colours that women find appealing too! 

• Krave and Lucky Charms cereal boxes show Graphics and editing.

• This DVD case shows all 3  creative practises. Photography of the actresses' on the cover, Fashion frpm the clothes they are wearing and Graphics from the back ground and writing on the cover. 

• This George Forman grill packaging shows Photography and Graphics from his picture and the pictures of the food you can cook with this grill. The Graphics are the different styles of typography and the circles at the bottom which show the customer what they are buying.

Inspiring Website

Kenzo this is an inspiring website I have found.

Inspiring Video

DECO Vintage fashion Lookbook 2011 by Abz36

I found this video on youtube and I found it instantly really interesting.
It's a fun way to create a fashion blog video but also gets the new season
fashion across easily and in a fun way!