OUGD505 - SB02 - Research into Homophobic abuse in Chechnya

The first piece of information I have come across about Chechnya is a website which had created a petition on the subject of killings and abuse of gay people.

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/stop-abducting-and-killing-gay-men-chechnya

Below is a section of tex from the website which confiorms that people are being tortured and killed for being gay.

The point of this website seems to be about using politics, public awareness and law enfocment to fight back against the death abd abuse to innocent people. 

This shows that public action is already being taken on a global scale, which I think is very important to this subject. 

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The next piece of infomation which I came across is on a subject which links to protest action against Chenchya. Gay activists arrived in chenchya to deilver ant protest infomation and posters, until the gay rights activists were detaioned and arrested by Chenchya police for participating in 'unauthorisd action'. Meaning that the information thast tjey were delivering did not even make it to it's oplanned destination. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39881452

A video of the inccident was posted by 'BBC news'. 

Here you can basically see the enterity of events.

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The next piece of information which I have come across focuses more on the subject of 

gay people in Chenchya who are attmpting to flee the country and the continued abuse. This report is quite shocking as it talks about the US denying visa's to these men, meaning they are unable to leave the country. 

Which is quite a shocking report as so many western countries, including the US have stated how 'disgusted' they are about the events in Chenchya, so it does not really make sense that the US are denying these men access to the country.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chechnya-gay-men-us-visas-denied-trump-government-crackdown-flee-536-a7741901.html

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OUGD505 - SB01 - Gold and Silver print research

After I have completed the digital version of my poster design for this studio I brief I will be taking the design to be screen printed so I can submitt the design as a traditional piece. 

I have been thinking a lot about the colour of which to print in. I feel that this poster design should be something special which is why I want to try printing in the colors gold and silver. Which would make for a very metallic and regal effect. 

But before I go ahead with thar design idea, I want to reserach a little but into what makes the use of gold and silver together so interesting.

The first thing that springs to mind is the new british £1 coin, which has been designed using gold and silver metals.

I think that new design and the addition of the silver to gold makes for a very beautiful piece of currency. plus the actual design of the coin which crosses from the silver into the gold enhances the metallic color even more.

Now I want to move into some actual poster and publication designs which have experimented and perfectly executed the use of gold and silver.

I would say that the COCO CHANEL piece is probably my favourite from this small collection, just because the actual image and outlines have mostly been created using gold colour. I feel that the design just comes across so regal and modern, it is highly effective and pleasing to the eye. 

https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/377106168777926664/

Overall, looking at my small cllection here, I feel very confident about how my poster design will look if I apply the same design style during the screen pronting process. 

OUGD505 - SB01 - Leeds Indie Food Festival designs

Before starting on my own designs I think it would be a good idea to research some of what Leeds indie food has already produced in terms of publicity and design.

I think it would be a good idea to understand the style of design that they have chosen before creating my own version.

I already have a good idea that Leeds Indie food festival have opted for a more illustartive and perosnal style.

This design, above is the general style of the festival, it aslo matches the design of the website also.

I feel thst the design is very effecteive, however I feel that it would be possible to make an even stronger design uising, possibly more bold colours or even opting for black and white.

OUGD505 - SB01 - Festival design research

I decided to take a look at Pinterest for some designs about food and food festivals/celebrations. I had a pretty good idea that there would be thousands of designs and I was right.

But below is a collection of some that I really like.

https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/411023903476529171/

I just love this collection of designs, Especially the vector designs because they are just so neat and colourful, they are extremely pleasing to the eye. I also really like the poster designs which use only black and white. Theres something special and old fashioned to these designs, they are pretty neat too.

Some of the designs are more of a publicity poster, displaying information about an event, I feel that a design swaying more to the subject of publicity is where I should be heading with my own design for this project. 

OUGD505 - SB01 - Festival Design Choice

After some research, I have decided to go ahead with the indie food festival as the choice for this project. The reason I chose this festival is because it interests me the most, also I have yet to design anything that where the subject I am designing for is about food. 

I have a lot of pretty good ideas for the poster design, however I first plan to carry out some research into poster designs that express the image and style of food.

OUGD505 - SB01 - Leeds Festival/event choices

I have become interested in 5 different events/festivals that occur within Leeds every year which is very popular with the public and designers. 

I have decided to have a bit of a range in the types of events which I ma going to research, this is mostly to keep my mind open and to understand more about the different types of popular interest in Leeds and also what these events have to offer people and visitors from outside of Leeds. I feel that this will help me to understand the culture of Leeds a lot better. 

The first festival that l will be researching is in which I have visited myself yearly since I moved to Leeds.

Leeds Christkindelmarket!

http://whatson.leeds.gov.uk/germanchristmasmarket/Pages/default.aspx

"to bring a little piece of Germany to Leeds"

Is the statement presented as soon as you open the website for the german market. 

The event lasts a whole week close to Christmas and has many different markets displaying and selling things like German handmade toys, sweets, chocolates, meats, a huge range of different food including displays of german music. 

The entire area also features amazing and magical colors with warm lights. It is extremely difficult not to feel welcome with a sense of joy as soon as you enter the christkindal market. 

Leeds Light Night!

http://whatson.leeds.gov.uk/lightnight/Pages/default.aspx

During two nights in early October, the entirety of Leeds center is lit up with beautiful colors and light. 

The city is separated into different zones and anyone for free can follow different trails through different zones, enjoying spectacular displays of light shows and even displays of work alongside interesting music. 

lights are projected onto many different buildings across the city.

Leeds light night is designed to be a celebration of color and art and is aimed at all people and has been designed to host different activities for groups and separate people including families. 

Leeds Print Festival!

http://www.leedsprintfestival.com

The Leeds print festival was made to celebrate contemporary print process through type and image. the festival lasts for a whole day at various different venues to show off a collection of work, talks, and displays.

I recently visited this year's print festival, which was my first time experiencing the festival. I thoroughly enjoyed the displays of work which all were very beautiful, I then went to the talks which were very interesting.

I'm not sure the print festival would be the festival I will choose to create designs for, however, I like having it in my collection. 

IndieFood Festival

The Indie food festival is definitely on of the festivals I am most interested in. 

This festival is probably one of the biggest festivals to take place in Leeds simply because there is so much going on, Looking through the website, a lot of the events have already sold out which shows how popular it is. 

The reason I find this festival so interesting is because it is a mix of very social events, huge ranges of food and drink and the themes which go with each event are absolutely spectacular. I can't imagine any person attending any of these events during the festival to lose interest for one minute, simply because there is so much to do, drink and eat.

I think I would greatly enjoy creating a traditional print in response to this festival, as I feel there would be a lot to explore in terms of imagery. 

Thought Bubble

"The Thought Bubble Festival is the UK’s largest event of its kind – an annual celebration of sequential art in all its forms, including everything from superhero comics to independent and small-press artists and writers.

Thought Bubble formed in 2007 as a non-profit-making organization dedicated to promoting comics, graphic novels, and animation as an important national and international cultural art-form. Now in its 10th year, the festival has been extended over a full week with a jam-packed program of events at a variety of venues across the city. Our aim is to cater to both long-time comic book fans and those who have never picked up a graphic novel before"

I really like all of these festivals, there are a couple however which top my favourites list, that I would enjoy creating design for.

OUGD505 - SB01 - Brief explanation

For the first Studio Brief for 505, I am required to research into the different festivals that occur throughout the year within Leeds city center and outskirts. This is to understand what makes Leeds, the city it is and how these different events and festivals have helped to shape the city and it's culture. 

Having lived in Leeds for nearly 3 years now, I have managed to visit quite a few of these festivals in my spare time and have even collected some neat trinkets along the way.

I will choose five different events to research and write about, however, I will only be creating a response for one of these events, which I am required to present as an A3 poster using a traditional print method.