Over the last week I have been curating a list of references. Gathering materials that inspire me and my practice. So far, this list includes lots of books – I find that reading has been very inspirational in my practice and I really value using influence from written word in my work. I have also gathered references from various musical sources. This is because I find that listening to music while I create work can have an influence in the type of work I create – I definitely have a preferred genre of music to listen to as I am working as I find it aides the design process. Going on into this week I will be keeping an eye out for more influences that I can use in my list of references. I’m hoping to be able to go back to revisit this list even after the end of this unit to remind myself of things that influence me and my practice.
Furthermore, on Friday I attended a workshop in which we were given a series of 15 minutes long tasks that we would use to create mood board. This was a really exciting and fast paces project which I really enjoyed doing. Finding visuals that i thought captured the essence of myself and how that is reflected in my work. I think that this project really helped me think deeper about myself and how I am reflected i my practice. In evaluation, this is going to be very helpful for the final stages of this project. Helping me think about how I want myself to be reflected in my presentation deck which will be viewed by my tutors and the presentation that I will be giving to my classmates and peers.
