Week 20

After gaining what I feel is a good understanding of the topics in the articles, I wanted to spend some time studying similar magazines, to get a feel of what the project required and the type of target audience I need my project to associate with.

I spent some time in the University library looking at past and present editions of popular architecture magazines, analysing the Typography, grid structures, colours, paper stocks, and other interesting features.

I can hopefully use this to influence my layouts.

 

 

Week 18 +19

I wanted to really get to terms with the subjects in the articles, to give me the best chance of coming up with relevant content and a design I could be pleased with.

I spent a lot of time looking into the Brutalist theme, exploring the history, and looking at photos of brutalist structures, as well as artwork that is influenced by the style. I wanted to feel like I fully understood what the article was referring to before I started to produce design solutions.

The same goes for Victorian and Georgian architecture. Although there isn't as much emphasis on these topics, I felt it was important to get a good knowledge of the themes.

Week 17

 After thinking about the content of the articles, I started to brainstorm some information and thoughts I already have on the themes. We were also asked to go out and take photos of examples of architecture in the area. I've included some of the best photos I took in Wolverhampton, and also some photos I took further from home that reminded me of the assignment.