Initial Proposal

Like design, music can also be very expressive, therefore a combination of the two in illustration could work well as a promotional tool for the music as well as being a new experience for the listeners and fans.

I recently uncovered Scottish artist/illustrator Jenny Soep who makes spontaneous drawings of events, using a style that captures the emotion and energy. Jenny documents experiences by drawing on location while the events unfold around her. The images she creates are dynamic, alive and vivify the ambience whilst evoking a true sense of the event. Each event influences each drawing created at the time ensuring each image is completely unique. http://www.jennysoep.com/index.html

I also like the gorilla graffiti style of Banksy as it is not only expressive and creative but each piece also carries a message, feeling or an opinion. This is what I would like to accomplish with my song illustration - enabling the user to clearly understand the message of each track through the use of the imagery provided.

I have chosen the D&AD Student Awards 2011 - Diesel brief - which requires me to choose a band or artist and create an illustrated response inspired by two of their tracks.

The purpose of this brief is to bring back the use of promotional & expressive illustration as part of the musical experience while offering the listeners/fans a new way to experience their favourite artists' tracks.

In doing this I will demonstrate how illustration and music can successfully coincide in today’s society and hopefully find a new and revolutionary use for illustrated imagery within the music industry.

At the finish of this module I wish to have improved my time management and project planning skills. I also wish to have gained experience in successfully delivering briefs/projects within a deadline and to the desired specification.

Furthermore I wish to strengthen my design portfolio while also improving my presentation and report writing skills. Hopefully a deeper look into the design process and undertaking specific tasks throughout this module will also strengthen my creative ability and ultimately allow for professional improvement in the design field.