Before popping the party poppers I decided I would spell out 'party' using the un popped casings. Nick felt that they didn't represent 'party' enough as the tops of the poppers were black/grey. However I feel that they worked; depending on the camera angle you could see the colours on the side for a more subtle and classy look. I think that this amount of colour was enough.
I tried the word out on the worktable which I thought worked with the splashes of colour paint on the table.
I also tried the word out on white paper so that the contrast between the type and the background was bigger, thus making the type standout.
Keeping the white background, I began to experiment with the style of the type to reflect and represent the word better. This looks more playful and relevant to 'party'.
The next step was to actually pop them and create the word using the strings of colour. I made it look as if it had come out of the popper across the page. I used the same style type what I had used previously.
To add to the page I used the other parts of the popper to make it look like an explosion. However, I feel that it over complicated the design; the first approach was more bold and thought provoking.
Next I tried it on another background and played with the styling of the type. I still weren't happy with the background, in fact the white looked better than the blue.
Then I tried it on this purple background, which I thought worked well and had the sense of 'party' with its vibrant background.
I was happy with the way the 'party' turned out and I was thinking about what I could do with the used shells/casings which is when I started to think of what remains after a party. I came up with the word 'over' a way to express that the party is over. In this test I used white which didn't really work with the strings being off white.
As the white didn't work I tried it out on the purple background again and I think the outcome is successful, but could benefit from some development.
My thoughts:
During this process and production session I enjoyed being free and experimenting with a new medium; overall I enjoyed the process and the outcomes I produced. Although I feel this could be developed further and be made into an animated GIF. I will take these thoughts with me and think of ways I could develop this for the final session of year 2; I would like to challenge myself further and experiment more. In terms of these sessions I think they are helping me to become more expression and playful which helps idea generation.
