Okay, so with my lack of success throughout the year at keeping a blog I think when it comes to the FMP (Final Major Project) I should really make the effort to learn how to use this thing!
So, the title of my FMP is Maximalism, a term I first encountered about a month ago when I picked up a book by Charlotte Rivers.
From my statement of intent :- Maximalism is a way of describing excess and embellishment. The need for lavishness and opulence seems to be of increasing popularity in daily life in the modern world and effects all those living in a consumer society. I want to take a look into the classic minimalistic phrases such as ‘Form Follows Function’ and ‘Less is More’ and turn them on their head by using highly a decorative and embellished twist. I aspire to conclude the project with a piece that uses mass amounts of detail and adornment and compels the viewer to have to look hard at the piece to enable them to see and understand everything that is going on. All areas of design appear to find pros and cons with ‘maximalism’ yet the style seems to successfully run alongside minimalistic ways of working. When considering graphic design maximal layouts and use of colour and repeated image are a very popular way of working and achieve aesthetically gratifying results.
My FMP essay can be read here > http://issuu.com/sdevine/docs/maximalism
So wish me luck at keeping up with the maximalism blog and completing my FMP :)
So, the title of my FMP is Maximalism, a term I first encountered about a month ago when I picked up a book by Charlotte Rivers.
From my statement of intent :- Maximalism is a way of describing excess and embellishment. The need for lavishness and opulence seems to be of increasing popularity in daily life in the modern world and effects all those living in a consumer society. I want to take a look into the classic minimalistic phrases such as ‘Form Follows Function’ and ‘Less is More’ and turn them on their head by using highly a decorative and embellished twist. I aspire to conclude the project with a piece that uses mass amounts of detail and adornment and compels the viewer to have to look hard at the piece to enable them to see and understand everything that is going on. All areas of design appear to find pros and cons with ‘maximalism’ yet the style seems to successfully run alongside minimalistic ways of working. When considering graphic design maximal layouts and use of colour and repeated image are a very popular way of working and achieve aesthetically gratifying results.
My FMP essay can be read here > http://issuu.com/sdevine/docs/maximalism
So wish me luck at keeping up with the maximalism blog and completing my FMP :)
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