Graffiti task

We have had a task to sum up the positives and negatives to graffiti.

For
It's Art like any other
Forces people to look and to think and have an opinion
Expression of ideas from people that may not be able to express otherwise
Brings people together (such as on graffiti boards)
Graffiti artists have rules  and morals too, they don't just do it because it's illegal. (such as not to graffiti on churches, or graffiti over something that is better then yours etc)
Brings a more modern look to the city (some people actually pay for it to be done to their building, tastefully of course)
Often political meaning

Against
Vandalism
Ruins view
Hard on the eye

Personally I like graffiti when it is in good taste. In my home town in Liverpool there are a few graffiti boards with some really brilliant drawings on them. I think it is art like any other, many of them also have very political underlying ideas which are very interesting to think about. Just because it is graffiti doesn't mean it has to be dumb, or vandalising. It is an expression of ideas then can often, though not always, be a work of art.

Semiotics

In a group we had to create our own 'Pecha Kucha'
We found 20 typographic designs that incorporated the idea of semiotics well.

This was inspirational in creating our own 'semiotics type' using objects.

I decided to create one using odd socks, to portray that they always go missing. I thought this would be fun to do. I used the word 'lost' but I think 'odd' or 'missing' might have went better.

This was a fun task and I also learned a lot. I will definitely consider semiotics more in my work to help portray certain ideas. I think semiotics can also be used quite understatedly but still work if done well - it may be beneficial to use this in the future, especially in advertising to put certain ideas accross to consumers.

Illustrator Semiotics Task

We were given short tasks (a couple of minutes or so for each one) to create typography to suit a certain word. For example 'flash' or 'segment'. We had to think and communicate ideas quickly but I think it helped push the boundaries a lot. To express an idea and not use image to do so is difficult but is possible. I have definitely learnt from this and will possibly use these ideas to help further the major project.