First Tutorial with Jamie

I had my first tutorial with Jamie today to get some feedback on my blog, my visual journal's humble beginnings and the research I have collected for written piece. Here are the notes on my iPad that I made during our discussion:

• Alongside trying to debunk Zeegen's comments, look at the Pick Me Up print fair.

• Maybe there is a difference between print fairs and festivals. Is it about purely printmaking and not illustration?

• Finds arguments for and against to triangulate more effectively.

• What is wrong with illustration just being purely about aesthetics?

• What is illustration? In its simplest form it is communication. Children's books are pretty for decoration's sake and what is wrong with that?

• Look at things in context.

• Mention in your blog how there is so much information online on Google Books and J-Stor and how it is time-consuming to filter through and refine the search.

• Consider your 3 texts to triangulate with. Are they powerful enough? Do they communicate what you are wanting to say?

• Design thinking; a design process for illustration, about concept and ideas, ideas over process and final outcomes. 

• What is design thinking? What does it mean to be a designer? Illustrators are designers.

• What do the AOI determine to be illustration?

• What does Lawrence Zeegen himself consider to be illustration?

• Triangulate and create your own definition and draw comparisons.

Reflection

I'm feeling a little lost at the moment in regards to my COP work. Granted, I have just started to undertake the tasks and get a sense of what is required but I like to know what I am doing early on so I can make quick progress and feel like I am achieving something! What is my aim here? What am I doing in my visual journal? Why does it just feel like an extension of visual language by looking at line, shape, colour? Argh!