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1. Week1: 21/01/19 - 24/01/19
Contextual researchandproposal.Inpreparationfornextweek,Ibegantoresearchgraphicdesigners
and artiststhat relate tothe product I wantto produce.I foundseveral people whose workintrigued
me,and some whose workIhad not encounteredbefore.ByresearchingbothIbroadenedmyviewinto
the industryandwas able to achieve agreaterlevel of understandingintocreative choices.Istarted
withTappinGofton,a duoresponsible formanyof Coldplay’salbumcovers,alarge inspirationforme
startingthisproject.I soondiscoveredHipgnosiswhoworkedon TheDark Side of the Moon,analbum
witha coverregardedas one of the mostinfluential ever,asitstrayedawayfrom the genericprofileof
albumartwork.By researchinglaterallyanddiscoveringthe traitsandinspirationsof the artists
themselvesIsoonfoundthatanotherof Coldplay’sartdirectorswasinspireddirectlybyone of
Hipgnosis.
I believethatIhave lookedatenoughof a variedsetof artistsand graphicdesignerstoproceedintothe
nextstage of researchbut lookingatmore will nothurtmy production.The designersIhave researched
have givenme plentyof inspirationalreadyandsome eventhe knowledgeintothe meansof producing
worklike theirs.