presentation given to BA Textile Design students

1. be the friction
http://adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/ep106-
shoshana-zuboff

2. When you get the
folded paper DO NOT
let anybody see what
is written on it.
making contact

3. Open the paper but DO
NOT let anybody else in
the room see what is
written on the paper
making contact

4. Once you have noted
the word that is on the
paper re-fold it and
place it securely away.
making contact

5. There are other
people in the room
who have the same
word as you.

6. You have to find them.

7. Rules
You cannot show your text to others.
You cannot talk or point at anything
(including people or objects).
You can draw - but use only images not text.
No other communication is allowed.

8. when you have
found other
people find a
table and sit at it.

9. You are now to work together to
create a composite collaborative
drawing.
As a starting point for the
drawing you are to use the
imagery that you used as
individuals to find each other.
You have 5 minutes

10. • symbol
• 1.
• a mark or character used as a
conventional representation of an object,
function, or process, e.g. the letter or
letters standing for a chemical element or
a character in musical notation.
• 2.
• a thing that represents or stands for
something else, especially a material
object representing something abstract.

11. now reduce/edit the image to a
symbol which communicates the
essence of the drawing
You have 5 minutes

12. communicating some stuff

13. Some stuff we might want to
communicate in the work we make.
• Thoughts
• Ideas – concepts
• Emotions
• Physical properties

14. René Magritte, The Treachery of Images (1926). (Ceci n'est pas une pipe; "This is not a pipe")

15. Tools we might use.........
Words -
what do they mean?

16. translation

21. Tools we might use.........
The image –
we are visual people

22. Tools we might use.........
Symbols –
quick, a shortcut

23. Symbol
A symbol is a person or a concept that represents, stands for or
suggests another idea, visual image, belief, action or material entity.
Symbols take the form of words, sounds, gestures, ideas or visual
images and are used to convey other ideas and beliefs.

24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbol

25. Tools we might use.........
the senses –
touch, texture,
sound, smell, taste......

26. Tools we might use.........
Colour –
its cultural meanings and its
physical attributes

27. What do you think about?

28. The red colour is.....
a warm and positive
associated with our physical needs and our will to survive
radiates a strong and powerful masculine energy
sporty colour, that many automakers choose to showcase their showroom cars
energizing and it provokes the emotions that motivate us to take action
expresses pioneer spirit and leadership qualities, and promotes ambition and
determination
connected to strength and perseverance
improves the self-confidence of those who are shy or are in lack of willpower
signals physical movement and gives us vitality
the colour of sexuality - stimulate deep and intimate passion.
love and sex, sexual energy
anger, revenge and aggression in war and destruction
it can stimulate the appetite and is often used for this purpose in restaurants
being surrounded by it can make us irritable, agitated and ultimately angry
too little red can make us cautious, manipulative and afraid
in Eastern cultures red is for good luck. It’s the traditional colour for weddings
in Indian cultures it symbolizes purity and is often used for wedding dresses

29. Josef Albers - Homage to the square

30. Tools we might use.........
The material we use in our
making –
meaning of materials

31. Tools we might use.........
The process’s we use –
what does the process
mean?

32. Tools we might use.........
Words - what do they mean?
The image - we are visual people
Symbols - quick, a shortcut
The senses - touch, texture, sound, smell, taste......
Colour - its cultural meanings and its physical attributes
The material we use in our making – meaning of materials
The process’s we use – what does the process mean?

33. emotional mood
An example of the creative
design process that as a design
student you may find useful. You
could use it repeatedly for each
brief, unit or project.

40. http://www.trendstop.com/
http://www.wgsn.com/
http://www.premierevision.com/en/The-PV/Trend-forecast/Fashion-information-and-trend-forecast
http://www.fashioninformation.com/
http://www.edelkoort.com/

45. What
colour
is hate?

46. What
shape is
pain?

47. What
texture is
love?

48. What marks
represent
lust?

49. break

50. research testing sampling designing finished pieces

51. research testing sampling designing finished pieces
reflection at every point

52. florals
are
boring

53. Georgia Ofkeeff

55. Language of flowers
Deadly nightshade: A highly
poisonous plant (Atropa
belladonna) with purple bell flowers
and small black berries.
A symbol of deception, danger, and
death.
Forget-me-not: A low-growing plant
(Myosotis) with small, usually blue
flowers .
A symbol of a plea for remembrance.
"Forget me not" are supposed to
have been the last words of young
man who fell into a river and
drowned while picking these
flowers for his lover.

56. Death of Ophelia by John Everett Millet

57. Blue forget-me-nots – a
symbol of fidelity
Buttercups – a symbol of
ingratitude or infantilism
Death of Ophelia (1851-
1852). Painting by Sir John
Everett Millais
Flowers of daisies near the
right hand symbolize
innocence
Nettle signifies pain Purple lythrum in the upper
right corner – fingers of the
dead
Rosehip has the
mythological meaning of
beauty, youth, and love
Roses are traditionally a
symbol of love and beauty
Scarlet poppy floating near
the right hand, symbolizes
grief

58. Bamboo
A symbol for longevity (it's always got green shoots) as well as strength
and grace (it bends readily but doesn't break easily). In Chinese
philosophy, the straight stem of bamboo symbolizes the path
towards enlightenment, the segments of the stem being the steps
along the way.
Carnation
A symbol of betrothal or engagement. In China, a carnation is a symbol
of marriage.
Chrysanthemum
The national symbol of Japan, 'mums are a symbol for long life.
Clover Leaf
The three divided leaves of clover represent the Christian Holy Trinity
of God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Four-leafed
clovers represent luck.
Daisy
The most basic of flowers, a white daisy is a symbol of innocence.

59. Honeysuckle
A less-common symbol of love. Also of generosity.
Iris
Associated with death as Iris was a Greek goddess of the rainbow,
which she used to travel down to earth with messages from the gods
and to transport women's souls to the underworld. The three upright
petals and three drooping sepals are symbols for faith, valor, and
wisdom.
Jasmine
This strongly scented, white flower is used as a Hindu symbol for love.
Juniper
Symbolizes chastity (because juniper berries are protected by the tree's
thorny leaves), Christ (an association with the crown of thorns
placed on the head of Christ), and eternity (juniper wood is
supposedly never attacked by bugs or worms).
Lily
Symbolizes purity, chastity, and innocence. White lilies represent the
purity of the Virgin Mary. The Angel Gabriel was often painted
presenting Mary with a white lily when he announced to her that she
would give birth to the Son of God.

60. Lotus
A common symbol in Asian art, the lotus symbolizes birth and rebirth
through the fact that the petals open when the sun comes out and
close when the sun sets. Also a symbol for fertility, creation, and
purity. The long stem symbolizes our connection to our origins, while
the flower represents the enlightenment to which we aspire.
Mistletoe
Standing under the mistletoe at Christmas gives anyone the opportunity
to kiss you.
Poppy
A symbol of death. Red poppies are a symbol of Remembrance Day
(11 November), which commemorates the dead of the First and
Second World Wars.
Rose
To symbolize love and passion, use red roses. For virginity and purity
use white roses. To symbolize jealousy and infidelity, use​ yellow
roses. In Catholicism, red roses are a symbol of the Virgin Mary.

61. Orchid
A symbol of perfection. The spots on an orchid sometimes represent
the blood of Christ.
Rosemary
Included in funeral wreaths as a symbol of remembrance and in
wedding bouquets as a symbol of fidelity. It's said that if you touch a
lover with a sprig of rosemary, they'll be faithful.
Sunflowers
As a flower which blindly follows the sun, sunflowers have become a
symbol of infatuation or foolish passion.
Thistle
A thorny plant with a beautiful flower, the national symbol of Scotland.
It's thorns symbolize both evil and protection. In Christianity, it
represents the suffering of Christ.
Violet
Symbolize faithfulness, humility, and chastity.

62. Sunflower
adoration
Van Gough

63. speaking flowers

65. Greek lore associates lily
meaning with birth and it is a
symbol for motherhood
because the flower was said to
be created from the breast milk
of Hera.
Zeus wanted Hercules (his son
born from an extra-marital
affair) to become a god. One
way of doing this was to have
him suckle at the breast of his
wife, Hera. Zeus invoked the
god of sleep, Somnus, to put
Hera in a deep slumber while
he enticed Hercules to suck at
her bosom. He did this so
vigorously that the milk
overflowed. That which flowed
heaven-wards became the
Milky Way, and the milk that
flowed to the earth turned into
a white lily.
Flower Seller
Diego Rivera

68. Giuseppe Arcimboldo

69. Giuseppe Arcimboldo

72. Sarah Lucas

73. Holbein The ambassadors

74. Good Friday through reading various clues on the instruments.
http://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/holbeins-the-ambassadors-
a-renaissance-puzzle-part-two-symbols/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=
ReF2O8rzpb4#!

75. book

76. Doge Leonardo Loredan
1501-2, Giovanni Bellini

78. Buttons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button
To connect, to hold, to secure. The idea of a
button box - history

79. Christ Crowned with Thorns
about 1500-05, Probably by Pietro Perugino

81. knots
http://www.bethandevans.com/pdf/ashleybook
knots.pdf
History – where do they come from?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_knots
Purpose – function
http://www.animatedknots.com/

82. Portrait of a Woman of the Hofer Family
about 1470, Swabian

94. Grace Ndiritu
a celebration of shape and movement—concealed and revealed – but also layers
of meaning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFRv9YLIo
GM
Head covering

95. “you can’t get good ideas
without having a lot of
dumb, lousy and crazy
ones - nobody is good at
guessing what is a waste
of time”

96. later look at your days work
and write down as many ideas
around what you are working
on - to use for another day
Practice – ongoing