Final context board for glass panel!

Here is the finished context board i have been working on.

It shows all my ideas, sources, materials and inspiration.

I wanted to create a really tactile board, which if shown to a client would portray my ideas as well as possible.  I have included the finished visualisation for the new build, showing my idea to create a glass panel that would be housed in the to lanterns at the top of the building.

I have shown a example of how i would like to create the finished panel, including one of my own glass prints and a small sample of my own plastic wallet prints.

I hope that this board shows you exactly what i would like to achieve if i were to win the 'commission' as it were.

Final visualization

For my final visualization for the new build i am proposing a stained glass style window for the 2 lanterns at the top of the building. Using thin glass with the image printed on in coloured ink i hope to create the illusion of movement and scope around the new build.

I think the colours i have chosen to use and a good contrast to the dull, plain interior of the building so far. Using Photoshop i was able to take a image i had taken on the site tour a few weeks ago and super impose my design onto the lantern windows. I made the rest of the image black and white to show the colours of the glass panels in more detail, and by adding vector people was able to show the scale of my design.

Do you think this works?

Strong image

This is my final strong image, created using paper rolls, edited on Photoshop on and then made into a pattern. I think the way in which this relates to my project has worked really well. As you will have read in an early post i did about these rolls they were created using important images i have worked with throughout the project.

What does the image make you think of? Does it hold any significance to you. I hope that by injecting an element of colour into the new build the spaces will feel more user friendly and less like a dark, empty space that feels lifeless.

Alternative visualizations

Here are a range of visualizations i created as a backup from the main one i wish to use in the new build.

I have used different light effects, colours and opacity's  to give each image a unique feel.

Feel free to leave a comment and let me know which image you like the best. 

I am proud that i managed to create such finished images, as Photoshop has never been one of my strong points. I even managed to work out how to add vector people to make the visualization feel more real.

I think that i have had a real advantage as i was able to visit the new build first and and gain a valuable feel for the space, helping me to come to a decision on what to install into the building.

Combining my images

Deciding which one of my glass prints was my favorite was a difficult decision. The only way i could choose was to lay my top 6 prints side by side, get a group of people to view them and then give me their honest opinion. 

The general opinion was that the 2 on the far left were the most pleasing on the eye, The top one for the uses of colour and the contrast between the front and the back print and the botto one for the ghost like appearance, the way the image seems to float across the plastic effortlessly.

Viewing the composition from a different angle. The way the light shines off the plastic is especially pleasing. Its an effect i have really enjoyed researching through out this shirt project.

Maybe future work will include the use of light and reflection?

Glass overlaying windows!

  

Trying to get a feel for what my final piece for the new build will look like. My glass prints were overlapped in front of a window so you can see the scene behind. 

They have worked really well and the finished result is really striking. Notice how the glass distorts the view from behind, changing the colours, lines and dimensions etc. This is something that i want to portray when i use my glass panels in the new build. Changing lights and colours is something i feel strongly about and want to  enforce into the new build, bringing light and colour into its blank interior.

The image above is one of my particular favorites. I love how the image isnt really there, yet the whole view from behind is distorted and altered. Even something so simple and translucent can make a huge difference!

Layering

The idea of layering is something that appeals to me very strongly, earlier in the project i looked into the work of Kurt Schwitters, a collage artist that works with rubbish and old bits of tat to create pieces.

Taking this idea and putting my own spin on it i decided to create my own collage wall piece. I used items and images that i have been working with and made my own small piece to try and understand how Schwitters works. 

I am actually really pleased with the results.