Turn around...
Well, I think an update here is well past its due...Apart from general research surrounding letterpress and St Brides, since an exhibition has been out of the question the research as been a bit aim less so to speak. But in a desperate quest for outside observation I've had a long discussion with my brother (always have great discussions with him even if we don't always agree!) and we've come up with some possible directions. Just talking to someone like-minded clears all the crap from your head that was clouding the issue. Guess this is something I half knew already and could have done it sooner but that's not always the way things pan out.
Catherine spoke about the conference next year...although I can't do my own exhibition why not work with them? Not so much to do design for it (posters, leaflets etc) as create some "hype" (for want of a better word) surrounding what the conference stands for, provoke interest, get people talking (which was the focus of the my exhibition anyway).
This way I can still indirectly raise money for the Library since this will encourage people to attend the conference and (when the library does re-open) perhaps inspire them to use it. Catherine was also interested in me reaching the students in particular...maybe this can be directed with them in mind.
How to ago about this? A website/database seem the most practical for reaching students (more so than an exhibition could) This would involve video and soundbites of interviews with relevant people, links, selected articles for and against the importance of letterpress informing future design (that I've found), image library? (Take pictures at St Bride?) A forum for discussion...i suppose what I'm talking about is creating a community, not just of letterpress lovers but anyone who cares about type and its future.
This would involve creating a website however and in this I'm quite the novice...but as this is not purely a website focused brief, maybe there are ways to get around this...can't disregard it on that count alone.
The only thing I worry about is whether this is too detached from the essence of tactile print...can't communicate that over a website. However this is the best way to disseminate information that is also attainable (not least financially). But in balance I think there has to be a 'real' not just virtual element to this. In thinking i realised that I would need to advertise the website/community anyway..praps I can stage events (ie. place 50ft type sculptures somewhere!) That will get people thinking, something attention grabbing... praps to promote the launch of the site? (Giving me time to make it of course too!)
This community will be the lead up to the conference, so the actual project might last a year in total.
Must send an email to Catherine for more information on the conference and to see what she thinks of the idea, linking the project to something real can only be a good thing.
Will this work? Well i haven't any better ideas so it's either this or continue twiddling thumbs..and I'm sick to death of that. Covering ground is what I need to d for the two weeks as I've a presentation to prepare for...so here goes nothing!
Catherine spoke about the conference next year...although I can't do my own exhibition why not work with them? Not so much to do design for it (posters, leaflets etc) as create some "hype" (for want of a better word) surrounding what the conference stands for, provoke interest, get people talking (which was the focus of the my exhibition anyway).
This way I can still indirectly raise money for the Library since this will encourage people to attend the conference and (when the library does re-open) perhaps inspire them to use it. Catherine was also interested in me reaching the students in particular...maybe this can be directed with them in mind.
How to ago about this? A website/database seem the most practical for reaching students (more so than an exhibition could) This would involve video and soundbites of interviews with relevant people, links, selected articles for and against the importance of letterpress informing future design (that I've found), image library? (Take pictures at St Bride?) A forum for discussion...i suppose what I'm talking about is creating a community, not just of letterpress lovers but anyone who cares about type and its future.
This would involve creating a website however and in this I'm quite the novice...but as this is not purely a website focused brief, maybe there are ways to get around this...can't disregard it on that count alone.
The only thing I worry about is whether this is too detached from the essence of tactile print...can't communicate that over a website. However this is the best way to disseminate information that is also attainable (not least financially). But in balance I think there has to be a 'real' not just virtual element to this. In thinking i realised that I would need to advertise the website/community anyway..praps I can stage events (ie. place 50ft type sculptures somewhere!) That will get people thinking, something attention grabbing... praps to promote the launch of the site? (Giving me time to make it of course too!)
This community will be the lead up to the conference, so the actual project might last a year in total.
Must send an email to Catherine for more information on the conference and to see what she thinks of the idea, linking the project to something real can only be a good thing.
Will this work? Well i haven't any better ideas so it's either this or continue twiddling thumbs..and I'm sick to death of that. Covering ground is what I need to d for the two weeks as I've a presentation to prepare for...so here goes nothing!
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