Creative Research - Part 1 My Creations Year 3

LOUISE JONES

Fashion Communication Student

Mimi Fresh, the stylist, visited to give us an industry talk and a styling workshop. Our brief: a vintage online boutique needs new street style images to update their store and provide new social media content. Our group created 2 looks, which are contrasting in vintage styles. These are shown below through my photographs:

Panther Power – Photoshoot Editorial

For my photoshoot inspired by the Black Panther Party, I used a Black model, demonstrating a series of outfits that link the Black Panther Party, Modern Trends and other influences such as NWA. I shot in a series of locations that either compliment or contrast the styling. I particularly like the beach shots and the…

LINE Magazine – Adverts

I chose to create adverts for brands that appeal for all races and the demographic of the magazine. I also created an advert aimed at each gender. One advert is Michael Kors, which I created using resources from where I work to create a still-life style photoshoot. See sketchbook for various compositions. Final advert: MK ADVERT-1mdkmej…

LINE Magazine – Main article survey

In response to my research, I decided on a current issue for my main article: the representation on Black people in the media. Therefore, I created a survey to gain the public’s opinion. I gained 5 reponses: 2 white women, 1 black woman, 1 white man, 1 black man.

LINE Magazine – Masthead

I explored many fonts for the masthead before deciding on ‘Unicum’. I chose this one for its use of lines as well as being bold and creates a strong impact, like the subject in question.

LINE Magazine – Folio

I chose to have a folio of the Black Panther Party fist logo running throughout the bottom of the magazine to unify the magazine:

LINE Magazine – Flat Plan 1.0

LINE Magazine

So for my final outcome of this research project, I am creating a very short magazine/magazine spreads based on the my research. Content will include: A photoshoot inspired by the Black Panther Party fashions combined with modern trends An interview/survery about the representation of Black people in the media, with street photography Adverts A tribute…

Advertising

The topic of skin colour is controversial. The beauty industry has fuelled this opinion that the lighter the skin tone, the more beautiful you are, with its long history of using white or mixed race models. Racism in advertising due to this issue is particularly sensitive, and unfortunately is still around today. Only last month…

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