Dan Woodward
Responding to a Brief - Exercise 1.4: Visual Depth
I've had to tackle perspective a number of times over the course of my studies, and it is something I enjoy yet am slightly obsessive...
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Dan Woodward
May 28, 20235 min read
Responding to a Brief - Exercise 1.3: Less is more
For this exercise, I needed to explore colour palettes. Specifically the challenge of using a limited palette. As I was writing out...
Dan Woodward
May 28, 20237 min read
Responding to a Brief - Exercise 1.2: Mixing and Matching
This was another fun exercise that I was pleased to complete at the start of this module, it really managed to get me back in the swing...
Dan Woodward
May 18, 20233 min read
Responding to a Brief - Exercise 1.1: Draw, draw and draw again
I was looking forward to this exercise. When I read the brief it seemed like a really good way for me to let go of some of my...
Dan Woodward
Jan 11, 20232 min read
Visual Exploration - Exercise 5.3: Creating Connections
Reading through this exercise I noticed that my 10 selected images did not fit well with the exercise brief. Indeed, one of my chosen...
Dan Woodward
Dec 19, 20222 min read
Visual Exploration - Exercise 5.2: Creative Audit
The main reflection I have as I complete this exercise is just how 'bitty' this module seems to have been. Looking back it feels...
Dan Woodward
Dec 19, 20226 min read
Visual Exploration - Exercise 5.1: Reflection on Part Four
Usually, I do a separate reflection post after I have received formative feedback from my tutor. This, time - it's actually the first...
Dan Woodward
Jul 5, 20225 min read
Visual Exploration - Exercise 3.4: Small
For this exercise, I again altered my approach in order to make progress. Initially, I wanted to explore the idea of small through option...
Dan Woodward
Jul 5, 20225 min read
Visual Exploration - Exercise 3.2: Slow
For this exercise, I had to change direction due to the destruction of my studio space. Originally, I had decided to choose Option 1 -...
Dan Woodward
Jun 7, 20223 min read
Visual Exploration - Exercise 3.3: Big
I really wanted to choose option three for this exercise: a large-scale landscape painting. However, I still experienced massive...
Dan Woodward
Mar 6, 20222 min read
Visual Explortion - Exercise 3.1: Fast
For this exercise, the section gets going by throwing you into trying to create quickly and instinctively. I was pleased that the...
Dan Woodward
Feb 20, 20222 min read
Visual Exploration - Exercise 2.7: Composing Pictures
For this exercise, given that the text allowed for the possibility of creating digital collages, I thought it would be fruitless to find...
Dan Woodward
Feb 17, 20222 min read
Visual Exploration - Exercise 2.6: 'Cut-Ups'
This was a surprisingly fun exercise. I had bought two popular tabloid papers on the previous weekend and started as the exercise...
Dan Woodward
Feb 16, 20222 min read
Visual Exploration - Exercise 2.5: Word Processing
This exercise seemed to be very similar in structure to Exercise 2.3, so I decided to take a similar approach in my execution. I followed...
Dan Woodward
Feb 12, 202210 min read
Visual Exploration - Exercise 2.4: Word Associations
Introduction This exercise was incredibly frustrating. It was like kryptonite to my ADHD brain. At first, it seems simple and derivative...
Dan Woodward
Feb 12, 20222 min read
Visual Exploration - Exercise 2.3: Words to Pictures
It's taken me months to write up this experiment. While I started it in December, much disruption took hold over the new year, and I...
Dan Woodward
Dec 15, 20214 min read
Visual Exploration - Exercise 2.2: Multi-Dimensional Thinking
For this exercise, the task was to use random dots on a page to develop shapes and then volumes by using the shapes as vertices. I...
Dan Woodward
Dec 8, 20214 min read
Visual Exploration - Exercise 2.1: Getting Into ‘The Zones
To start this section looking into visual approaches, the coursebook introduced the idea of the comfort zone. This exercise tasked me to...
Dan Woodward
Nov 16, 20219 min read
Visual Exploration - Exercise 1.2: Good Working Habits
For this exercise, after reflecting on the coursework content on documenting & reflecting on work, and creating good work habits, I was...
Dan Woodward
Nov 11, 20219 min read
Visual Exploration - Exercise 1.1: Thinking about your Workspace
When I started my OCA degree in 2018, I was using a desk in our spare bedroom, normally allocated for my PC. As I started to build up...
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