What has came to represent my practice?
Typography
In terms of visuals, my practice is almost always handmade. This is represented by paint and ink marks, pencil sketches, very textural, bold marks. The colours are often monochrome, if not black, white, and a striking colour.
Hand-rendered typography has also became a big part of my work. Not only in physical artwork, but on business cards, website headers, and poster designs and products I have made. Much like how graphic designs select an appropriate typeface to represent themselves, I have subconsciously integrated this into my practice and other ways of promoting and 'branding' myself.
Publications
Publications have slowly formed part of my practice. It's for this reason I want my 15-page portfolio to read as more of a specialist publication, rather than 15 single images in a traditional portfolio layout. As mentioned in a previous post, I want to approach it this way like other creatives have with their own artist books.
I have already tried putting together images to form my portfolio, and I the word 'portfolio' has stifled me from making something as dynamic and interesting as some of my other work. So if I go into it with the idea of creating 15 pages of experiments, tests, not just 1-image pages of work, maybe this will make it easier and less formalised for me.
Tone of Voice
Looking back at my Creative Manifesto from October 2017, I said myself that showing a tone of voice was important to me. Maybe this is how I should consider all of the professional aspects of my practice, so they have the same level of play and experimentation, and aren't so regimented and standardised.
Although I understand that these professional considerations are important, I need to remind myself that I can still be creative and playful with how I present my practice.
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