Studio Brief 2 - Object Publication - Photocopying and Photography

Photocopying and Photography of Dandelion design

The original dandelion design was broken down into seedlings and its component shapes and printed. Using these on the photocopier created a sense of motion within the shapes which reflected the movement within seed distribution, as well as creating more organic looking shapes. 

The seedlings were particularly effective on the photocopier as they became very fluid creating a sense of breeziness like they were floating through the air. Aspects of the designs could be used when digitalised, this will allow the less successful shapes to be removed. The images created may be too irregular or finished to be part of the box design, however they could work well as an internal tissue paper design. 

The same elements were printed on tracing paper so that when layered the shapes could be seen underneath each other. These were put in a pile then blown, using a straw, across a white background. This was supposed to mimic the action of blowing a dandelion seed head and create a sense of random, organic distribution for the design. These were then digitalised by layering the original elements over the photograph then removing it to reveal the design. When using image trace the clarity of the shapes was lost so this was the most appropriate method of recreating the design digitally.