Final Assignment

The last assignment was a "colour book". The freedom afforded by the theme was both a blessing and a curse. The ability to choose whatever I like is wonderful, while simultaneously complicating my choice by allowing me to do whatever I like.  Not always the best. As such I spent far too much time ruminating on the possibilities. 

First, I found a series of multicolour translucent binder dividers. Since my purchase of "Interaction of Colour" by Josef Albers I have taken an interest in collecting coloured paper. I used my new collection of hues and experimented with them. observing how the colours changed under different translucent colour conditions. While interesting, I found many of the combinations were to similar to one another to justify a whole book dedicated to the subject. Simultaneously I found it conceptually boring, more a demo of an experiment than a well thought out book.

I began Using a two pieces of white printer paper to isolate the newly created hue. Isolating the colour made it easier to identify.  

I found that I didn't like these ideas at all. It felt empty and like I had to over explain my thoughts. I don't want to over explain. I wanted more simplicity.

I considered the idea of exploring colour in the context of advertising, the ways in which it is utilized to manipulate audiences into purchasing products they don't need, or viewing advertisements to create wealth for others. I did a lot of research on this topic, but couldn't figure out how to translate these ideas into an engaging story.

I find I overthink every project i do until they are convoluted and frustrating, Each work requires several layers of fat shaved off to reveal the final result. Hence, "Colour Palettes For Future Refence". 

"Colour Palettes For Future Refence" is not conceptually complex. It's quite simple: colours I like next to each other compiled in a single bound book to refer to in the future. The idea is stripped to the bare essentials. The idea is simple (considering I find myself increasingly annoyed by hyper-specific works targeting none but the creator) and the viewers are asked nothing but their preference for the colour palettes provided. 

The book is made of water colour paper, felt, glue, paint, and embroidery thread. The paper is cut to ensure each colour is provided a 3x3 inch square to occupy, and 2cm allowance for binding. 

There are 20 palettes in total with two felt wrapped covers to protect them. The covers and thread are left plain so as to avoid diverting attention from the multicolour pages. 

The book was a laborious process but worth the time. I don't regret the time sunk into this project, I will display it forever on my bookshelf. In the future, I will make the pages easier to turn to make reading simpler.