Combination and alliances

Brainstorm This is my brainstorm that I have created on combinations and alliances. I have thought

of many different things that can be associated with combinations and alliances. This brainstorm will make it easier to pick out 4 possible ideas to experiment and investigate.

Once I have picked my 4 desired topics to investigate, I will make a list of 5 questions that I will research to give me information about the topic, so I can have a better understanding.

Olympics 2012 + Advertising What is the Olympics? The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports,

where thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be known as the world’s leading sports competition where more than 200 nations participate. The Games are held every two years, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating, although they occur every four years within their respective seasonal games.

How many times has London hosted the Olympics? Twice. Once in 1908, and a second time in 1948. The 2012 Olympic games will also be

held in London. When will the London Olympics take place? The 2012 Summer Olympic Games will be held in London from 27 July to 12 August

2012, followed by the 2012 Paralympics Games from 29 August to 9 September. How many countries are expected to take part in the London 2012 Olympics? We expect 205 nations to take part in 300 events at the Olympic Games in 2012. 147

nations will take part in the Paralympic Games. What are the 2012 Olympic events? Archery, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball, boxing, canoe / kayak, cycling, diving,

equestrian, fencing, field hockey, gymnastics, handball, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, soccer / football, swimming, synchronized swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, track and field, triathlon (swimming, biking, running), volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling.

Official London 2012 logo:

War + Death What is war?

War is an organized, armed, and often a long-lasting conflict that is carried on between states, nations, or other parties. Extreme aggression and social disruption occur. War should be understood as intentional and widespread armed disagreement between political communities, and therefore is defined as a form of political violence. An absence of war (and other violence) is known as peace.

What was the biggest war in history?

The biggest war in history is world word 2. This is due to the fact it’s the war with the highest amount of deaths to date, with the total number of deaths being 63,185,500.

How long has the longest war lasted?

The "Roman-Persian Wars” is the longest known war recorded. It began with the Roman invasion of Parthia in 92 BC and lasted till 627 AD. Meaning the war lasted more than 700 years.

Peace + Happiness What is peace?

Peace is a state of harmony characterized by the lack of violent conflict. In international relations, peace is not only the absence of war or conflict, but also the presence of cultural and economic understanding .

Are there any peace organisations?

There are hundreds of peace organisations out there, trying to promote and create peace among people. I looked at one organisation as I couldn’t quote every single one. This organisation is called ‘Nonviolence Peaceforce’. There ‘about us’: “As an unarmed, paid civilian peacekeeping force, Nonviolent Peaceforce fosters dialogue among parties in conflict and provides a protective presence for threatened civilians. With the headquarters in Brussels, NP peacekeeping teams are presently deployed in Sri Lanka, in the Mindanao region of the Philippines and in Sudan.”

Is there a link between Peace and happiness?

“It seemed that the happiness that I was experiencing was in direct relation to what was happening, what was going on, or whether or not something (and the ‘something’ kept constantly changing) was in my life or not. It appeared that my happiness was directly relating to my income, who was in my life at that specific time, my productivity, or some altered state of the mind. I soon realized that I was allowing my relationships with people, my relationship with my bank account, my relationship with my business, etc. to dictate my happiness.

The more I looked inward, the more I saw that peace always resides inside; it is always there. I saw that it would be hidden from me by my thoughts. I saw that it was covered over with my judgments, and I saw that it was masqueraded by ego. Yes, happiness was nice, but peace was bliss! I no longer strive to just be happy, because I realized that when I was peaceful, happiness would come along for the ride.” – Vedam

What is inner peace?

Inner peace refers to a state of being mentally and spiritually at peace, with enough knowledge and understanding to keep oneself strong in the face of discord or stress. Being "at peace" is considered by many to be healthy homeostasis and the opposite of being stressed or anxious. Inner peace is generally associated with bliss and happiness.

Peace + Happiness

Music + Musical Instruments What is music?

Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. The word derives from Greek (mousike; "art of the Muses").

What are musical instruments?

A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument.

Artist Research Jason Kuhrt is a designer in Montreal

Canada. I found his work on Google through his blog. There’s not much information on Jason’s blog about himself personally. He uses programs such as Photoshop, illustrator, InDesign and other programs used to design websites. I was drawn to this particular artwork Jason created to the right, as I thought the use of shapes and effects he used very fascinating and inspiring. I enjoyed the use of brushes and layer use, seeing how you can emphasis certain parts by arranging layers differently. I loved how the text wrapped around, and leads the eye to the text where it ends. The typography is great, I enjoy how the text stays in it’s format, but plays by the rules and considers other layers and there positioning.

Here is some more work he has created:

Here are pictures that I took on the topic I chose Olympic and advertising. With

what I created out of it.

Experimentation

Experimentation

Here are the pictures I collected on War and death. I took a picture of one of my old bb guns and had a picture I took of Normandy graves when I went to France. On the next page is my outcome.

Experimentation Here are my experimentation posters of peace

and happiness.

Experimentation The work I created on music and musical instruments

was largely influenced by Jason Kuhrt, as I tried using similar styles and techniques that he uses. I noticed the shapes in his work and tried sing similar effects on mine. Creating different size shape sizes, experimenting with layers, brushes and opacity and fill of layers and shapes. Here are the primary images that I took to use in my work. Other things used were all in Photoshop.

Development and pan

Here are my developed ideas for Olympic and advertisement. These are possible posters or leaflets.