SB1 - Range of Ideas

Yesterday I sat down and put all my thoughts on this project onto a double page spread. From that I then sketched up a my stronger ideas and then today I developed a few digitally, to give me an idea of how they would work. The problem being my strongest and most relevant idea after speaking to peers. Seems to be my first, to use dark room techniques to create a poster which celebrates the simplicity and freedom of the bicycle. My idea to use darkroom techniques is informed directly by the exhibition itself as it was primarily photography. The process itself is a very simple one using just light and shapes to create an image. This suits the form of the bicycle. However other ideas I have looked at are listed below I will go into more detail on a few on another blog post. 

1. A range of ideas inspired by beryl burton a female cyclist who dominated women's cycling in the 60's winning seven world titles. She is mentioned a few times by boff as inspiration for there exhibition within his essay. 
2. Jersey inspired primarily the rainbow jersey which was worn by beryl burton, The strips are ripe with meaning, eg, different paths, Olympic colours, unity. 
3. The use of dark room techniques. (dark room)
4. typography experimentation with words and phrases I found within boffs essay within bicyclism newspaper. (letter-press)
5. The use of diffrent tire patterns to signify everybody's path. To celebrate all cyclists and move away from racing. (mono-print)
6. A poster to represent the human engine a quote from bicyclism. This would be slightly abstract using shapes and a bike chain to represent a bicycles engine. (Screen print)
7. Looking at the rational clothing movement which suggested women wore shorts to ride there bicycles an important period. (screen print)
8. A poster using just lines to try exaggerate the simplicity of the bicycle. (mono-print)
9. A list of names of peoples who were photographed in the poster. (typewritter) 
10. To use the geometrics of sections of the bicycle. 
11. Looking ay john starley as inspiration, The man who invented the bike. He called it 'the freedom machine'
12. Inspiration from Clarion Cycle club and socalist bicycle movement that is still going on today.
13. Inspiration from the slow bicycle movement, a movement which embraces the everyday bicyclist and encourages slow cycling as a way to appreciate whats around us as we ride. 
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Overall I tried to explore a range of diffrent techniques I could use within my designs. I feel that some of my ideas however didn't communicate the right message, they promoted the racing aspect more. I am aiming to celebrate the everyday cyclist's their journey's, bike's, memories etc. This helped me to narrow down paths to explore. I will spend some time now researching dark room techniques until it reopens on the 16th of april.