6A2, 6B2 - OUGD602 - Set Design for Printed Matter by Wang Shaoqiang

Set Design for Printed Matter by Wang Shaoqiang

For the Grow Wild Exhibition my outcome was was heavily influenced by a book called Set Design for Printed Matter. The book features different set designers and approaches to set design with some using props, others having handmade elements, some integrating type and others being purely graphical.

Key things taken from the book:
- The book has highlighted how three dimensional work can be integrated into Graphic Design and that both these elements can work together 
- The book explores a wider sense of what set design can be showing that it is not necessarily just about creating sets for films etc
-  The importance of photography in the final designs is made clear and means the work is shown to its full potential 
- The use of colour, form and material is important in creating strong designs 
- The book highlights how simple materials and props can be used to create a narrative within a design and a well crafted outcome
- I particularly like the hands on and making aspect to this type of design with the use of process and material important within my practice