analysing my own image

so all in all, a pretty sexist and vile advert towards women, I think I have succeeded!

DIGITAL IMAGES

I'd say these were as close to 'final images' that I am going to get. It was difficult as we weren't set a task to necessarily create a final piece as such, but I did really want to produce some images as a result of all my research! 

After experimenting with hand-made collage and digitally worked collage, I am definitely happier with the digital outcomes. I feel as though they are more clean and crisp, and the text looks a lot better. I think the 'show her it's a mans world' and 'these tools don't come in pink' are my favourite two outcomes, I think the motif of the woman works and fits well with the text and these are the two i'm probably most happy with. 

WHAT I LIKE:

• I like that they work quite well as a set. This was my intention and I used the same font throughout each and the same brand name, which is what I think links them together
• I like the bold text, and how it has fit in quite nicely with some of the images 
• They do seem to me quite masculine, which is what I was going for!
• I like the composition and the simplicity of most of them; and I feel like they work a lot better this way. I didn't want to have too much going on incase it diverted attention from the main point
• the repetitive use of motifs in some of them; I used the brush preset tool to create these and I think they work well
• they were really fun to make

WHAT I'M NOT SO KEEN ON:

• I feel so sexist making these!!!!! obviously they do not reflect my actual views whatsoever, but boo!
• I think some could have done with a background image
• I maybe could have thought about adding multiple tools into one image, instead of just the one
• I also could have thought about sticking to just one colour scheme through all the images
• the fact they are done digitally does take away from the hand made feel of collaging a bit

HAND MADE COLLAGE

PROS AND CONS?

PROS:

• I like the hand made feel as I think it is more personal to myself and the reader. 
• It seems a bit more raw and honest 
• it was interesting laying out all the different components and seeing how they looked together
• more charming
• I like the cut paper

CONS:

• I think it looks a bit messy and unprofessional
• It is a lot more difficult to mess around with different layouts, colours and compositions this way
• I think text looks better digitally done; and that way it doesn't have to have a white background behind it
• it is quite fiddly! although I guess that isn't really a con as I enjoy doing it, but it is pretty time consuming

visual journal developments

These are some simple collages I made using american apparel adverts and some typically masculine products. I think these are the images I want to progress further with and maybe try and make into some advertisements of my own. 

I think I need to explore type to use on these, and maybe think about using more cut paper shapes and possibly some other media, maybe pencil or pro marker?