Creative Networks - Daft Punk/Andrew Graham Dixon - Ideas

Andrew Graham Dixon -


When researching Dixon, it was obvious he has written many books on many different types of art through the ages. We want to use imagery to convey what Dixon’s focus is on.

The idea of using shapes and patterns came about because in history, it often repeats like a pattern and it would be good way to show this.

There is a lot of imagery on Dixon’s books which would be good to incorporate. 

The use of the Creative Networks logo is important. The logo needs to be easily seen in order for the audience to recognise what kind of event it is. 

The LCA logo won’t be used, however it is a good shape to look for inspiration for the poster. This is a college event and keeping the identity of the college in the poster is good idea. We want to use imagery from art history books but have a contemporary twist to them. If we used a picture from the Sistine Chapel, it would not create much excitement and interest.  

The six images of patterns are a few experiments using art history books from the library with a kaleidoscope app. It repeats the pattern and creates a very interesting image.

Using these images would be a good starting point to creating the poster. 

These images are quite clashy, strong colours and interesting to look at and understand. Working with these may be difficult because there is so much pattern and colour.

Daft Punk -

The research undertaken highlighted that Daft Punk use a lot of colour and light in their performances. However in their branding and merchandise they use a lot of darker colours. The posters need to attract attention, using black is costly and may not catch people’s eyes. 

 The idea of using foil as imagery, is a way of trying to use texture, colour and light all together. Daft Punk are very futuristic looking and sounding, tin foil is a good way to show this. The way the light catches and shadows are created when scanned in, gave ideas to use in a pattern similar to the stage lights.

This idea may or may not work due to the strong colours and positioning of the light and dark.