Mass Art Collaboration

I thought that this collaboration would be a great opportunity to work with students again, from a different country and learn more about different styles/ways of working. Following on from my study abroad experience I was already feeling confident and excited for producing the work!

My group consisted of Both graphic Designers and illustrators. Creating a piece of art about Leeds we thought the most proactive way of generating effective ideas would be to walk around the city centre and observe surroundings, with the hope that something would spring to mind. Two of the Americans thought it was really interesting to see the contrast between the luscious elegance of the Victoria Gate and how its completely juxtaposed with the surrounding commercial, more affordable shops like 'poundland' for example. Pandora is placed at one side of the arcade, and Poundland at the other, which prompted the initial brainstorming and eventual title of the zine.

Positives gained:

We collaboratively decided to make a zine which is a department I don't have a lot of experience in so it was great to learn some new skills with regards to the cutting it out and putting it together. 

We communicated really well as a team, and immediately delegated each other to specific roles once we found a direction to go down. I think what was particularly beneficial to us was our consistent and regular meet ups to discuss current work which had been undertaken. This gave us points of discussion and further advice on work which is more successful than others.

Work Produced

POUNDLAND TO PANDORA

W e wanted to show the history of Leeds in its advancement and juxtaposition between the ambiguous antipodes throughout Leeds and how they unite to form a fluid melting pot of classic and contemporary.