Have continued to further my research into existing design presidents. What I have found is that in visual rhetoric, it tends to be the idea more than the actual layout that sells a piece. A very clever idea with simple design is far more effective than an elaborate and stylish composition with a vague or cliche idea behind it... that in itself makes this very challenging, as I find it very hard to think to think in that way, especially where signs and symbols are involved. I tend to prefer more literal illustration which really isn't going to work in my favour. I worry that if I rely on the perfect idea landing and it never does I'll do badly, but beyond brainstorming it's hard... I don't think ideas like that can be forced, all that can be done is generate many in the hopes that something will click...
But enough about that particular rant. Class this session ultimately proved my point, as we did many exercises where we were expected to generate ideas on our theme relating to a word or proverb. It's hard to twist your thoughts that way. Set with a chainsaw (how do you even draw chainsaws?!?) for the problem with low income, after many hopeless ideas I tried to draw a chainsaw destroying a clock in an effort to portray how low income means people are forced to destroy all their time for money. I'm not happy with it and I don't think it's effective but I honestly don't know what else to do.
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