Having being briefed on the second part of this project, I think now is a good time to look more closely into Russell Brands ideology towards government corruption; disillusioned, distrust and dissatisfy of today's politics. Which personally I feel strongly towards.
To begin my findings, I chose to dive into the source in question which began this whole news article, Brand's most recent book.
Brand, Russell. (2014) 'Revolution' [Clearview], UK, Century.
Brand's current position in society is undoubtedly influencing today's population, young or old (mostly young) people are listening, love or loath him, it's unavoidable. He has pointed out many times before, there are things that need to change, some would say these are opinions, I myself would like to call them concerns. And like the interview which sparked the controversy, it was clear the BBC tried to handle the situation to give both sides of the audience something to talk about, his 15 minute slot on Newsnight was nowhere near enough time to create a level playing field.
Finger pointing aside, I would like to focus more on his book for this aspect of the project. As all of the articles I have delved into make various references to his book, I would like to highlight these specific key points: how people are often disillusioned, distrusted and dissatisfied in today's politics. Focusing primarily on the UK, I will also be looking into US slightly, this is purely to see if I can see a correlation between both governments to justify his points.
My initial ideas were to represent distrust:
Text only, the numbers on 10 Downing Street falling.
Text only, the numbers on 10 Downing Street falling. Also shown inverted.
Text and Image, the Downing Street sign falling.
Text and image OR image only (without the use of the quote).
Text only
Represent the number 10 Downing Street door number in a way that conveys previous mistrust in the government, in this case, I am using the expenses scandal.
Researching existing styles:
Concrete poetry: A good example of how words can be used to create the outline of a symbol. In this case, it is a Guy Forks mask, a great example made famous by 'V for Vendetta' a novel published in 1989 by Alan Moore which was later made into a blockbuster in 2005. This is also the symbol for Anonymous, a computer hacktivist group who want revolution.
Keep it simple, use text in its simplest form and use a straight forward message, not the best example but it certainly does the job.
Here's a great example of the two images above combined, yet again, using only text.
FINAL POSTER DESIGN:
I chose to keep it simple. By gathering the actual list of members of parliament that were actually apart of the expenses scandal, I put it in the font of the number 10 downing street (Trajan) and used the pathfinder tool to minus back on the text to create this effect. The text represents mistrust in parliament, by getting the list of all MP's involved in the expenses scandal, I was able to give the text a hidden meaning in which the viewer must look into.
Text and Image:
This image is a representation of a scene in the movie 'V for Vendetta'. I really appreciate the straight forward style it conveys, I could translate the same illustrative format into my own pieces as it has to get my message across as easily as possible.
Although this poster uses more than 2 colours, but I think even in greyscale this poster could be greatly improved.
I like the idea of using a quote of some sort, but in order to keep my designs consistent, I would rather use the list of MP's involved in the expenses scandal again, as it holds more of a valuable message than something of this nature.
Another example of a Guy Fawkes mask used alone side a quote.
FINAL POSTER DESIGN:
Keeping it consistent. I have made the Guy Fawkes mask into a type of vector image and overplayed it on the text. This then gives the poster a new meaning, in this instance, a revolution.
IMAGE:
This movie poster for V For Vendetta is a good example of simple imagery to convey a meaning. I like how it looks as if it has been spray painted in order to symbolise rebellion.
This is more of a vector style of poster, keeping it simple yet communicating the message is a as easy as looking at it for a split second.
A picture of the current PM, David Cameron, I think it is apt for me to include him in my final image poster as it strongly relates to the subject.
This is an image of Russell Brand, he is painted in the light of Che Guevara, a key part of the Cuban revolution. Thus resembling Russell Brand in the same way. I could combine the image of David Cameron and the Guy Fawkes mask to create a contradictory piece, an almost ironic piece if you will.
FINAL POSTER DESIGN:
David Cameron's face with a Guy Fawkes mask slapped onto it. I made this poster to represent how the general population should be in charge instead of Parliament. I also intended it to be ironic as I relate humour to Russell Brand, especially humour of the sarcastic kind.
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