Final Book

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Final Exhibition Photos

To begin our project, “What Does Sound Look Like?”, I did some research to figure out what Bebop music really was and how Charlie Parker influenced the genre, as well as influenced himself.  Bebop music was created as a quicker tempo of jazz, not allowing for dancing, as other jazz music was played for, really demanding for the listener’s attention. The creators of Bebop were trying to create a more modern jazz technique. I took all of these points and created my original attributes for the basis of my project, having energy, with modern techniques, and graphics that demanded attention. I used different colors throughout the physical model, using abstract graphics that caught the viewer’s attention, making study the graphic to decipher the meaning. I also wanted to use more modern looking designs, as well as 40’s jazz bar themes. I took these attributes and also applied to the print booklet, using many of the same or similar graphics, and a vivid red.

Final Bebop/Charlie Parker Project

Process of Print Experience

One of my ideas for my print experience is have a long, trifold-style brochure. The black and white with pictures being the front or outside

, and yellow the back or inside. I thought it would be a nice, small size, but I didn't like how it held the information. The text overpowered the small pages, making it difficult to add any time of design elements or graphics to.

The second idea I had, was just a normal sized booklet, again using the black and white pictures on the cover, and treating the rest of the booklet as spreads. The text again was overwhelming to me did not advance the concept far.

The last concept I came up with, I again ditched the design early, but it was the same booklet design as the second concept but using different design I had either used or almost used in the physical experience of the project.