Spidergrams

Exersise: Spider Diagrams

The idea is to write a spider diagram for each of the 4 words: anger, seaside, childhood and festival.

This is not as easy as it seems and as you ponder on each word, memories and thoughts bubble to the surface. Some thoughts wonderful and some absolutely horrific. Its quite amazing how our mind has the ability to create a realistic and accurate photo or movie of something that has happened so many years in the past. The emotions, the colours, scent of the air and the words stream back into your consciousness as thought they were just yesterday.

The word Anger was of course the most difficult for me as it conjures up negative emotions and experiences not just in childhood but in the now. I surprised myself at how many words came up and with such speed.

The second most difficult was Chilhood as my childhood was difficult. My intention however is not to dwell on any negatives as these thoughts are useless and in the past.

The words Seaside and Festival are fun and happy experiences and its fun to remember events and people from those times. They are also colourful and have odours and texture.

I was surprised at how difficult it was for others to find new words, even with prompting. It was a worthwhile project though and certainly makes you look at things in new and interesting ways. 

I decided to have a look at the images for the words on google afterwards, just to see what came up and I decided to do a collage of images that best represent my thoughts. Childhood was very difficult as the images didn’t really fit in with my mindset. The others were more playful and very enjoyable to put together.

 

Part 2 Ideas: Writing the brief

Project: Writing the brief

Ilustrator: Kenn Brown, Mondolithic Studios

Requirement: Book Cover for HALO EFFECT, a book about the most successful video game of all time.

Author: Glenn Yeffeth

Publisher: Benbella

Size: 15.5cm x 13 cm , 1.5 cm spine. Final size 27cm x 13cm

Colour: 4 colour throughout with glossy lamination one side

Front cover:

Title: Halo Effect

Subtitle: An unauthorized look at the most successful video game of all time

Edited by Glenn Yeffeth

Completely unauthorized (to be included as strap line)

Target Audience: Predominently gamers, lovers of science fiction, and those interested in the background of the most popular series of games ever to be produced

Brief: Cover image must convey the theme of space war, Alien vs good guy or preferably show the megastructure Halo in space. Feel must be science fiction, battle for earth. Suggest a viewing of the video game for further reference

Background:Halo is a science fiction video game franchise. The series centers on the interstellar war between humanity and a theocratic alliance of aliens known as the Covenant. The games centers on the experiences of a cybernetically-enhanced human super-soldier, and his artificial intelligence companion. The term "Halo" refers to Halo megastructures: large, habitable ringed structures where they must battle the aliens to save the earth

        

Body copy back cover

You’re the lone survivor of a genetically engineered race of super- soldiers, trying to save humanity from the vicious Covenant. You’ve got a voice in your helmet, a potentially genocidal robot on your ship and enemies on your tail.

But then you put down the controller. You haven’t been at war, you’ve simply been consumed by HALO, the first person shooter that transformed the landscape of gaming.

Halo and Halo2 shattered sales records and swept gamers deep into a fictional galaxy full of danger and deceit. Millions of players stepped up to the controls to become the Master Chief, captivated by the graphics, storyline and innovative gameplay.

Now in Halo Effect science fiction authors, gaming journalists, scientists, critics and even fellow gamers explore Halo’s hold on players and influence on the world of gaming.

Additional copy with ‘behind the story’ examples to be supplied

Additional requirements: SmartPop logo front and back, BenBella logo back and spine. Bar code space for ISBN number on back cover.