Design Context Presentation

Presented my design context work this morning. I have always felt quite worried about whether my approach is right for the design context, as I see other people working on their books/websites/etc. and choose their favourite design agencies, and were able to eloquently explain how these agencies had an approach to graphic design that is completely compatible with their own personal approach, I kind of felt that my focus was a little less solid.

Whilst I am very interested in the discipline of technical illustration and how it relates to contemporary graphic design, I am unable to relate to them (the tech. artists) in the same way, in the sense that the practicioners I am looking at often study technical illustration from the get go, picking up graphic design skills on the way, whilst I am of course, the polar opposite.

I have a real challenge ahead of me in the future if I plan to pursue this interest, and for this reason the design context book I am producing is part of the process of overcoming this challenge. I want to be able to look at it and remind myself about what the subject of technical illustration is really all about, how the pro's operate, how the skills can be weaved within traditional graphic design practice, etc.

Anyway as for the presentation itself, I discussed the book I am producing (and self-publishing via Blurb or Lulu), presented several example layouts I have been working on, and some of the information I have gathered from e-mail interviews I have conducted. Examples of the layouts I have produced so far can be seen below.