Lost & Found

• Main Author: Speight, Diane
• Format: Others
• Published: ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University 2014
• Subjects: Handmade processes in graphic design; Hand-cut type; Collage; Assemblage; Found objects; Nostalgia
• Online Access: http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/art_design_theses/152; http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1160&context=art_design_theses

Digital technology has expanded the designer’s creative reach, but cannot duplicate the complexity of the imperfect and unexpected results of handmade processes. By executing a series of hand-built collage and assemblage pieces, I hope to not only rediscover the pleasure of working with my hands but also to develop creative methods to incorporate into future design projects. In this body of work, I have manually executed tasks that designers perform with software — cutting, pasting, layering, aligning, and creating transparency and drop shadows. The pieces are built from new and found materials, using text and images from old family letters and photos — physical evidence of relationships from my childhood and those of my parents and grandparents. These pieces express fragments of memories and family history.