Whew! Finally got the new flyer out!
This time I think it looks good.
Bit of anger - direct message - not cluttered!
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
FLYER final
Whew! Finally got the new flyer out!
This time I think it looks good.
Bit of anger - direct message - not cluttered!
Stills of... feet!
Here are some of the stills from the animation.
I'm trying to show how with the more votes cast, the harder UAF can stamp on the BNP! Stop them from coming to power!
Slightly violent image but passive aggressive doesn't really rally anyone in this situation.
Inpromptu UAF animation!
This is not a portfolio piece, just a work that appeared out of my flyer production!
Music and Art exhibition!
My mate Zoe was putting on this event, so I thought I would take a break and go and see what all the hubub was about...
I brought a couple of my own pieces from a while ago - couple of stencils.
The venue was Shoreditch church, which in the day was pretty quiet, but when I went to get my work (about 11.30pm) the place was in full swing!
Some of the music acts were bringing in the crowds, and it was a hot evening with hot young people.
Definately worth it!
Day of action! Sunday 25th! UAF bus!
This was a bit of fun! Going around Barking and Dagenham in an open-topped bus proclaiming the message of anti-fascism!
To the chorus of "F**k off you wan***s!", "Grow up!", "F**king pr***s!" and so on...
We also got some support! A lot of waving to people...
All photos taken on my iphone as I managed to forget my Memory card for my camera... dickead!
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Final Poster inspirations (sourced images - google)
The final poster's imagery was a combination from the Soviet depiction of The Worker, as well as the Socialist icon of the fist.
All about power to the people.
Then I saw the imagery for the posters from the film, Metropolis, a German masterpiece of black and white cinema, which is all about class struggle and the posters of which are awe inspiring.
This was one of my main influences.
The image is displayed above.
Final Poster idea! POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
I needed this poster to be POWERFUL and show people the POWER of THEIR VOTE!
I also needed to stay away from the Union Jack, because from a distance it attracts people who love Union Jacks... and repels those who associate it for the wrong reasons...
I really like this final poster - it has a dramatic comic book quality that I'm hoping will draw the eye! And very clear.
Flyer designs...
I really like the idea I've had here - it was all about building a blockade against the fascists by YOU voting! The only problem is it looks a bit tame... I fell in love with the geometric shape of the lego and as such it looks like a lego wall... hardly intimidating and not exactly an obstacle...
However, I will use this design for my 'diary' as it shows how I have built my experience!
Sunday, 11 April 2010
Lions and cubs...
As these pictures show, there is a LARGE amount of support for the EDL. We must do what we can to stop them and change their politics.
Into the Lion's den...
These are the first pictures from the EDL camp. Quite intimidating when you're actually surrounded by so many of them!
In Amongst the Lions... UAF vs EDL! Dudley!
Ok, so i'm gradually forming my own opinion on political matters...
Dudley was quite an eye-opener!
The day starts with the usual proceeds - everyone gathering, looking a bit knackered and a bit scruffy (no offense to people but its usually after a heavy Friday night!) and getting the bus at silly o'clock in the morning to get to Dudley...
We are then told on the coach that there has been a 'change of plan' slightly...
The EDL (English Defence League), who were meant to be marching through Dudley have been confined to the outskirts and we have been confined to a public carpark at the top of town... about 3 miles from each other...
Everyone is basically getting bored as UAF (that's our camp, Unite Against Fascism) try to put on a type of 'festival', with some of the worst acts I've ever seen! Literally we all thought it was a joke to begin with, but then realsing it wasn't, I give FULL RESPECT to the two guys who performed the very worst live act in history! They didn't care! And thats what makes them cool
Anyway, my friend and I thought we would go into the midst of the EDL camp, to take some photos and interview a few racists... oh, and my friend is a quite petit muslim girl.
As we got down to the camp, we started to get those looks - the sort of "What the f**k d'you think you're doing here?" looks...
Initially, we were staying by the police, as the majority of this motley crew are football hooligans, chavs and generally unsavoury people.
My friend however, was fearless and insisted we went in deeper - "Just say we work for the UEL student paper, and that we're neutral" she said. She previously had spent (at a different rally) 6 hours amoungst these people! Balls of steel.
People were trying to cover their faces, but did start giving their reasons for why they were there. The younger ones didn't have much to say... A lot of them couldn't understand, why the papers portrayed them as racist! They had some ridiculous arguements, and it seemed quite rehersed... You see when talking to the 'press', you want to appear correct, not in a bad light!
As we were going, after about 40 mins, we saw fleets of coaches piling up, to join the already 1000 strong.
Thats when it happened.
The last guy we wanted to see, steps off the bus. This is one the leading members of the EDL, a SIKH called Amit Singh. What is a Sikh doing leading a racsit party you may wonder? He is part of the EDL's attempt at a non-racist image. He in fact hates Muslims, because his family were killed by them.
And he met my friend at the last rally. And recognised her...
Now everyone started yelling at us, and we had to get out of their pretty quickly. If we had stayed any longer, we would have been in deep shit!
Getting back to the camp, we founf the disorganised UAF festival, and the local muslim community, who were acting like thugs. Their mosque had been attacked completely and they were out for blood. It was going from one gang to the next.
Then towards 4.30, suddenly everyone was leaving. Why? Because 3,000 EDL members had gathered, rushed and broken through the police lines, and were advancing towards the UAF camp.
We had barely 800 people...
We were being 'evacuated'...
The general feeling on the bus was that we had turned tail and ran...
leaving the muslim community to face the music.
How I feel about it? I think its a huge statement that we need MORE PEOPLE TO STOP THIS EVIL.
When you are outnumbered considerably against drunk psychotic thugs as a non-violent organisation what choice do you have? Take the beating of your life? NO. You intimidate them with overwhelming numbers!! Not the other way around!!!
Dudley was quite an eye-opener!
The day starts with the usual proceeds - everyone gathering, looking a bit knackered and a bit scruffy (no offense to people but its usually after a heavy Friday night!) and getting the bus at silly o'clock in the morning to get to Dudley...
We are then told on the coach that there has been a 'change of plan' slightly...
The EDL (English Defence League), who were meant to be marching through Dudley have been confined to the outskirts and we have been confined to a public carpark at the top of town... about 3 miles from each other...
Everyone is basically getting bored as UAF (that's our camp, Unite Against Fascism) try to put on a type of 'festival', with some of the worst acts I've ever seen! Literally we all thought it was a joke to begin with, but then realsing it wasn't, I give FULL RESPECT to the two guys who performed the very worst live act in history! They didn't care! And thats what makes them cool
Anyway, my friend and I thought we would go into the midst of the EDL camp, to take some photos and interview a few racists... oh, and my friend is a quite petit muslim girl.
As we got down to the camp, we started to get those looks - the sort of "What the f**k d'you think you're doing here?" looks...
Initially, we were staying by the police, as the majority of this motley crew are football hooligans, chavs and generally unsavoury people.
My friend however, was fearless and insisted we went in deeper - "Just say we work for the UEL student paper, and that we're neutral" she said. She previously had spent (at a different rally) 6 hours amoungst these people! Balls of steel.
People were trying to cover their faces, but did start giving their reasons for why they were there. The younger ones didn't have much to say... A lot of them couldn't understand, why the papers portrayed them as racist! They had some ridiculous arguements, and it seemed quite rehersed... You see when talking to the 'press', you want to appear correct, not in a bad light!
As we were going, after about 40 mins, we saw fleets of coaches piling up, to join the already 1000 strong.
Thats when it happened.
The last guy we wanted to see, steps off the bus. This is one the leading members of the EDL, a SIKH called Amit Singh. What is a Sikh doing leading a racsit party you may wonder? He is part of the EDL's attempt at a non-racist image. He in fact hates Muslims, because his family were killed by them.
And he met my friend at the last rally. And recognised her...
Now everyone started yelling at us, and we had to get out of their pretty quickly. If we had stayed any longer, we would have been in deep shit!
Getting back to the camp, we founf the disorganised UAF festival, and the local muslim community, who were acting like thugs. Their mosque had been attacked completely and they were out for blood. It was going from one gang to the next.
Then towards 4.30, suddenly everyone was leaving. Why? Because 3,000 EDL members had gathered, rushed and broken through the police lines, and were advancing towards the UAF camp.
We had barely 800 people...
We were being 'evacuated'...
The general feeling on the bus was that we had turned tail and ran...
leaving the muslim community to face the music.
How I feel about it? I think its a huge statement that we need MORE PEOPLE TO STOP THIS EVIL.
When you are outnumbered considerably against drunk psychotic thugs as a non-violent organisation what choice do you have? Take the beating of your life? NO. You intimidate them with overwhelming numbers!! Not the other way around!!!
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