Design

1. Covert and Obscured
Jared Lagden

2. Words for the Exam
Concealed
transformation
distant
mystery
secret
urban/rural
isolated/distant
anonymity
underwater
dense
shadows
treasure
hidden
puzzles
codes
demolition
derelict
torn
wrap
thrill
mask
talisman
beneath
decayed
layers
reveal
x-ray
private
beauty in the ordinary
domestic
claustraphobic
compact
camouflage
inner emotions
adventure
lost
idenity
decoration
shells & cocoons
protect
masquerade
package & overpackage
riddles
codes
symbols
stenography
labryrinth

3. What does covert mean?
• Covert – Covert means to be secretive or not openly
practiced. Contextual example for covert: Covert actions by
the special forces etc. Covert is particularly associated with
the Army and Police; covert is to kept in the dark about
something or to be covert means you don’t want to openly
tell or show people something i.e.: you want to be left alone.
Words that are similar to covert: Undisclosed, secret, invisible,
concealed etc.

4. Obscured
• Obscured – Being Obscure has a variation of different
meanings, in one sense it means to be remote Physically and
socially to people, not famous or acclaimed, difficult to find,
unclear/not clearly understood, less visible etc. the difference
between Covert and Obscured is that covert means to secret
deliberately, for the protection of others; and obscured is to
be kept secret for personal reasons also meaning for
something to be unclear, like work.

5. Covert Brainstorm
Guerrilla
Warfare
Hidden Camouflage
Special
Forces/police/Army
Covert Secrets
Science
Animal Testing: Drugs:
Penicillin etc. the public
Destructive:
doesn’t know when
Military rockets,
products are being
Nuclear Rockets
tested on animals.
etc.

6. Obscure Brainstorm
Astronauts
Animal Testing: Drugs:
Penicillin etc. the public
doesn’t know when
Space Travel
products are being
tested on animals.
Science
Camouflage
Mentality Obscure Invisible

7. Images to do with Covert

8. Images to do with Obscure

9. Distant/Isolated
History – Far
Time
away in time
Space Travel Science Physics
Distant:
Travel, i.e.: London to
Far away in space/time.
Manchester – A long
After a specified
‘Distance’
distance.
Distant/Isolated
Isolated:
Far away form other places,
Solitary people and buildings
Confinement (civilisation). Having minimal
contact or little in common
with others
Anthropophobia: The fear of people.
This fear restricts people from
interacting with others who are new,
but can talk to people close to them
i.e.: Family and Friends.

10. Final Choice
• I have chosen Distant/Isolated for my final idea, and example that I could use to
create around this idea is space travel. This fits in with the title of ‘Covert and
Obscure’ and ‘Distant/Isolated’; the reason is, is that the Astronauts are Isolated
and Distant from other human beings and the reason it fit with the title is because
the Astronauts have a gold tinted facemask that obscures their face from the other
Astronauts and that once the space shuttle is out of Stratosphere it is masked by
the blue sky; hence fitting in with the title and the Exam words I have chosen.

11. Artist one: Mario Wagner
• Mario Wagner is a 39 year old illustrator from San Francisco USA. He has
been advertising for many different companies varying from ABSOLUT
VODKA, Cheerios and IKEA. I like his work because he uses a mixed
variation of illustrator, Photoshop and real textures like paint. His fine art
has been shown in various different exhibitions in Berlin, Los Angles, San
Francisco and London for art fairs like SCOPE, NADA and Art Basel.
• Some of his work is below:

12. Dawn Gardener
• Dawn gardener is a 2011 graduate with a First Class Honours Bachelor of
Arts in Graphic Design she is new and upcoming the Graphic Design world
but uses a very nice style of art that could be implemented into my final
artwork. Her work is below: