Methods of Translating

Written Response – Methods of Translating

The following text explores the article “Designer as Author” by Michael Rock, using “Exercises in Style”, by Raymond Queneau, as a method to re-present the article’s main ideas.

Category : Methods of Translating, Unit 1 - Methods

Week 2 – Methods of Translating

In response to last week’s feedback and Gabriela’s workshop, I decided to take the project forward by creating a reader. Mainly borrowing from the visual language of the Russian Avant-garde, and using the 1925 picture book “Yesterday and Today” by Samuil Marshak and Vladimir Lebedev, as a starting point to prompt a dialogue around progress, technology and waste.

Category : Methods of Translating, Unit 1 - Methods

Gabriela Matuszyk – Bam! Book! Workshop

Last Thursday I had the opportunity of joining a collective editing workshop with Gabriela Matuszyk. I decided to add an entry about it, because I think it's quite relevant for the conceptual and practical development of my translation project.

Category : Methods of Translating, Unit 1 - Methods

Week 1 – Methods of Translating

As I started looking at this week’s reading material, I found that the premises in “In Defence of the Poor Image” prompt me to explore archives of digitally collected content circulated through blogs and repositories. As I’m particularly interested in researching rare books and historical materials in connection to their cultural value, I found an interesting focus point on the Russian avant-garde and their use of the printed book as a vehicle for propaganda and masses education.

Category : Methods of Translating, Unit 1 - Methods