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What is 'vector graphics?'

"Vector graphics is the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and shapes or polygon(s), which are all based on mathematical equations, to represent images in computer graphics.
Vector graphics formats are complementary to raster graphics, which is the representation of images as an array of pixels, as it is typically used for the representation of photographic images.[1] There are instances when working with vector tools and formats is the best practice, and instances when working with raster tools and formats is the best practice. There are times when both formats come together. An understanding of the advantages and limitations of each technology and the relationship between them is most likely to result in efficient and effective use of tools."

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics

Group Crit

Today I had a group crit. This was the feedback I got:

STRENGTHS:
- Lots of idea development
- Good illustration
- Shooting relates to British lifestyle and fashion
- Thorough research

WEAKNESSES:
- Need to identify what outcomes are
- Research into other shop window displays
- How is research informing your design decisions?
- Need to make more decisions
- Illustrations need to develop
- Consider scale, frame, format
- Audience interaction?
- Need to start resolving now
- Inventions need catagorising
- Add comments to all design context blog posts

IDEAS:
- Consider English colours or use existing Paul Smith colours
- Explore strap lie for Paul Smith
- Explore type to go on the 'original' posters
- Try 3D design for shop window
- Extend window Paul Smith brief to fashion show?
- Limited edition screen prints for original' posters = original prints

ACTION PLAN:
- Think about seasons for Paul Smith, do spring/summer?
- Kids line for Paul Smith too?
- Create a fashion event for Paul Smith and produce flyers etc
- Work on strap lines
- Look into English fashion more and country fashion
- Consider colour
- Look at Corronation Street adverts for Hovis brief

All in all I have A LOT to do and only two weeks in which to turn it all around before Easter break. Which doesn't look like it'll be a 'break...' I've come away feeling more motivated however and with some good and helpful feedback on the work I presented.

Design Context Tutorial

The following is feedback from my Design Context tutorial I had the other day:

- Good range of images but need more analysis of why it is relevant to you/your book
- Also need some examples of application, where and how does it work?

PAUL SMITH BRIEF:

- Don't spend so much time on detail until you have explored possible compositions in the context of the shop window.

TO DO:

- Update blog
- Organise tags/labels on blogs
- Take account of categories; illustration, type, colour, scale etc..
- Need to organise/focus objectives more clearly
- Focus on the time you use/left and time up to Easter break
- Chapters for your design context book
- Contact illustrators
- Look into the history of vector illustration

Sela Bar - Leeds

This is a bar in Leeds that is possibly my favourite haunt by far. I have always loved the poster artwork produced for them. This particular one stands out to me most. I love the composition of it, the curning, the colour choices and the simplicity of it. It just works. The hierarchy of information havs been considered well and it contains everything you would need to know about the event. Great simple design.

Clement de Bruin

Will Scobie

David Maclennan

Hello Freaks

123 Klan

DASE Roman Sherbakov

Official Classics

Behance

I liked this image because of it's simplicity. It has a very limited colour pallet and uses bold black vectors. Even the style of vectors are very simple, but yet they work. I also liked the incorporation of pictograms. Makes the design very clear and easy to understand.

Undoboy

What I liked about this book cover was the intricacy of the illustrations. All are black vectored images but work together to give this bold pattern of shapes. I like anything like this, anything that looks like a pattern but when you look closer is built up out of lots of intricate detail and illustrations. A great book cover.

Behance

The type on this book jacket immediately stands out to me. It is greatly complimented by the subtle illustrations behind and by being kept to just two colour. Very cleverly built out of the illustrations. Brilliant.

Kako

Although this artwork has been produced for a dvd cover, I found the layout and style really helpful to look at. Again I found it while on Behance. The simplicity of colour and using greys really works. I love the weight of line used to create depth within the illustration of the models face. I particularly like the way in which the lines on his face link to the bunched wires. Very nice.

Linzie Hunter

This was another Behance find. I find Behance really useful as a source for inspiration. I particularly like the fluidness of the hand drawn type and use of colour. It looks really fun and inviting. Some of it is quite blocky too and makes blocks of colour ontop of other blocks really compliment each other.

Allan Deas

I love the work of Allan Deas. He's a freelance illustrator and photographer. I'm constantly trying to find a style in vector based illustration that makes me tick and thats similar to my own style. So far there have been far and in between. I like a lot of illustration that I find but nothing that really stands out. To me Allan Deas is one of them and a great inspiration. He uses the weight of line that I enjoy and varies it to give his work more depth. He uses big bold bright block coloured areas as fills and adds shading by using tints of the same colour. This is something I am working on within my own work and would like to improve.

Check him out :)

http://web.mac.com/allan.deas/iWeb/allandeas.com/index.html.html

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