Fast food nation: the dark side of the all-American meal, Part 10 By Eric Schlosser.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Interesting Article
Research into fast food.
Fast food nation: the dark side of the all-American meal, Part 10 By Eric Schlosser.
Fast food nation: the dark side of the all-American meal, Part 10 By Eric Schlosser.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Logopond
I've been looking online for inspiration for my cake logo brief. Not just at existing cake logos but logos in general that I like and feel really work. One of the best websites I've found for this so far is Logopond. These are some of the ones that i have found and really like...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Morning Breath
WHAT I'M LOOKING AT:
These guys are judging the don't panic poster entries for the November 09 pack. Together they are Morning Breath.
Morning Breath is Doug Cunningham and Jason Noto. The two worked together on skateboard designs at Think Skateboards in San Francisco. Their collaborations have grown beyond skateboard graphics to include music packaging, apparel, poster design and more. Doug and Jason split their creative energies and time between commercial and personal work. They have had much of their work published worlwide in many design magazines and books, most recently Dirty Fingernails (Rockport Publishers, 2009)
http://www.morningbreathinc.com/
I love their prints. I'm particularly interested in the way that their type works with their illustrations. Their style is the style that i am completely into at the moment. Very bold and vector based. I just don't seem to be tiring of it. I like the way that they play with overlaying colour in their prints and how it works with their choice of colour. Great style. Great influence.
These guys are judging the don't panic poster entries for the November 09 pack. Together they are Morning Breath.
Morning Breath is Doug Cunningham and Jason Noto. The two worked together on skateboard designs at Think Skateboards in San Francisco. Their collaborations have grown beyond skateboard graphics to include music packaging, apparel, poster design and more. Doug and Jason split their creative energies and time between commercial and personal work. They have had much of their work published worlwide in many design magazines and books, most recently Dirty Fingernails (Rockport Publishers, 2009)
http://www.morningbreathinc.com/
I love their prints. I'm particularly interested in the way that their type works with their illustrations. Their style is the style that i am completely into at the moment. Very bold and vector based. I just don't seem to be tiring of it. I like the way that they play with overlaying colour in their prints and how it works with their choice of colour. Great style. Great influence.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Cool Magazine
WHAT I'M LOOKING AT:
ICN magazine had a great article in about self promotion and some fantastic pictures brimming with inspiration. I got very excited and realised how much more I could improve my business cards and self promotion. They just proved you could be as creative as you like and don't need to follow the boring conventions of a standard business card if you don't want to. I was struggling to represent me, my character, my personality, my skills and style through my designs but these just showed me there are no limits. You really can be as creative as you like. Colour and image and type and boldness, all to be remembered and make an impact. I will definitely be reassessing my designs!
ICN magazine had a great article in about self promotion and some fantastic pictures brimming with inspiration. I got very excited and realised how much more I could improve my business cards and self promotion. They just proved you could be as creative as you like and don't need to follow the boring conventions of a standard business card if you don't want to. I was struggling to represent me, my character, my personality, my skills and style through my designs but these just showed me there are no limits. You really can be as creative as you like. Colour and image and type and boldness, all to be remembered and make an impact. I will definitely be reassessing my designs!
Urban Outfitters
WHAT I'M LOOKING AT:
I have been looking into the t-shirt range for different competitors on the high street and specialist t-shirt companies. these screen grabs have been taken from the Urban Outfitters website. I think they show a great range and are great inspiration for me to look at. I can clearly see how well designs work with different coloured t-shirt stocks and where they place the designs on the t-shirts. It's also interesting to see where the designs fall on a person when the shirt is being worn, rather than just lying the t-shirt flat on a table. Looking at this really helps when I consider these factors for my designs.
Womens range of printed t-shirts November 2009:
I have been looking into the t-shirt range for different competitors on the high street and specialist t-shirt companies. these screen grabs have been taken from the Urban Outfitters website. I think they show a great range and are great inspiration for me to look at. I can clearly see how well designs work with different coloured t-shirt stocks and where they place the designs on the t-shirts. It's also interesting to see where the designs fall on a person when the shirt is being worn, rather than just lying the t-shirt flat on a table. Looking at this really helps when I consider these factors for my designs.
Womens range of printed t-shirts November 2009:
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Work Placement
I'm currently on a work experience placement for this week, so check out my PPD blog to see what I'm looking at and working on :)
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Parra
WHAT I'M LOOKING AT:
This is the style of image and illustration I'm currently really into. Bold, bright and light hearted. I think it's great. Great use of colour, layout on the t-shirt, would make lovely screen prints. Simple, but effective. The style of professionalism I want my work to have. What I am particularly interested in, (mostly in the bottom image) is the way that the illustration works with the type and the type works with the illustration. I struggle with finding a typeface I'm happy with to put along side my illustration and yet this hand draw blocky type works so well. Perhaps i should give it a go...
This is the style of image and illustration I'm currently really into. Bold, bright and light hearted. I think it's great. Great use of colour, layout on the t-shirt, would make lovely screen prints. Simple, but effective. The style of professionalism I want my work to have. What I am particularly interested in, (mostly in the bottom image) is the way that the illustration works with the type and the type works with the illustration. I struggle with finding a typeface I'm happy with to put along side my illustration and yet this hand draw blocky type works so well. Perhaps i should give it a go...
Nous Vous Creative Studio, Leeds
WHAT I'M LOOKING AT:
Light Night 2009 Promo for Leeds City Coucil - Set of 4 Postcards / Flyers
"Nous Vous (we / you) is a Creative Studio, focusing on Graphic Design and Illustration. Alongside our commercial practice we work on self-initiated projects and exhibit frequently.
We encourage dialogue between the client, audience and ourselves. We believe in clear, coherent visual communication, and enjoy working on a range of projects regardless of scale or budget."
http://www.nousvous.eu/
I found this booklet propped up on the side of a bar in town. The vector based images on the front instantly caught my eye and I just had to pick it up. I loved the way they have only used one colour throughout. The simplicity of colour use has such an impact on the resolution. I loved everything about it, from the type face used, the layout to the style of illustration. Great design.
Light Night 2009 Promo for Leeds City Coucil - Set of 4 Postcards / Flyers
"Nous Vous (we / you) is a Creative Studio, focusing on Graphic Design and Illustration. Alongside our commercial practice we work on self-initiated projects and exhibit frequently.
We encourage dialogue between the client, audience and ourselves. We believe in clear, coherent visual communication, and enjoy working on a range of projects regardless of scale or budget."
http://www.nousvous.eu/
I found this booklet propped up on the side of a bar in town. The vector based images on the front instantly caught my eye and I just had to pick it up. I loved the way they have only used one colour throughout. The simplicity of colour use has such an impact on the resolution. I loved everything about it, from the type face used, the layout to the style of illustration. Great design.
Steve Wilson
WHAT I'M LOOKING AT:
I just don't know where to start with this guy. I love his use of colour and line. Although I love his style of type and illustration I think what interests me most about his work is his use of colour. It's so bold and in your face. I want to learn more about how to use colour correctly and how to make it look 'good' in my work. I don't seem to have much structure with the way I use it. He however, seems so careful and thoughtful with limitations and combinations. Love it.
http://wilson2000.com/home.html
I just don't know where to start with this guy. I love his use of colour and line. Although I love his style of type and illustration I think what interests me most about his work is his use of colour. It's so bold and in your face. I want to learn more about how to use colour correctly and how to make it look 'good' in my work. I don't seem to have much structure with the way I use it. He however, seems so careful and thoughtful with limitations and combinations. Love it.
http://wilson2000.com/home.html
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