Jack Wills

Screen grabs from the latest Jack Wills season on clothing.

A wee giggle!

I found this on a friends blog and just had to post it. Great humour through illustration and hand drawn type. Really made me smile.

Shop window displays

http://www.clker.com/

Minga, Music Series - Behance

Petra Stefankova

Catalina Estrada

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