Finished drawings For these 12 paper drawings, I decided to move away from the monochrome approach of my initial 26 drawings, and instead developed a colour palette to work from. The colours were pink, blue and turquoise, as I believed that these would compliment each other whilst still providing enough contrast. I measured each frame…Continue Reading Graphic Design: 12 Paper Drawings
Graphic Design: ReMasters Project
Research & Ideas David Jagger: Portrait of a boy with his monkey When researching artwork for this project, I wanted to include one of my favourite oil paintings by David Jagger. Jagger was a British portrait artist who was commissioned by London’s high society and British aristocracy, and even completed portraits of Winston Churchill and…Continue Reading Graphic Design: ReMasters Project
Graphic Design: Art Direction Research
Art direction: Jessie Maxwell Bearden Art Direction can be described as “the management of creative processes that produce visual outputs such as publications, media, environments, communications and symbols.” In other words, it is constructing an image or video to sell a brand or tell a story. An art director I found fascinating is Jessie Maxwell…Continue Reading Graphic Design: Art Direction Research
Graphic Design: Music Design Research
Music Design and DIY label production. When approaching the DIY vinyl task, I began to research the true essence of punk art and the meaning and inspiration behind the movement of DIY record labels. And so, I read an intriguing article by Kevin Dunn titled, “How Punk Rock Kickstarted the Do-It-Yourself Record Revolution.” First and…Continue Reading Graphic Design: Music Design Research