After having looked at how art movements that developed throughout the 1900s as a response to the movement from rural to urban bases I thought I would look at Japonism the Art’s and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau in a little more detail. I particularly want to see how I can draw influence from these […]

For this project, we were required to select our favourite song and present the lyrics in a style that is reflective of the artist/artists that perform it. I began by selecting the Holocene by Bon Iver. I love the Indie Folk/ Baroque Pop feel to this song and how it often features in films at […]

UI Design Principles Before jumping into some of the specifics of UI design and formatting I felt I needed to run through some of the broader principles of the area to gain a stronger foundation to build upon. UI is so important as if it’s done poorly it can affect the use of a product […]

Type scale, lettering and colour are all incredibly important components of design. Therefore I believe that by building a strong understanding of these areas I will be developing a strong foundation and understanding of typography in design that will allow me to produce considered and effective design outcomes that communicate effectively with the viewer. As […]

What is the Golden Ratio? The golden ratio is a ratio that uses mathematics to create balanced and athletically pleasing composition as often seen in nature. The Golden ratio is closely tied to the Fibonacci Sequences. The Golden Rectangle is produced by using the ratio 1 to 1.61. This ratio creates rectangle where, if you […]

Research For this project we were split into groups to chose a topic and generated our research as a group, we did this using a shared Pinterest board. I found this to be a great way to begin the project and it was brilliant to begin working with others and experiencing what it is like […]

Origins Helvetica originally named Neue Hassocks Grotesk, was created by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger in 1957. The typefaces name was changed in 1960 to Helvetica, a Latin word meaning Swiss, in order to lend the typeface more readily to the international market. The typeface is now one of the most popular and commonly used. Miedinger […]

Wilson Miner Miner outlines how incredibly quickly we are progressing and how technology is being consumed in mass and shaping our environment so quickly with all signs indicating this progression will only become faster. I think it’s not only interesting but important to reflect upon our own role and input into this environment as interaction […]

The history of type and why it’s so important! The history of type might be mistakenly viewed as a “good to know” topic rather than a “need to know” topic. As a designer, I have realised this couldn’t be more wrong. The history of type is a definite need to know topic because it helps […]

Point Below I have experimented with point in a 2, 3, 5 point formation. For might outcomes, I wanted to add a conceptual element using point to create a simplified flower, face and person. The first column was created as a representation of a flower, the top composition the simplest form, 2 points representing the […]