Draft designs for Final Major so far....

I have been experimenting via Photoshop with various designs for my final and here are a few for you to critique, if you feel inclined.

My inspiration for all of these has been 1970s colour palettes, Scandinavian designs and  my camera obsession.

 The imagery behind of the camera repeats can not really be seen above and this design was the least popular in my crit, so I will not be taking this forward.

This is a very simple Scandi style print although it is perhaps too bright for a living room wall in its current form. I need to look into a more muted orange for this design and perhaps a different background shade.

Inspired by abstract illustrative art from the 1970s I feel this is successful in drawing the eye in different ways. It took a long time to create in Photoshop but I got there in the end. Again, the brightest orange needs muting in my opinion.

Rie Elise Larsen Orange & Black Pleated Paper Lampshades -HUS & HEM- Scandinavian Design For The House And Home

Rie Elise Larsen Orange & Black Pleated Paper Lampshades -HUS & HEM- Scandinavian Design For The House And Home

For my final show, I will be creating a mini-room set with lampshade, stool and papered wall. Great inspiration.

Lovi Birch Ply Moominmamma -HUS & HEM- Scandinavian Design For The House And Home

Lovi Birch Ply Moominmamma -HUS & HEM- Scandinavian Design For The House And Home

How gorgeous is this Moomin, I love it!

Siggi Eggertsson

Siggi Eggertsson is a really interesting Icelandic graphic designer/ illustrator. I have been exploring Scandinavian design with it's distinct graphicness, boldness and use of colour (IKEA here we come!) and it occurred to me that it has parallels with 1970s design in many ways. It is interesting the way most Scandi design has over the decades, never lost this strong sense of craft, colour and shape. This factor has made me explore the world of graphic design to a greater extent and I came across Siggi's fab work.

Siggi's work is playful and sometimes comments on world issues; such as his beautiful christmas baubles which feature an atomic bomb explosion (somewhat unexpected). He is equally at home though with designing geometrically pleasing patterns commercially for the likes of Mulberry for example. I was really happy to see the diversity of his work as it's very inspiring for my Final major project. His use of colour exploration is similar to mine and I when I look at his designs I visualize paper collage, a technique that I am keen to use in my FMP (Final Major Project).






Source:  www.siggieggertson.com

Spring colours in NY

Spring colours in NY, a photo by chippyjackson on Flickr.

The contrast of spring pink blossom against bright blue sky with a very small empire state building peeking out.. Really like the mix of colours in this shot

The Highline

The Highline, a photo by chippyjackson on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
The Highline is a disused above ground railway track that has been converted into a modern walkway with amazing views of the city below. Great views of the cityscape from here.

The Red Studio

The Red Studio, a photo by chippyjackson on Flickr.

MOMA, the Museum of Modern Art has a fantastic and wide range of some famous modern paintings by Picasso, Warhol, Matisse, Monet ,Dali, Rothko and many many more.
I enjoyed viewing this stunning painting, Matisse cleverly emphasises the paintings and sculpture in his studio whereas functional objects are barely there. Apparently he painted this many times with different backgrounds and even though his studio was white he finally settled on the vibrant Red background.. completely awe inspiring and makes me want to paint!