Islamic Window Designs

These beautifully carved "windows" I saw when in the V&A. Recently I have been working with these images and today had a screen made, taking inspiration from the first image. They are so intricate yet simple. I have planes of taking these classic examples and expressing them through modern screen printing - possibly using neon green paint layered on top of a garishly patterned fabric- also there is possibilities with just printing on white and bonding the new material to and existing one by using the embellisher.

Natural History Museum - Adaptations some fish have to make

At the NHM I had a look at the ecology section and came across a really bazaar fish, that goes into the ground to survive. The fish will squish its self into the mud below the former water source it was living in, this is amazing that this fish has figured out away to overcome his problems (water drying up) and gone lower into the earth to soak up enough water to survive. This though is intriguing, it made me wonder about what adaptations we in the future will have to make to survive in the potentially hostile environment we may face.

V&A cup design

 Print on everyday objects, it puts traditional prints in a different context

Visit to the Natural History Museum- ROCKS AND MINERALS

while in London i went down to the Natural History Museum. I had a look around but didn't find much that was relevant or that I was Particularity interested in. However.....I went into my favorite room there.....The Rocks and Mineral section. It is a dull mundane room,  nothing but large glass and wood cases line it. It is whats inside these display cabinets which attracts me to them, they are filled with  piercingly bright, textures and obscure rocks/minerals. It amazes me that something so natural can be so colourful! Ill only put a few up because not all of them will fit ! Im thinking that with these images ill be able to get colour inspiration, and possibly design ideas from them.  

ANNOYANCE

Ive had to re-post some of my previous entries because the images hadn't gone through properly....

-"Visit to Victoria and Albert Museum East Asia artifacts"posted April 9th
- "Eco-friendly company American Apparel" posted April 7th
- "Lloyds TSB" posted March 29th
- "Posters attack" is an entry made on March 29th
- "Designing my poster" posted March 28th
- "High street" posted March 25th 

HIGH STREET 2012

HIGH STREET 2012
Dress
UHC has been asked to help with this project Dress, they in-tern asked students to help them with ideas and inspiration. I have never had an experience like this before..working with other people who are actual professionals. luckily this brief ties in perfectly with our groups ideas.
This week I am down in London and i will be taking pictures of the area so i can start creating samples and form ideas for when i am back in Manchester.  

Designing my poster

When designing my poster I took many things into consideration. I wanted to keep it simple, but catch the eye - so I went with a cartoon of a reclying bin with our group name above in bright colours with the locations where the bins will be below. To try to incorporate the Photoshop skills learnt in previous classes, I used Photoshop to layer the drawing and writing with computer typing, and colouring in the words. Although I ended up going over the letters again with pencil crayon, just to give it a bit of a hand rendered look ( just to make it not as flat). I looked at many different kinds of posters but my main inspiration for the poster design was from my favorite flyer - given to me at the student fare to join lacrosse. The poster was simple, but it grabbed my attention and made me laugh! because of this its always stuck. Just like this poster i wanted to design something that would have this effect on others, and make them want to join in, grab their attention and help !