Alphabet soup - General research

I found finding a final proposal idea for the word 'freeze' particularly difficult, but found inspiration on www.deviantart.com. The below image has been produced using photography, I really like the composition of this piece in particular.  

The below image gave me real inspiration - I layered a thin piece of ice, in experimentation, over my work in an attempt to create the same affect. Unfortunately, due to the inability to produce a thin enough piece of ice, i wasn't able to use this technique as work underneath could not be seen, but all   wasn't lost as i gained inspiration from this to the next image shown below...

The above image gave me the idea to actually freeze my final piece's into ice cubes, At first i tried to create my own mould using polystyrene and cutting my own typography design into, to fill with water and freeze. Unfortunately this didn't work either, i couldn't remove the cast with out snapping the ice. Hence forth came the idea of freezing into ice cubes. 

This was just an image i found when first trying to find idea's. 

"So, What is graphic design?"

'Amidst all of the hype of modern design and computers, we have remained true by generating the mejority of our designs by hand, viewing the computer as a tool and lot letting it dictate our designs'


- Ames Designs


m/m paris:


"It is almost by virtue of a logical development in the history of art that we have been called today to work in the field of design."

I think this work is so aesthetically stunning and hold quite a dark meaning to it. The very detailed hand drawn illustrations, placed on top of a photograph is really effective, giving an image, another. There are many elements to these designs, when considering the range of media's worked with. I believe this relates well to the quotation by Ames Designs, in relation to using a computer as a tool. For these beautiful images to be created, a computer would have been used. Thats not to say this couldn't have been done without it. But the quality and detail can really be highlighted by using one.

Nina Chakrabarti:

This particular item of work is similar to m/m paris but is more restricted within colour palette and medium. This initially was produced without a computer, but by going back to basics and putting pen, to an already produced fashion related photograph. The computer took on a different role, in that, it made it possible, as a tool, to produce and print these designs as an article for production in a magazine. 

This design just goes to show, typography CAN look good hand drawn and have a professional quality. And a design doesn't have to hold image and colour to look good. I absolutely love this piece, it highlights advertisement slogans and shop names. 

Michael Perry: 

This man is amazing. Everything which was posted in his book 'Hand Job' was a collection of hand drawn images which were drawn when working for clients, producing personal work and even doodles. A vast majority of the images aren't even computerised, photography has been used, no finishing touches or vectors - just original forms. I love it.

The computer has been used to present the work is a professional manner and has given Perry the ability to turn such 'Doodles' into an entire publishing book.

Kate Sutton: Computer and Hand work together; in result - complimenting one another. Kate Sutton is a favourite of mine, she brands herself as an illustrator but she's so much more than that! Graphic design and illustrations work hand in hand. She works primarily with hand, but it is clear she used a computer to add colour, define outline and to be able to create final products - such as the 3d Tree's which were hung within what looks like a cafe.

Appropriate, creative, obsessive, frustrating, organised, structured...design lives in the detail

These images I found whilst on the website http://www.stumbleupon.com/

This image is the perfect example for the above quote, being quite self explanatory really. Appropriate - The use of carrots to create a rabbit, obbsessive in its design process etc.

Really, one just for Fred. It just goes to show, the liking of 'Helvetica' is a slight obsession to graphic designers, and, as of now, apparently to fashion.

I love this. Its such a creative and humourous piece, it works well and it's appropriate. Changing the slight detail of a mugs design - 'design lives in detail'

I'm not a fan of this really, but I can imagine the amount of effort and detail used to create such a piece suits the quote to a tee. Obsessivly detailed used nets etc to create a 3d effect.

This is possibly the most beautiful thing i have ever seen. And sums up all the adjectives used within the quote. Thats all that needs to be said.

Another example of serious structure and detailing in the production process.

Food about you - Annecy festival 2010 from Alexandre DUBOSC on Vimeo.

Yvoysprey

A LOT of detail, alot of thought-quite literally.

Let man

I found this guy whilst googling, and found his work quite interesting. I love illustrated work but this was something I hadn't really seen before - It's rather odd really. But again, its very detailed and a structured illustration - therefore fitting the quote in some way.