Top ten things - Packaging - inspiration

This packaging style is a lovely idea. Using a range of materials, to manipulate a food item appearance, to be used an a CD holder. Its an approach I can take, considering I've used several food items within my work. I could create, for instance, a cut, open orange could create the aesthetics of a CD holder, due it its round shape.

A very simple but effective way of holding a CD. ALthough I think this design wouldn't quite be appropriate for my CD, as its the only product which needs packing.

Top ten things - Time management

SCAN ACTION PLANS

Top ten things - Packaging - Cd dimentions

Considering I'm designing for a DVD I really needed to know the dimensions.

Top ten things - Packaging - Inspiration

I really like the impact this design has, its layout is certainly something I would like to achieve. I have a good amount of art work which can make a similar scene to the above. My colour palette will be very different due to the context and 'realness' and life like qualities my objects have. I like the simpleness of this DVD design, its very standard in shape, I could work with this, but make the interior more interesting.

Top ten things - Packaging - Inspiration

http://designspiration.net/image/6256/

I really like the layout of this piece and use of white space. Its a very simple design and uses colour well.

http://www.septemberindustry.co.uk/mucho-new-year-special/

I really like the complexity of this piece, the way in which the packaging holds up the piece when opened. The colours and type I'm not too keen on, but the style and layout is a direction I could take with my piece. I could cut the card to look like some of my art work to be holding the cd up. 

http://lovelypackage.com/backforth-unavoidable-casualty/#more-4767

I really like the simpleness of this piece, using the cd as part of the artwork with simple illustration. I think if I get stuck for design ideas or time, its something I will do as I have the aesthetics within my idents.

Top ten things - Packaging inspiration

http://lovelypackage.com/music-cd-labeling-system/


I really like the simplicity of this cover, the idea of using simple black vectors is something I could do. Considering time, it would be quick for me to achieve a design like this. 

Top ten things - Packaging - Inspiration

http://lovelypackage.com/student-work-oussama-mezher/


Classification type CD packaging designed by Oussama Mezher. Its an Idea I could use, I could package my DVD like this, use using the one 'folder' among other image based folders. It could be a nice aesthetic quality, to have a image like archive to look at.

Top ten things - Cocktail playlist

I came across a recommended cocktail playlist on 'Glamour' , a magazine aimed at the same audience I am aiming at, for my idents and title sequence. I'm going to look through each fo them and try and find something suitable for my idents and title sequence.


http://www.glamour.com/weddings/blogs/save-the-date/2010/02/i-love-this-cocktail-hour-play.html

He Can Only Hold Her Amy Winehouse

Two of Us Aimee Mann & Michael Penn (from the I Am Sam soundtrack)

Sunday Mornings Maroon 5

You Are the Sunshine of My Life Stevie Wonder

You Ever Slip The Black Keys

Worst Trip Dr. Dog

The Intro and Outro Bonzo Dog-Doo-Dah Band

High School Jeremy Fisher

Good Night Rose Ryan Adams

Watching the Wheels Matisyahu

Side With Seeds Wilco

Shine a Light The Rolling Stones

Please Read the Letter Robert Plant & Allison Kraus

Oh Josephine Black Crowes

Join Me in L.A. Warren Zevon

It Makes No Difference My Morning Jacket

In Repair John Mayer

I’m a Ram Gov’t Mule

Golden Brown The Stranglers

Better Together Jack Johnson (from the Rhythms Del Mundo Cuba album)

Crazy Mama J.J. Cale

Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa Vampire Weekend

Any Cure Sucdues

I’m Yours Jason Mraz

Love That Girl Raphael Saadiq

Clocks Coldplay (from the Rhythms Del Mundo Cuba album)

Poison Pushy Stanton Moore

Oh! Lady Be Good Count Basie

Top ten things - ident research - Mocktail location

For my next few idents, I want to illustrate several settings in which a Mocktail can be served / drank. Typically, they are sold where cocktails are, that of any general alcoholic beverage. Cocktail bars sell more variety but local bars and clubs can sell a few too. Heres just a short list of places mocktails can be consumed:


- In the comfort of your own home
- The beach
- Beach bar
- Bar
- Pub
- Cocktail bar
- Night club
- Holiday
- Wedding


The most popular being a bar, I intend on illustrating that. It will give me the chance to work with a more up beat choice of audio, meaning I can be creative regarding movement and transition to audio. The second location will be a beach bar, I can use slightly different audio types to my other 3 idents. I could use that of seagulls, the sea, waves, and people talking.


By recreating settings, which typically serve mocktails, I can make my idents and title sequence more believable and communicate my top ten more directly with out having to give hint to what my top ten is.

Finished 1st Ident

Untitled from Stephanie Lawson on Vimeo.

Top ten things - Suggested audio

I talked to one of the 'Critters' who suggested this tune for one of my idents, in which I intend on creating a bar scene. Other audio which was suggested was 'Nature sounds', such a birds and people talking and singing.







http://www.audiomicro.com/free-sound-effects/free-animal-sound-effects


Bird sounds



Bee's

Laughing

Laughing 2

Glass Clinking

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Glass Clinking 2.

Drink Pour

Ice being stirred

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Top ten things - BBC 1 IDENTS

I came across a website which showed a range of BBC1 idents, all of which use photography and film but I still feel they are relevant to my work. Several elements within each respond to each other, move, change colour or rotate. 


http://beohm.com/identica/uk/xmas2010/BBC1xmas2010.mp4


Screen Grabs:

Here lighting is used to create a sequence and pattern. Its a nice idea, using christmas lights to do so, during the winter period to show the ident. Lighting is something I could experiment with within After Effects.

http://beohm.com/identica/uk/dramaBBC1christmas2009.mp4

I really really like the transition and movement created here of the BBC logo, I have so far, used a still image of the logo within my own animation, animating the logo never came to mind. Its possibly something I could do further.

http://beohm.com/identica/uk/newbbc/broadcastBBConexmas07.mp4

The revealing and spinning of the words and line stroke is really nice here, highlighting the centre point of interest to a viewer, the logo, and a christmas tree. I really like the way in which the line circles, but at the end of the stroke it dissolves into stars and snow flakes, its aesthetics are lovely and christmas'sy.

Top ten things - TGI playlist

After receiving feedback regarding music choice and possibilities, it was suggested I look into music played in bars which serve cocktails. I looked into TGI fridays, as, from personal experience, I know there music is very suited to the atmosphere and works well.


http://www.playlist.com/playlist/16491719691

The cure - 'Friday I'm in Love'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa2nLEhUcZ0


Mika - 'Relax'




 George Michael - 'Freedom! 90' - Intro


 Cage the Elephant - 'No rest for the wicked'

 

Top ten things - BBC 1 logo design elements

http://www.famouslogos.org/bbc-logo

British Broadcasting Corporation, more commonly known as BBC, was based in UK as a broadcasting conglomerate and has verified to be the world’s prime broadcasting corporation over the years. BBC employs around 28,500 individuals in United Kingdom with an annual budget of £4 billion or $8 billion. It is the most governing broadcasting corporation that produces programs for television, radio and the Internet. It is recognized all over the globe with the help of its notable and impressive logo design.

The evolution of BBC logo starts in 1950s when different emblems were adopted for several BBC channels to form individual identities for them. These emblems initially gripped to sober colors like black and white. But, as the years passed by, the design elements were transformed whereas the colors remained unaltered depicting the same professional and bold corporate portrait. Separate BBC channels occupied individual insignias to represent the nature, personality and character of the respective channels. BBC logo has stood in the line of the world’s most professional logotypes which narrates the corporation’s strength, authority and class.

Design Elements of BBC Logo:

The original BBC logo is the best example of logotypes which defines the corporations at their best. Primarily, BBC logos were designed with an Italic typeface and they performed admirably for a noble period. However, in 1997 the BBC logo was refurbished reflecting a more strong and bold image for the corporation and its programs. On October 4th 1997, all BBC logos were to be presented in this new style.

Shape of BBC Logo:
The new BBC logo is captured graciously in a set of three square structures, with corporation’s initials inscribed independently in it. The squares in the BBC logo are innovative and translate the company’s production pace in the modern world. The shape instantly explains the company’s intended goal and restricts the array of guidelines magnificently.

Color of BBC Logo:
Black is the paramount color to project power, integrity and authority. Hence, the BBC logo is tinted in black hue to spread the company’s target that is to accomplish the best commercial image with excellence of its programs. Black shade offers the BBC logo optimistic liveliness and makes it stand out.

Font of BBC Logo:
BBC logo is featured in the superlative bold typeface to portray its prerogative attitude and supremacy. Gill Sans font is employed for the representation of the initials in the BBC logo. The particular font enables the BBC logo to protrude and dwell in picturesque appearance.

Top ten things - Focus - Innocent Smoothies

I came across these animations and have a real liking for the style and tone they have. They have animated fruit, so it related closely to what I'm doing myself, although they are photos used here. The idea of using scenery is something I want to consider, as my background idea is currently very dull and doesn't really create the tone I want. 






The hand made feel here is something I really like, also the music is very appropriate to the product being sold. It's light hearted, vibrant and energetic, which compliments the movements of the fruit within this animation. I could try using hand drawn elements within my own animation.

Top ten things - Moving image videos - Inspiration

Desperate Housewives title sequence
Using a range of photographs, vectors and type.
I really like the pace of this animation, when type appears the whole sequence slows to highlight and give legibility to any text. I also like how images used are not directly related to the show, but it gives a tone of what the series is about, using the movement of characters and audio to do so. This is an approach I could possibly take, although I think this would be difficult considering the content of my top ten. I could show the whole idea of nightlife, but that wouldn't really communicate the idea of mocktails.



I really really like the how cleverly the layers have been used, especially at the beginning of the animation, there are a series of textures, drawings and vectors, scaling up in size to look although they are coming through the screen. The textures created a mysterious feel, the use of scale and zoom makes them feel although they're moving.

Top ten things - Inspiration

The idea of using a lot of solid objects, being that of 2d and 3d, using simple actions and rotations. 



Kinetic type, using solid objects and vectors with a voice over. I really like this animation, its colour palette compliments the mass amount of movement, its a very busy animation, so using similar colours means your eyes aren't to bowled over by movement.



I aboslutly love this animation, its use of multimedia and its time, the way the time fluctuates, from being very slow, to very fast at appropriate times in accordance to the music. It has a psychedelic colour palette which I feel would be appropriate for my own animation.



I wanted to use hand drawn elements within my animation, this is a perfect example of this.

Top Ten things - Type animation

Considering I want to use moving type within my piece, I think I will find this video of great inspiration when it comes to the designing process.

Top ten things - Cocktail - Research

Forgot to post some research I had conducted on cocktails at the beginning of the module.

Top ten things - Inspiration

'Information is Beautiful'

Very much a 'still' of what I want to achieve in my animation sequence. The colours aren't quite to my liking, but the vector outline drawings are certainly something I want to do.

I wanted to use icon vector images in my work, the below image is something very much like I want to achieve.