Sunday, 25 October 2009
Carolina Melis
Carolina Melis is one of my favourite illustrators. I actually based my design for my tattoo on her style. What is really interesting is that when Arthur created a font for me for the last part of the Alphabet soup brief, he was not aware of the fact that I really like her illustrations, but the typeface he designed really reminded me of her work.
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
What Is Graphic Design?
Marjane Satrapi's 'Persepolis' was my first experience of a graphic novel.... I like collecting comics, but purely for the illustration rather than the literary content. That was why I was so surprised at how much a pictured based book could be so moving and interesting. I felt the same way when I watched the film. Again I felt shocked at how emotion could be provoked from what is, essentially, a cartoon. I am interested in what elements (graphically) distinguish it from a simple comic or cartoon. In this example, the monochromatic colour clearly play a key part in creating an atmosphere and a tone for the novel, the only other colour being red to distinguish between the present and the past being reflected. From this I have become interested in Manga and feel far more compelled to try and take it seriously.
What Is Graphic Design?
Im am really interested in Japanese woodblock prints like the work of Hiroshige.... mainly because it has been so influential to so many artistic movments and I am really intrigued by Japan as a country and culture. I love the crisp use of lines and flat use of colours. I would like to know more about the actuall processes of woodblock printing....
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