PHOTOGRAMS

 

Photograms are photography images made up from light and paper. The light stains the paper and with certain fluids the paper can be seen after a process. To make an image you must have an object, the object will obviously block the light coming through and staining the paper. The paper is stained depending on the time it has been subjected to the light the longer the darker the shorter the lighter.

Here's my attempt at a photogram in my colleges dark room facilities.

Johnson Banks is a british graphic designer who has designer multiple logos such as the emblem of the city which is a group of logo designs for the city of London.

Also like Herb Lubalin has created double meaning logos and a very smart one is such of his 'shelter' design in which the h's shoulder is shaped pointy instead of a smooth curve in order for it look like a shelter. This logo is for a homeless campaign charity.

Herb Lubalin was an extraordinary logo designer who first explored type faces rather than genius logo designs with double meanings. His best from a list of many was his 'Mother&Child' logo design.

Here is some of his other pieces work including great pieces like 'families' and 'marriage'.

Alan Fletcher was a British Designer born in Nairobi Kenya 27th of september 1931 due to his father was a civil servant but struck ill at his sons age of 5 and later returned to England with his family. After his return he lived with his grandparents, he studied at four art schools Hammersmith School Of art, Central School Of Art, Royal College Of Art also Yale School Of Architecture at Yale University in 1956.

PETER GRUNDY

His work is very blocky with a bright colour scale to emphasise the image he creates from different objects. His work looks simple but is yet quite complex. i decided to have a go at some of his work in the theme of a the 'metro map'. I took inspiration from his work on roads by him creating figures from many different important or famous objects.

Greenwashing

Greenwashing is a promotional lie to much of the population of people who are convinced that the thing they are using and buying is healthier than anything else and that the product is green which as such would help the community and for a healthier life. The way they do this is that they stretch the truth by adding a promotional cover up to hide their indecent trade to favour them mainly for business and money. 

Some businesses are genuinely committed to making the world a better, greener place. But for too many other businesses, environmentalism is little more than a convenient slogan. Buy our products, they say, and you will end global warming, improve air quality, and save the oceans. At best these statements stretch the truth and at worst they help conceal corporate behaviour that is environmentally harmful by any means. 

Gavin Lucas

This is part of Gavin Lucas' work on 'The Layzell Brothers'. This is his work in the creative review of which he has been rewarded by the front cover for his illustration for a 60s psychedelia-influenced film for Adam Buxton. This is his article in te creative review. 

I really like this work due to its unique quirky affect on the work and really matches Adam Buxtons work. I also like the sharp colours and the use of patterns.

David Hockney Highway 

David Hockney is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer. He lives in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, and Kensington, London.

Hes an important contributor to the Pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century.

He has won many awards for his work such as; 

Johnmores painting award (1967)

Companion of hounor (1997)
Royal Acedemic
Order of merit (2012)

Animation of our choice

The Toy Story saga goes on still and is part of my childhood. I have chosen it due to this and have thoroughly enjoyed this throughout my childhood. I enjoy many animations now such as many viral ones such as 'Family Guy', 'Simpsons' and many more I also enjoy amateur animation on youtube such as 'asd movies' and many other randomly funny creations. I enjoy animations due to there desire of being a crowd pleaser and much of the time use of personification where it is thought that the characters are living things such as in Toy Story where the characters are toys of which surely can not be real.

Many animations are used to show a creative way of visual performance with a hope that people will appreciate there work as an art from rather than a cheep giggle.
Other animations can be used to show there political views and other views on certain things.

I enjoy animations because they are easy to understand and relate to and help me receive many ideas for creativity.

Animations have come a long way and have changed a lot not now for kids animations are probably the one of the biggest producers for TV nowadays.

Product Design

This a great product design that many people will know of and probably use day in day out. Mouses are used for the common computer and should fit your hand in order for its primary use the search, click and use the computer. This in particular mouse is ergonomically made for great comfort and use for the user. It's unique shape and design fit with the average hand to make sure of complete comfort with use and ensure a non long term affect of use of the product towards the hands development.

Other things that are made purposely are taken as a natural thing nowadays due to there being a current need for complete comfort and max use and potential for users. the chair is a good example for it having a supporting back when in use and usually a comforting layer or cushion.

I in particularly like the ergonomics of a iPhone due to it being able to fit easily into someones hand and the thumb to be able to reach every part of the screen on the iPhone.

Book covers designed by Penguin Books 

The design of these book covers incorporate a landmark or trait of a particular city such as the 'Leaning tower of Pisa', the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the 'big red bus' of London. The use of one of the letters to make an image stand out from the others makes this piece easy to the eye, yet show how the letter looks or portrays and image iconic to the place and shows a simple use of design to move the letters and change the shape and length and angle. The change in colour also makes the images more understandable. 

I really like these book covers because its so simple yet many people would never have thought to have done so, it uses simple colours laid out on a blank page to clearly have the full affect of the tittle. 

Cover designs are probably the hardest thing for designers to design because it should show the heart and the soul of the book in one single image. Amazing book cover designs make us think, laugh, cry, smile, or contemplate about life. We all know that in the past 75 years, Penguin has created some of the most iconic book covers in history. They've pretty much covered everything in literature. Such as old classics like 'Sherlock Holmes', 'Robin Hood' and many others.

Peter Saville's CD cover for suade

I believe ten steps to this piece of work were;

I think that the first step was too get appropriate models for the cover and photograph,
after that create a suitable background for the style in 1996, he did this by probably using the gradient tool on photoshop,
he would have also added another layer for the background for the black.
After that he would have probably used the gradient tool probably to make the model women rainbow coloured.
But probably during this the photo shoppers had to merge other images taken such as the front woman and the man of which have been adapted from different images.
Also from the original photo there are boxes underneath the bad as a stand and have been taken out by using the lasso tool.
I think he would of taken the photo of the man in colour and then thought that changing the contrast of the picture, he would of done this by selecting the image and editing the colour of it on the 'image' selection.
When Saville had created the image he would of got to the part of incorporating the text, first he would have chosen a type face that the band had chosen already and would have used for there career, the other piece of text was developed by the pen/pencil tool probably last minute to show the CD cover name.

Illustration Artists

Illustration Artists

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Chris Dent

This illustrator is fascinated with urban environments. He graduated from Camberwell College of Arts, soon after he became the co-founder of a new collective HYBRID BUNNY this was formed from students of the College get to show off their portfolios. He has worked with many different well-known companies such as XBOX and PUMA.

He now works within England, London while he works for Noise. He has also done 8 solo shows in London and Paris.     

                                                      Tommy Penton

As an illustrator he is best known for his cover artwork in the music industry. Most of his work is promotional such as advertisement posters. He has done work for British Airways, Virgin, Kenco, Fabric, CIMA & Edinburgh Film Festival.

He published Pentagram ‘Pen and Mouse’ the picture book. His fresh but intelligent approach to perspective art shows a bright and vivid style with a gentle sense of humor.

Olivier Kugler

London based reportage illustrator. Born in Simmozhiem in the Black forest. Interests include French/Belgian bande desinees and Otto Dix. He visited Birkina Faso to view the African village’s way of life by doing this he draws their lives showing he is a observational drawer. He then developed and presented a guide to the royal wedding.

Most of his work is very realistic and is taken from real life situations.

Alexander Calder

He is an American artist who mainly creates sculptures from wires. He mainly develops human faces in the form of wires but only one wire is used per face he also creates animals and many other things from wire.