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Layout of Design Pages - Practice One

Here is the first template of my design pages with inspiration - color scheme - visuals etc

This is my first layout from which i will improve and re-adjust to improve my design pages.

They include very basic drawings with an up-n-down figure drawing as a practice to see how my design pages will look.

I like the spaced out effect and how there's a border to keep enough edges and keep everything central to the page, since this is only my first run-through i have time to go back and perfect these pages to my liking.

Project Post Apocalyptic - Theme: Adam + Eve

Here is the start of my story and the developing of my theme. The project was Post Apocalyptic - and i decided to look at Armageddon especially William Blakes illustrations of this which are extracted from the poem Paradise Lost.

After Armageddon christians believe they will be in heaven for 1000yrs before being put back on the earth to a garden of eden like paradise - this is where my inspiration grows from.

Developing on from this idea i looked at the downfall of man since i've interpreted the link back to the garden of eden to the beggining of sin - without this part of the genesis story - we wouldn't be how we are today.

The main inspiration of this was the serpent that tempted Eve to eat from the tree of knowledge, so this has influenced the use of snakeskin and how it could be wrapped around the body.

I decided to look at Alexander McQueen - Plato's Atlantis which was heavily inspired by Charles Darwin which is contradictory to my theme however i found the use of animal prints and textures very inspiring.

Following on from this i made fabric examples of snakeskin using Ex-spandex which i'm leaning heavily towards using and had at look at Prada and there use of snakeskin and how delicately it had been used and simple but to massive effect.

Here i've looked at the textiles designer Mia Pearlman who is also inspired by nature - however her designs are usually installation pieces so i wanted to create a textiles for my garment but which could be removed also.

As an added style bonus i decided to look at stained glass windows which centre in most if not all churches. These would be used as accessories and decoration but with heavy meaning towards my theme. I have samples using glass and ceramic glass tiles.

Experimentation - Graphics

I find it difficult to use the Mac computers and to create a template which i'm fully happy with, hopefully over the next year i can develop my skills in to making something interesting - eye catching and that i'm happy with.

However - for the time being i was experimenting with photoshop and accidently deleted the body using the wand tool i think, but i actually liked the look of just having the legs on show so used the same tool to just put the head back in

i don't think it's brilliant but i'm happy with this accidental outcome.

Here it is my first template:

The look of the template with the McQueen reptilian shoes also links well with my project theme since it's very back to nature and the use of having the whole legs on show, shows a bit of vulnerability.

Fashion Illustrations - St Martins

Here are 2 images for Graphics - we had to research and look at fashion illustrations so i chose to look at 2 students from Central St Martins - I love the layered look and how it's very simple in design but captivating - Here's the first image by David Koma.

I love how it's a simple up and down of a model with his design placed over the top i'd like to do something similar to this.

The second is Laura Mackness

I like how the designs are drawn out but a model head has just been used. - out of the 2 i think i'd like to experiment with the David Koma style of illustrations and this effect to showcase my work or possibly incorporate the 2 together.

Long Time.

My computers been broke so haven't been able to post any of the stuff i had planned lol but there will be a big catch-up post coming up soon

especially with information for our Post-Apocalyptic crit on Monday.