Fashion to Date
Illustration
Stephanie Burns 2010
Anothee Henry Matisse inspired illustration.
Monday, 22 February 2010
Thee Art behind the Text
Typography
Stephanie Burns 2010
What is Art?
Is it the creation of something beautiful?
Is it of a meaning?
Does it consist or lack ideas?
Can U learn it?
Is it a superior skill that you can learn, from observation or study?
Is it born?
Does it represent passion?
Is it whatever you want it to be?
Is it a representation?
Is it a collection of memorys, a way to never forget
Does it have the power to retain or recall past experience (Almost like an electronic memory device)
Is it a story?
Can it be read?
Postcard Illustrations
MAUDELLA X3
Postcard Illustration
Stephanie Burns 2010
During a 2 week project called 'Postcard Collage', (collages shown in; 'Collage Illustration' Page on Blog), I created 30 postcard sized collages, collected from a variety of sources, combining even drawing with the originals. I then began to draw from each collage using the collage as sort of a template in order to develop a set of illustrations from. I created a set of illustrations aswell as a set of postcards, this gave me a real good body of work of which I may iclude some of, within my porfolio.
Another Peter Arkle inspied Design
The same illustration as the one upploaded previous, simply edited in order to express my idea of Dystopia.
My idea being to portray Utopian imagery, expressing this ideal world, but to express it using dark styles, in order to represent the dark side of this world. Well really to express it in its own light, its true colours as one might say.
Peter Arkle inspired Design
Arkle has been a point of inspiration throughout many projects. I find his ideas and style fascinating. I used the idea of creating my illustration as if brainstormed, illustrating many different aspects of the story, illustrating Brave new World. Also combining it with text and ideas like Arkle. Both the combination of text and illustrations sit really well together.
Clone 202
I decided to use th idea of clones. Everyone of the same similarity. Each set Whether an Alpha or a Gamma Girl taught to act the same as the next. The Hive still at full buzz even whilst sleeping, with the use of hypnopeadic speech. I thought that using stickmen to represent these was the best way out of many suggestions to represent the idea. It also has quite a contemporary outcome.
The four colours (Mulberry, Karki, Black and Leaf Green) used to represent the babies in the bottle were selected from the book Brave New World, which obviously is the inspiration behind this set. I selected it from the sets of citizens associated with Brave New World. Each selection engineered to fill each particular role destined. Alpha, Beta-Minuses, Epsilons, Delta- Minuses and Gamma Girls . (Not forgetting the Semi- Morons who are the misfits, functioning not as expected, well controlled to do so). Who were going to be sent to Iceland, an Island where one may think for themselves, an Island not consisting of Control and Power, an Island where one may do as one pleases. Doesnt sound too bad to me.
Sunday, 21 February 2010
I simply selected letters from my typeface in order to create the title. I think the use of different styles of typography collected and combined together in order to create one, creates a really interesting use of text to illustarte with.
I will now begin to experiment with this text creating many different possible ideas.
Monday, 1 February 2010
Typography
Typography - Newspaper Typeface
Whilst reading the daily newspaper I noticed the variety of different typeface it contained. From my analysis I created this use of typography directly reflected from it. I sketched each letter individuallly creating a real interesting, quite vague style of typography which I will definatley continue to use within further work
Brave New World
A complete inspiration from the book, 'Swiss Graphic Design'. A quite fascinating exploration of Art
(Russian Constructivism, Boho, Swiss Design)
Just a new computer manipulated design. In order to show my knowledge and responce from the book read I decided to use a lot of text within my illustrations, allowing it to be directly taken from the book. I think this is definatley the right direction to take and will continue with this idea throughout this project.
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