Handmade papers...

Tomorrow afternoon later after my meeting, will be in town looking to buy some handmade papers, might have to start at paperchase, though they are very expensive, oh well need to make a start as I want to start some screenprint work next week...

For style ref: Poster examples from Smashing Magazine...

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/04/21/celebration-of-vintage-and-retro-design/

Emigre, and Rudy Vanderlans

I can't believe that the original article at the end of this selection of screen grabs was first published in 1989!!! I used to have a copy of this for years until I lent it to a colleague in Belgium and never got it back!

Still good ref for students, as I have often said to my HND group...

Latest sketchbook roughs done while away last week...

More Gestalt screen grabs 2...

Gestalt screen grabs...

Link - Gestalt theory as applied to Graphic Design...

http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicsblog/2008/03/04/the-rules-of-the-gestalt-theory-and-how-to-apply-it-to-your-graphic-design-layouts/  

  

Pop up examples 2...

Exploring Pop up's 1

Following a lead from Tash, and looking at an excellent example of this craft, I have done some research on this area and found some interesting sites. I have to confess that pop up is something I have really only ever associated with Children's books over the years, and I bought one or two as presents. Last night I had a look a a couple of sites, from which a couple of screen grabs are posted.

Link to a good site: http://robertsabuda.com/snpk1102a.html

A new line of enquiry - Artists Trading Cards...

My latest thoughts...

The items I have just posted come from a recent visit to the Royal Ex last Friday, where I have photographed many times over the last fours years, but never with the focus I have now for my MACD project. The level of colour within the hall is stunning, and it doesn't matter what the weather is like outside the building, there is clearly a focus of bringing to life the various areas, even those high above all areas are catered for.

So ceiling to floor as I have shown, the reflections and shadows come to life...

Royal Ex, Photography ref 3...

Revisit Royal Ex Photography 2...

Revisit to Royal Ex for on-site ref photography 1

More ref experimental packaging...

Blurb - Digital online book printing...

http://www.blurb.com/make/index2

A bit of a mental block...

I'm just having one of those weekends where everything seems to have gone into a cul de sac! I have again looked over the materials I have gathered, and even my tired and tested method of making a checklist to get ideas going has failed me. So I thought I would post some art examples I like from the city art gallery as 'a short interlude'...

The A2Z...

The start of the sketchbook 2...