Task Five

Task Five
Graphic Designer Review

Si Scott Studios
Manchester, UK
Website http://siscottstudio.com
Creative Fields Design, Typography, Illustration

I found Scott on Behances Network .com, his hand drawn line work is incredible. Its Light and flowing. It has real movement to it. I particularly like his Poster for “The Ememy” Who toured in the UK. It’s a clever design incorporating the shape of the Countries visited and a flowing water like line that to me represents the music.
Another one of his posters Varsko 4 has the same kind of feel to it. Flowly and really stylized.

Work checking out
http://www.behance.net/siscott

These images are again from http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Levi-van-Veluw-Landscapes/41274
There by Levi Van Veluw's. I think there very interesting and a real example of thinking out side the square.

Butterfly art

These works are unreal, there done by L Fillpe Dos Santos’s (another artist from http://www.behance.net/Gallery/See-_-Saw/56191) What artist does is do a ink butterfly picture in a book then go over it with line work. Creating some awesome designs. I really respect the drawing skill this artist has. Its something that would take me many goes to perfect an image, and they have done its first go, he has to as you only get one go at each butterfly print. Again ink and water color look is something I really like the look and texture of.

Water color with Line work

These images were created by Greg Betza, Greg is a artist fro Bloomfield In the US.
I found his work on http://www.behance.net/gregbetza.
I really like these works. I love the famine colors and the flow of the texture. I Really like the look of Waters colors with Line work. It is something a have attempted myself but have not succeeded at ,as well as this. Something to practice!

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt

I as researching Egypt for a holiday and came across these images on the National Geographic Website. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/04/hatshepsut/garrett-photography

I thought I put them up just to share as I was amazed at the preserved Mummy face. The Wall carvings are incredible too. The detail is remarkable, imagine how long it would take to finish a wall. These Carvings are all though there cities. Also the Photography is outstanding as well.
Enjoy

Task 6

Task 6 Retro Graphic Design Styles Commentary For this task I found a poster from the Movie Wall e. Wall e was only released in June 2008 however this particular poster has an early modern feel to it. The simple, geometric shapes and minimal color Platte are common traits of the Early Modern period of 1910 to 1939. The Early Modern Period was known for its repetition, Simple shapes, minimal color Platte, Perspective angles, and heroic realism messages and headings, all of which this poster posses. I believe (having seen this movie) because the movie plays with the idea of the present and the future and were we will be if we continue to live and waste the way we do. I think this flash back in style is reminding us that this issue of waste, recycling and our planets health isn’t a new problem and is still continued to be a problem until we take serious action. I really enjoyed this movie and I think this poster promotes it well.

Task 4

Task 4
Graphic Design Book Review Graphic Artists Guild – Directory of Illustration Volume 7 Published in 1990 by Hearst Publications The Directory of Illustration Vol 7 is a book that listed Illustrators and the Companies that they work for and represent. Each artist has examples of their works. The Graphic Artists Guild puts this list together; the Guild started in 1968 and became the supporting body for commercial artist. The beginning of the book explains why the Guild was created and the code of practice. Basically the Guild was created to protect artists works and to push for fair work conditions and pay rates for artists. The book is beautifully put together; the pages are full color prints on thick glossy paper, which makes it lovely to flick through. Each page is set out with either a boxed section of text at the bottom or the top of the double page spread. Meaning the pictures have been made really big. I really enjoyed flicking through the Directory of Illustration, I think I enjoyed the book more so because it from 1990 and the style of illustration reflected that. Having said that there were many illustrations that could easily be used today in 2009.