On Friday i went to the wonderful field trip forum set up
for creative people in all the different areas of design. they had a great selection
of speakers who had specific skill sets and processes which the ranged quite
far.
The first speaker was
the very talented Eamon Donnelly who’s love for milk bars was very clear in his
style. He had a combination hand drawn and digital in his technique which
started with a sketch and then developed into digital filling and perfecting.
He was an obvious aussie fella who loved his heritage and
told us of touching childhood stories.
Here is a link to his website: http://eamondonnelly.com/
The second speaker was the very funny Ben Sanders who’s
relaxed attitude towards his beloved industry is inspiring. His work was
clearly the complete opposite to Donnelly’s stylistically and in both their
chosen processes which showed a great juxtaposition to individual talent and
voice. He actually had apposing advice to Donnelly also which I think helped
the forum speak to a wider audience.
Here is a link to his website: http://www.bensanders.com.au/
The third speaker was the lovely Madeleine Stamer who I have
loved personally for quite some time now. She was a thrill to listen to mostly
because of how much you she loved her job and the passion she puts into every
job she receives. She did a completely practical work process example which
gave you such insight to how she develops all her charming designs.
It was quite adorable because at the beginning of her talk,
the mike was sitting over her heart and was picking up the fast passed beats
which was being produced by it. You could fully appreciate the level of her
nerves which made me love her that little bit more.
Here is a link to her website: http://www.littlecircusdesign.com/
The fourth speaker was the very talented font designer Luke
Lucas who always amazes me with his ability in digital design and knowledge of
form.
Though not the best at captivating an audience, he made it
up by wowing us with his abilities. He produced a design for the forum from the
very beginning which was wonderful to watch and
helped us get closer to understanding his detailed techniques.
Here is a link to his website: http://www.lukelucas.com/
The second last speaker to enlighten us was Mimi Leung who
spoke the most to me personally. Her work and style links to mine the most out
of the speakers with its use of bright colours and cartoonish fictional
figures. She helped me get back to a place where I had not been for a while
which is a place of creative necessity. She reminded me that I had to do this
to be happy for she also needed to produce to be fulfilled. A wonderful artist
and designer who I will support all the way.
Her is a link to her website: http://www.mimileung.co.uk/
The final speaker was the quirky Oslo Davis who had the
sense of humour of everyone’s dads. I enjoyed his talk the least because it did
not connect with me. His technique didn’t really impress me and his direction was
very different to mine. The rest of the audience seemed to love him though with
laughing frequently being heard around the hall. It didn’t really have anything
to do with Oslo personally, it was just that his style didn’t resinate with me
personally. A nice character though.
Here is a link to his website: http://www.oslodavis.com/
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