Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Anna Smyrk and the Appetites
i finished the three designs for the band Anna Smyrk and the appetites. it was a load of fun to do because of how commercial i had to be with the style so as to appeal to their audience. i love doing music related work the most because it is also a highly creative field and you can listen to the music you are doing the job for whilst working to really get into the mood of the project. anyhoo, here they are starting with the album cover and back cover
and here is the postcard front and back design
and last but not least the poster design (not including tour information)
i have to give a huge thank you to anna for asking me to do this for her, i really enjoyed myself and really love the final outcome which we were able to come up with. if you need some good new tunes i highly recommend her great band. they are all really talented musicians.
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Album cover brief
So I was asked by the very talented Anna Smyrk if I would be able to design their up and coming Apocalypse album cover. i said yes and here we are! pretty much, what was wanted was an attractive image to follow the idea of an apocalypse but not necessarily to approach it in a negative way. we came up with a design which resembled a brilliantly colourful explosion of watercolour shapes. here is the process and where i am up to at this point. i will present the finished cover, promotional song credit postcards and poster when i have completed them.
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Please stay inspired xoxo
I have recently gone through one of my no touch of the
paintbrush fazes which happens to me every so often. I really get sad in this
time but for some reason I feel unable to avoid indulging in apathetic nonsense.
To remove myself out of this scheduled funk, I popped (not literally) into the
local giant cheapo Asian store for my version of a good old fashioned shopping
spree. These shopping sprees usually cost me around $15 to $20 and totally
excite me to once again get stuck into being creative and doing my
illustrations.
This time round, I scored a whole bunch of stunningly
coloured plastic bowls which I will use to put all my pencils and brushes in. I
have noticed that every few months, I need to change the appearance of my
studio to keep my environment fresh and interesting. The only one thing that
stays the same is my collection of little toys which sit on top of my set of
draws.
Oh maaaaaaan, you should have seen all the options of
brightly coloured containers! It was a feast for the eyes and it made me feel
like I was back in japan!
Next time you feel gloomy and drained of inspiration or
motivation, try getting a new, cheap tacky little pencil holder or something of
that nature. It really does the trick and it doesn’t need to cost an arm and a
leg like the crap they have in kiki k or smiggle.
Also, if you are working and like to listen to something
while you create, I suggest escape from illustrator island podcasts. It is so
wonderful. I have learnt a lot of little tid bits about the illustration
industry through these guys.
Here is a link to one podcast about studio feng shui which
was really great.
http://illustrationage.com/2010/04/13/efii-podcast-episode-30-workspaces/Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Monday, 22 April 2013
Monday, 15 April 2013
FIELD TRIP!!!
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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