Day 21

Project 365, Day 21 is was GRAPES

Not loving this one. But I got something done for the day. I like the idea - using just a geometric shape to try to represent the subject, I just think I rushed and put down any colours/layout I could on my laptop before I went to bed. Heh. I do have a couple of further ideas now that I can develop later to make it look more like packaging for wine rather than an ugly wallpaper border.

Look at me getting into the habit of mock-ups though! [VERY PROUD STUDENT FINALLY GETTING THE MESSAGE]

Day 22

Project 365, Day 22 is CHERRY

That's not a typo. Daily designing is alot harder than you might think. It would help if the person choosing the themes would upload in the morning rather than late at night.

I want this print.

I want it on a t-shirt.

I want it for the House, ready for move-in day.

Day 20

Project 365, Day 20 is LIME

I did this as a complimentary pattern to the LEMON design. Well, citrus is citrus yes? Excuse the quality, for some reason my Illustrator hasd ecided not to let me save jpg files. I think it's missing the sun.

The print has turned out smaller than it looked on screen...something to do with working at A4 then reproducing onto a bigger canvas perhaps? Something to look into.



Day 19

I tweaked the list from daily drawings to daily designs. Hopefully this will widen my vision for design-related works and gives me a chance to work on creating patterns. This is a part of commercial design that I am drawn to [I HAVE JUST ORDERED MY THIRD PATTERN-RELATED DESIGN BOOK], though I haven't created much myself. I repeat things when I doodle, but I think the only complete pattern I have made was for a Tigerprint competition last year. Here is the first of many patterns of 2011.

Project 365, Day 19 is LEMON

[LARGER SIZE AVAILABLE HERE]

Doodle

An idea that has been bouncing around in my head for a while now, I only noted it down after playing around with some watercolour. How the two are connected I don't know, but I have learnt that it doesn't matter so long as you get the idea!

Project 365

I have wanted to set myself a drawing every day challenge for a while now, and yet it's one of those things I keep pushing back. I'm bad at setting myself projects you see. Thankfully there are a few ways to get over this, and mine is having someone else pick the daily theme for me.

I'm a few days late, but I will be able to catch up on days 1-18. Later today will be my first design: Day 19.

Doodle

I'm using my own sketch/notebook more, though I must admit, the moleskins I bought in London are still unopened, still in the plastic wrap. These are just in a cheapo notebook from Wilcos. I like this notebook. It has cream coloured pages, which unlike stark white, makes me WANT to doodle over it. [I MAY HAVE TO GET SOME MORE BEFORE THE SPRING RANGE TAKES OVER...]

One of my resolutions is to do and share more of my doodles, thus making me act upon some of the ideas I get.

Do you doodle?



New Start

I consider this coming week as my first week of the year. Last week was the official start of term, but we were still dealing with hand-in for the lasts emseter, so I didn't really count that week. Now it's all new and shiney...and the sun is out. Great start to the year!


We have three new classes, Advanced Design Practice, which is currently dealing with contemporary design. This means all my blog stalking will come in handy. Graphic Identity which I am anxious about as I am not a logo designer in any sense of the word, and Negotiated Project which I am very excited about.

I am exploring the concept of The Book, and I must admit I thought perhaps it was too big an idea for me to get my head around, but while explaining to Mum on the phone about it, I got all excited and went straight for the computer to research. Can't be a better sign for being on the right track really?

Twenty Eleven

2011 is the year of the Rabbit [IT'S NOT CHINESE NEW YEAR YET BUT ANYWAY...] which is my year!

I should be really lucky this year, and I must say I have LOTS of things planned for the coming months. Including [IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER] moving home, a new job, beginning the last year of my degree, a new blog revamp and the set up of a little online design shop.

I'm really excited to start...though I don't count this year as starting until I'm back at uni on the 4th.

So to all you fellow Rabbits out there HAVE A GREAT YEAR, and to everyone else, I'm sure yours will be fab too :)

Work(over)load

So I have finally organised myself in regards to the work I need to complete for January 4th.

I didn't think I really needed to do this sort of thing, but it turns out, it helps me ALOT. My brain is now somewhat free of whirling thoughts about random projects that would give me depressing headaches.

Writing things down is a great destresser!

This is my AWESOME-IN-YOUR-FACE-YELLOW-POST-IT-PROJECT-TO-DO-LIST wall. Stategically placed above my comp so that I can see it. When I get the urge to surf or blog or game, I cross something off first. I don't have as much to do in certain projects as I thought I did, so I'm panicking less and less about it all.I just need to make sure I have a stash of ink cartridges before everything shuts for Crimbo.

UCS Christmas

Unfortunately I'm going to miss the chance to enter a Christmas card into the UCS competition. The sacrifices us students make to earn some living money!

I thought I'd share some of my doodles on here as I don't have much current work up on here yet.

[THIS ONE IS MY FAVOURITE...BUT IM NOT SURE IF MISTLETOE EVEN LOOKS LIKE THAT!]

[GORGEOUS WATERCOLOUR & INK ILLUSTRATIONS BY STINA PERSSON]