99 Design reunite the Olympic Mascots

99 Design has also written a piece on the Olympic mascots over the years. There are some really cute ones, in particular Vancouver winter 2010 and Beijing summer 2008 mascots!

Vancouver winter 2010: Miga, Quatchi and Suma

Beijing summer 2008: The Fuwa

If you would like to read the article, please click me.

Source:
http://99designs.com/designer-blog/2012/08/10/olympic-challenge/

99 Design in Defence of London 2012 Olympic Logo

London summer 2012 Logo

Rio summer 2016 Logo

99 Design have written an article about the London 2012 Olympic Logo and the criticism it has received - (and I quote) 'but maybe it's the best logo yet!'. They also looked at Olympic logos over the year and in particular I liked the Rio 2016 logo (very modern looking) and  Beijing 2008  (very Chinese looking). I don't really understand the meaning behind the logo but from reading the article I am accepting it a lot more and don't not like it as much. 

One part that opened my mind is:

Where others read failure, Wolff Olins managing director, Ije Nwokorie, sees total success:

“The critical reviews tend to point out the rules we’ve broken, and in that sense they tend to be correct; the only disagreement is whether those rules need to be broken. Take a look at the attacks: ‘It’s too dissonant.’ Absolutely, the dissonance was intentional. ‘It doesn’t reflect any of London’s famous landmarks.’ Absolutely, the world knows about those, we don’t need to tell them. ‘It’s too urban, it’s too young.’ Absolutely.”

When I read this, I was like 'Yeaaaah' *nods-head*

If you would like to read this article, please click me.

Source:
99 Design

Fashion out of Britishness

Photo © Jonathan Corden

'As we continue our expedition to the heart of British creativity, let us introduce a young graduate whose work extols the much maligned heartland of quintessential Britishness. Celebrating the eccentric world of “the cat lady”, recent Kingston University graduate Alice Maughan embraces a British tradition that causes so many to sneer: chintz, faded glamour… Maughan makes your gran’s house hip with her strangely beautiful graduate collection. As a young lady with British creativity at the very core of her work, we delved deeper into her work, her inspirations and her future plans…' 

To read the interview please click me!

I think this piece is great for one of the SummerProject tasks; the one where I have to find 9 visual examples (3 each) of Illustration, Design and Art made by people from the country I call home. I found out about Alice Maughan fashion work which embraces Britishness on Weheart.com.  
And even though the UK is my birth home, Hong Kong still holds a special place in my heart - 

Is there any reason why I can't bring that into it as well? 

Hmm, I wonder...

Source:
We Heart

Defy Convention

The all-new Mazda CX-5 TV Advert

I remember on my foundation course I was often being told to be innovative and it did feel like our tutors were trying to push myself and other class mates to 'defy convention'.

Source:
Youtube

We go in search of our Dream…..

oil and acrylic on canvas, 2007
84 x 69 in / 213.4 x 175.3 cm

© Fiona Rae

I really longed for this

oil, acrylic and gouache on canvas, 2010
72 x 59 in / 182.9 x 149.9 cm

© Fiona Rae

Source:

www.fiona-rae.com

The Oopsatoreum

 Cover  illustration  for the accompanying book for the exhibition, a portrait of Henry Mintox demonstrating his 'inpiration Recorder' on 1922 (based on a photo of Thomas Edison, an early photograph).

What I really like about Shaun Tan's work, and as most others would agree, is the acute observation to detail and magical stories that engulf me into their world that I wish so hard to be real!

I found out a little about what The Ooopsatoreum is:

What does it mean to be truly original?
Should creativity be measured only by success?
Or is it really the thought that counts ?
No matter how impractical?
Behind every enduring innovation lies a vast cemetery of achievement: the world of failed inventions.
Award-winning author and illustrator Shaun Tan explores this forgotten world in The Oopsatoreum, a fictional tale of a strikingly original but spectacularly unsuccessful inventor. Woven around strange and largely obscure artefacts from the Powerhouse Museum, the whimsical stories in this book are for anyone who has ever made a mistake.
Illustrated with original drawings by Shaun Tan and stunning photographs of objects from the Powerhouse Museum collection. 

Sounds amazing.


Source:
www.shauntan.net

I wander if will an A5 sketchbook assist me better in creating my drawings for the summer project?

Lorna Scobie

'This is the disturbing tale of Lewis, an unassuming yet PERFECT aardvark. To the outside world, Lewis can't be bettered, but for Lewis, life is not quite so sunny....'

A children's book about Lewis, an aardvark who has the sun, quite literally, shining out of his bottom. 

I found Lorna scobie's work in an article on It's Nice That. Then I saw the 'Lewis's enlightening Bottom' book jacket and 3D sculpture. The book made me chuckle. 

Source: 

Its Nice That
Lorna Scobie

Hugh Ferriss

'These drawings are by architectural draftsman Hugh Ferriss . His work is really incredible and demonstrates a fantastic imagination (not to mention patience). I prefer the style of the lighter, more detailed images, but I enjoyed the story behind the last few charcoal renderings. They are from The Metropolis of Tomorrow, where Ferriss imagined what a future megacity might look like. Delineator of Gotham indeed. 

I recommend looking through this epic Flickr set to see more of his work.'  

Posted by: Alex on 03.24.2011 in Architecture . Illustration 

I found these images by Hugh Ferris on Iso50 blog and what I like about them is their use of charcoal. They remind me off a couple of charcoal drawings of mine. I feel a strong sense of atmosphere about them and I like what Alex writes about in his blog, stories in the drawings and the combination of imagination and patience.  

Source: 

ISO50 Blog

Banksy Fan Art in Bournemouth

Fan Art - Daily Echo Article

I walked past this in Bournemouth Gardens on the day this article was printed (Friday 10th Aug). I remember thinking it wasn't an authentic Banksy. I guess I did not belive why Banksy would be in Bourenmouth Gardens of all places. I did then think 'Oh, I wander..?'. And then there is the question 'Why would Banksy make another stencil of the similar 'Leopard and the Barcode'?' and Timbuktu, 2008?'. 

Leopard and Barcode, 2002

Tumbuktu, 2008

Sources:
The Daily Echo
Timbuktu (2008), Banksy, http://www.banksy.co.uk/outdoors
Leopard and the Barcode (2002), Banksy, http://www.djibnet.com/photo/stencilart/real-banksy-street-art-london-2907770830.html

To Stamp the Olympics

Royal Mail stamps for Olympics Article : Marcus James from Poole, head of design and editorial.

The Third Thing:
        is to find visual examples of Illustration, Design and Art made by people from the country you call home. These should br pieces trhat you feel are unteresting and relevant to that country and you.

Source: The Daily Echo, (p.g 3),  Henderson. D, August 8th 2012 Issue.

First Drawing of the Summer Project

'This is a holiday project please bring the completed work with you on the first day of term.
Brief:
You are expected to complete these drawing tasks over the summer break and bring the results to the studio on your first day of term.'

1. 
Draw your
NAME

I have here the first drawing of my summer project! It is of my name Elizabeth = Lizzie = Lizard. The reason behind vibrant coloured ink is because I was taking so long to decide on which medium to use, I just picked out my current favourite. I like the fluidity of inks and how the disperse into one another.