This site was originally a mandatory website made for a DAI 470 Portfolio Development class. I think I'm going to continue this blog as a art/design/travel blog. A little place to convey my nonsense thoughts.
Eat your heart out :)
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Inspirational Designers
Orla Kiely- Orla Kiely is an Irish born, London based designer. graduated from The National College of Art and Design Dublin and continued her education with a Masters Degree in the Royal College of Art in London. Her trademark leaf pattern used in her handbag design has become a highly recognisable international brand. Her ubiquitous collection now spans women’s-wear, accessories, wallpaper, home-wares, stationery plus a collection of note-paper for the Tate Modern.Today, along with her world-renowned bags and accessories, Orla Kiely has a celebrated womenswear line, travel collection and homeware range – all boasting her signature chic, funky, feminine style. This year, along with her two design collections, she's launching a stationery line exclusively with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) in New York. She's also doing her third collaboration with creative powerhouse, the Tate gallery, and is set to announce a joint venture with an ultra-upmarket furniture company. Orla Kiely is a modern day designer who has done many textile work that incorporates elements of nature. Her inspirations are 1960's vintage textiles, usually with vibrant floral designs. Much of her graphic work has been transformed to clothing wear and home wear. Recently, Orla Kiely's success has exploded when Target decided to feature her textiles in their stores. Many of her floral vintage inspired designs have been transformed into coffee mugs, table clothes, and even clothing. All done in a funky, modern, and tasteful style.
William Morris- William Morris was part of the Arts and Crafts movement during the late 1800's. He was an English architect, furniture, and textile designer. He was a firm believer that the art of craftsmanship was much preferred over the industrious machinery. Elements of nature were a huge influence in Morris' work with elaborate, elegant, intertwining designs. In his later years, Morris returned to the interests of his life, art and literature. When his business was enlarged in 1881 by the establishment of a tapestry industry at Merton Abbey Mills, in Surrey, Morris found yet another means for expressing the medievalism that inspired all his work, whether on paper or at the loom. He then added another to his many activities; he assumed a direct interest in typography. In the early seventies he had devoted much attention to the arts of manuscript illumination and calligraphy. He himself wrote several manuscripts, with illuminations of his own devising. Furnishing textiles were an important offering of the firm in all its incarnations. By 1883, Morris wrote "Almost all the designs we use for surface decoration, wallpapers, textiles, and the like, I design myself. I have had to learn the theory and to some extent the practice of weaving, dyeing and textile printing: all of which I must admit has given me and still gives me a great deal of enjoyment." Morris's preference for flat use of line and colour and abhorrence of "realistic" three-dimensional shading was marked; in this he followed medieval conventions. Writing on tapestry weaving, Morris said: "As in all wall-decoration, the first thing to be considered in the designing of Tapestry is the force, purity, and elegance of the silhouette of the objects represented, and nothing vague or indeterminate is admissible. But special excellences can be expected from it. Depth of tone, richness of colour, and exquisite gradation of tints are easily to be obtained in Tapestry; and it also demands that crispness and abundance of beautiful detail which was the especial characteristic of fully developed Mediæval Art".
Monday, May 4, 2009
Online Portfolio Research
Personal Portfolios
www.shanemielke.com-
Has a unique navigation system where the contents "follow" you in a sense. Therefore, it makes the navigation available to you at all times without having to scroll up or down. His website overall has a very creative feel to it.
madebybrian.com-
This is a friend's online personal portfolio. This is probably my favorite layout so far. He has a very clean and straightforward navigation system. His online portfolio professionally displays his art work and has a very clean resume.
Company Portfolio Websites.
www.studio22.com
Has a very clean navigational system to it. The colors are aesthetically pleasing and the layout definitely identifies with their profession.
www.cookdesign.com
Not as straightforward but nicely designed.
www.shanemielke.com-
Has a unique navigation system where the contents "follow" you in a sense. Therefore, it makes the navigation available to you at all times without having to scroll up or down. His website overall has a very creative feel to it.
madebybrian.com-
This is a friend's online personal portfolio. This is probably my favorite layout so far. He has a very clean and straightforward navigation system. His online portfolio professionally displays his art work and has a very clean resume.
Company Portfolio Websites.
www.studio22.com
Has a very clean navigational system to it. The colors are aesthetically pleasing and the layout definitely identifies with their profession.
www.cookdesign.com
Not as straightforward but nicely designed.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Report from DAI Portfolio Night 2009
DAI Portfolio Night Report
DAI Portfolio Night was an evening where alumni came to our campus to gives share their work and their experience in the department. Later on in the evening, we got a chance to share our portfolios with the alumni and get feedback. I had prepared my portfolio that night and was able to receive feedback. I spoke to Asya, who works with interactive media and with Tiffany Norlock who works in the marketing and advertising field.
Asya was very helpful in her feedback. She was constructive and to the point. On a positive note, she strongly reacted to my fine art work such as printmaking. That had seemed to catch her eye the most and initiated more conversation through this. For improvement, she told me to have more web design work since that’s the field I’m interested in. She told me to also have layouts for each of my work is something I need to work on. She also told me to have a stronger resume which reflected me as a designer.
The other young woman I spoke to was Tiffany Norlock, who works in marketing and advertising. She also really was drawn towards my fine art work as well and asked a lot of questions about them. She was constructive with perhaps smoothing out edges in certain pieces using Illustrator or other Adobe programs. She told me to show my design process behind my work because she says that’s what draws companies towards hiring you.
After speaking to the alumni, I know that I need to do more web design pieces. I have Dreamweaver, but this is a program I need to learn as soon as possible because web design seems crucial for hiring. I need to do a layout for my portfolio as well. These are things I need to work on from now on.
DAI Portfolio Night was an evening where alumni came to our campus to gives share their work and their experience in the department. Later on in the evening, we got a chance to share our portfolios with the alumni and get feedback. I had prepared my portfolio that night and was able to receive feedback. I spoke to Asya, who works with interactive media and with Tiffany Norlock who works in the marketing and advertising field.
Asya was very helpful in her feedback. She was constructive and to the point. On a positive note, she strongly reacted to my fine art work such as printmaking. That had seemed to catch her eye the most and initiated more conversation through this. For improvement, she told me to have more web design work since that’s the field I’m interested in. She told me to also have layouts for each of my work is something I need to work on. She also told me to have a stronger resume which reflected me as a designer.
The other young woman I spoke to was Tiffany Norlock, who works in marketing and advertising. She also really was drawn towards my fine art work as well and asked a lot of questions about them. She was constructive with perhaps smoothing out edges in certain pieces using Illustrator or other Adobe programs. She told me to show my design process behind my work because she says that’s what draws companies towards hiring you.
After speaking to the alumni, I know that I need to do more web design pieces. I have Dreamweaver, but this is a program I need to learn as soon as possible because web design seems crucial for hiring. I need to do a layout for my portfolio as well. These are things I need to work on from now on.
Friday, February 27, 2009
DAI 470: Five for Portfolio
My fifth semester into the DAI department, I have inspired and compelled to create works that will teach me about design in the professional world. In order to be ready for this realm of design, I have decided to bring forth five of my works to prepare for my portfolio.
Randall Museum Logo
Date: December 2008
Project:
Create a logo that represents the museum and is appealing to children.
Solution:
I’ve incorporated elements of leaves, feathers, and shells to resemble a child’s tactile development. These are all elements, which are strongly present in throughout the museum since they concentrate heavily on natural science.
Randall Museum Poster
Date: December 2008
Project: Create an ad for the Randall Museum along with a tag line. Make sure the tag line represents the museum.
Solution: I represented the bees in my poster because they were such a fun element to the museum. The tag line is “Knowledge as sweet as honey” to encourage the learning aspect of the museum.
Randall Museum Postcard
Date: December 2008
Project:
Create a postcard for a Randall Museum event on hawks, falcons, and raptors.
Solution:
I created a postcard that had an owl on it to represent the museum. I managed to place the given text on both sides of the postcard by changing the tracking and font size in order to effectively place the text.
Designer Book: Maviyane-Davies
Date: October 2008
Project:
Create a 40 page designer book that displays the overall feeling of the assigned designer.
Solution: I concentrated on Davies’ political background in Zimbabwe. The colors and contrasts were reflective of the Zimbabwean flag, which represented his leap from freedom of oppression, and into the arms of his designs.
Typographical Self Portrait
Date: September 2008
Project:
Create a self-portrait logo using a san serif, serif, and script.
Solution:
I used three different elements to represent my initials, SLR. Each letter is symbolical for my personality.
Date: December 2008
Project:
Create a logo that represents the museum and is appealing to children.
Solution:
I’ve incorporated elements of leaves, feathers, and shells to resemble a child’s tactile development. These are all elements, which are strongly present in throughout the museum since they concentrate heavily on natural science.
Randall Museum Poster
Date: December 2008
Project: Create an ad for the Randall Museum along with a tag line. Make sure the tag line represents the museum.
Solution: I represented the bees in my poster because they were such a fun element to the museum. The tag line is “Knowledge as sweet as honey” to encourage the learning aspect of the museum.
Randall Museum Postcard
Date: December 2008
Project:
Create a postcard for a Randall Museum event on hawks, falcons, and raptors.
Solution:
I created a postcard that had an owl on it to represent the museum. I managed to place the given text on both sides of the postcard by changing the tracking and font size in order to effectively place the text.
Designer Book: Maviyane-Davies
Date: October 2008
Project:
Create a 40 page designer book that displays the overall feeling of the assigned designer.
Solution: I concentrated on Davies’ political background in Zimbabwe. The colors and contrasts were reflective of the Zimbabwean flag, which represented his leap from freedom of oppression, and into the arms of his designs.
Typographical Self Portrait
Date: September 2008
Project:
Create a self-portrait logo using a san serif, serif, and script.
Solution:
I used three different elements to represent my initials, SLR. Each letter is symbolical for my personality.
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