Thursday, February 21, 2008

a tap of knowledge
formica boards -
to do list: add project summary (250 words max) to board 1
notations of materials used on board 3

Sunday, February 03, 2008

Big Brother project is now heading towards the planning and development stage, however, beginning a space with an empty square has been very puzzling for me

i have produced many sketch models and new waysof approaching the big brother design

rotating floors

how day can turn into night when still real daytime and vice versa
creating illusions
creating alice in wonderland style furniture and spaces
new spaces are created when the housemates are asleep - a total confusion when woken
is it necessar to create an extra flooring?

Positioning of cameras around the whole house - each room requires a wall atatched to the camera rooom side

how many camera rooms are needed

number of cameras needed around the home

lighting box

electrical box

office

rest room

storage room

fire exits

concentration on the diary room
A new ident project awaits for me as i am universal to create whatever the ident in

as this will be placed into my portfolio, curretly my portfolio shows my style and way of working, it does not reflect my interest - this includes the HUMAN ANATOMY

therefore i am highly interested in creating an ident for discovery channel, in the human section

ideas have sprung already, things whihc i may consider inputing into the design:

human anantomy
da vinci drawings
my own sketches
animal anatomy
working mechanisms
the way in which we work
muscles
skeletal body
fine detailing

short and simply human
recent anouncementt regarding i hvae been shortlsted for formica
preparations will now include in creating a suitable presentation board that must create a wow factor to judges
Derek Paraviccini
a musical mozart genuis
but cant count to five or tie his shoelaces

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

who am i?
what makes me a designer?
recently in the formica project i am now in decision of creating final boards to show the final design. in wonder of creating boards a book, where pages can be turned over created from a 10mm thick foamboard, not left with much time, but much too experiment with i must carry on with a final decision in the best way of showing my design, something that will be ecxiting and unusual
Recently watching movies due to the festive season and i came across Pans Labyrinth, an exciting mystical, mysterious world of fantasy kept apart from the real world
after watching the movie i was excited to view the behind the scenes, directors sketches and thoughts, set design, how the movie was prodocued and after purchasing the dvd this gave me ideas for the big brother set design
i am excited in producing a world for the housemates in which they will be kept isolated from the real world. however, big brother will be designed as a fantasy world, full of textures, different lighting, floors, mysterious, flavours, scents, smells, ornaments, living things apart from humans, this is the world we should be living in!

Wednesday, December 19, 2007




Formica project so far........ presentation boards that i designed to the project so far.....

however, design development needs to be produced and the layout will be changed to open out as a book


























A short two week project involved myself to design a seasonal promotion item that encapsulates your own peronslaity, character and talents. This wide field project enabled me to explore my personality in a quirly seasonal manner, how i would express my greetings to clients




















Tuesday, December 18, 2007



Final eye graphic identity logo for big brother and presented as a billboard example

(During the design process of the big brother studio set i shall be researching into previous ways big brother has used media to gain audience attention)



To begin finalising and creating ideas for the big brother set, the feasibility study has been carried out and logos and colors have been specified for the new series, however, what creates intersting television? to begin by wtaching movies and gaining inspiration in order to create a mystical feeling to the atmosphere


below shows ideas big brother eye logos that were designed during the feasibility study


pans labyrinth an enchanted spanish fairytale, to wtach carefully and seek inspiration of ways in which i can create the big brother house design in the same way with subtleness

Monday, November 19, 2007

At the same time i am wokring on another image taken at Birmingham Museum art Gallery, the same techniques will be applied and thought processes, however, so far into this image i ahve found it harder as it is a busy image, it consists of many backround props. I may marquee the whole staircase and place it into a different interior.



Work in progress, recreating a selected area of the British Museum
This will allow me explore new software and existing softwrae knowledge that i ahve to experiment with the various tools and functions
I intend to recreate the scenery so that it almost looks abstract howevr keeping the realistic element
Work yet to prgoress ion the below image
lighting: change the colour at the moment there is alot of natural light.
Add more props: incl. figures to fill the space to give it a 'busy look'
Maybe create exhibitions using sketchup and inserting them into the image as though they are part of the exhbition.



Saturday, November 17, 2007