My Artists / Important Links

'Papeebs' - http://papeebs.tumblr.com
               - https://twitter.com/papeebs
               - https://www.instagram.com/papeebs/

Justin O' Neal - http://justinonealart.com

                       - https://www.instagram.com/justin__oneal/

'Fukari'/ Judyta Anna Murawska  - http://fukari.deviantart.com

Youtube/ Videos -https://www.youtube.com/user/kotekpieprzotek

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3_ZkBolzJY

Coleen Atwood - http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OcEXl1OfyzU

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/snow-white-huntsman-colleen-atwood-costumes-kristen-stewart-charlize-theron-331107

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/90814-exclusive-video-colleen-atwood-talks-snow-white-and-the-huntsman

             

PRINT: Fonts

PRINT: Creative Business Cards

Here is my Pinterest Board for Creative Business Cards;

https://uk.pinterest.com/brontemoxon/creative-business-cards/



These 3 were some of my favourite designs because I favour the simpler effect, few colours and few cover images so that nothing distracts from the point of the card and the important information on them. You know what you are getting before you even pick them up, I find these to appear the most professional and appropriate for what they are representing.

 


What I liked about this set was that they are not particularly cut into the same rectangular shapes that you find with most business cards; they're creative in the way that they are interactive and uniquely thought out, you can create things from the cards and alter them. For example; you can slot the pink and black cards together to create one piece and you  can slide the coloured section of the yellow and black business card to alter its image and perhaps reveal new pieces of information about the company.

 



As for these 3, I loved the unique colours and patterns on each of them, they each draw your attention for different reasons. The first card catches you eye due to the loud and contrasting colours used, a high amount of bright colours contrasting with a black background will always make somebody notice it. The second card is made from a different, reflective material- that almost looks like the underside of a CD. It reflects as many colours as the first card but a lot subtler and with a different texture. Finally, the third card comes in a number of different colour combinations as well as having a modern and simple asymmetric pastel cover.

[PRIMARY RESEARCH] Trip to Shawlands School and Children's Room in Barnsley College

To collect our basic Primary Research, we went downstairs to level 3 to have a quick chat with Lisa about their room and what was to be expected from a safe environment for children. She explained that they liked to keep things tidy and that keeping the room tidy and storing the children's belongings could be made more fun and interactive by having them hang from the ceiling in nets, it keeps the children and items safe, while still being interesting to look at. 

I found that the display boards were surprisingly mature, featuring paintings and information about famous artists such as Vincent Van Gogh:

I also felt that the different themes were a nice touch, to add different elements to the room and to appeal to more children, with different interests, engaging the whole group equally without secluding anyone and easily maintaining their attention and want to learn. 

The inclusion of Disney characters was also a smart choice, as most children of this age will recognise the characters and associate them with positive things, and children should have a positive attitude when learning in school to motivate them.

Artistic additions to the walls:

 The inclusion of Maths as a key subject is also necessary and it should be made obvious that it is important:

 We then headed down to Shawlands School, later on in the week. By doing this, we were able to see for ourselves what we had to work with and it made it easier to visualise our designs and how much paint/ various pieces of equipment and accessories that we would need to physically create our ideas and ensure that they fit correctly to the walls and we do not run out of pain or come unequipped.

 A panorama shot to help with the dimensions of the library wall and how my display boards would fit:

Discovering that the students had also already been exposed to artists/authors that we are also familiar with was good information to collect, it fuelled new ideas and created a new angle for us to try to come from while trying to create a common interest with the children and appeal to their interests, visually.