I should draw more

Especially during this period of “I have no work to do” and especially in black fine liner… I rather like drawing in just fine liner. Hopefully this will be the first of many drawings, as I have a total of five more of my landscape-type photographs lined up to illustrate – and I'm sure I can dig out some more.

This is Tintagel's Old Post Office, as seen in my photograph here:

EDIT: Comparing this blog post to the previous post on my blog, when viewed on the home page at the same time, I'm thinking it would be nice to simplify this illustration of mine down. In the same sort of style as Katsuyuki Nishijima – thicker, bolder lines but obviously not actually woodblock printed. Maybe bring a bit of that Japanese ukiyo-e style to Cornish landscapes… Yes, art project!

Katsuyuki Nishijima

It's no secret that I absolutely adore Japan; culturally and visually. And visually one of my favourite things about Japan is the art from the ukiyo-e period, several hundred years ago. Even better is my discovery of Katsuyuki Nishijima, as posted on It's Nice That, who has a slightly more modern take on the traditional print-style but retains the beautiful imagery that can only be Japan.

 “Stylistically the artist, who was born in 1945, is influenced by a particular genre of Japanese woodblock printing used between the 17th and 20th centuries called Ukiyo-e, which literally translates as ʻfloating worldʼ. Intensely crafted, masterfully coloured and, with its familiar tones and graphic outlines, the dramatically composed scenes are not unlike the bold imagery of golden age comics.” – It's Nice That

More of this please

We've had quite a few lovely days in the last week in Falmouth. Of course some of those were spent inside printing, spray mounting work and generally finishing everything for Friday's deadline. But now that university is well and truly over (at least work-wise) we can actually enjoy the sunshine without worrying that we should be doing something else! It's a good feeling.

The End

Wow, so we had our final ever deadline/hand-in yesterday. The show us up, although it doesn't open to the public for three weeks, a years worth of sketchbooks and portfolio are stowed away under my table, final presentation boards are up and my table is loaded with books, leaflets, flyers, etc.

I simply cannot wait for the show to actually open. I'll tell you now the standard is very high. So well done to UCF graphic design 2012 – we did it!

And I didn't choose a university by the sea side for nothing… beach?

Cornish Orchards

I like these ciders. They are Cornish and have lovely tree-themed labels. I also like the actual cider, ahem… end of degree tomorrow… ahem, cider drinking is in order.

So that's Cornish Orchards cider designed by Buddy Creative.

Tall Tales & Short Stories

It might have taken the best part of this evening but I have updated my website with my major project, Tall Tales & Short Stories, and it is definitely the largest project I have ever produced. Currently I am very pleased with it all… but ask me again in three months time.

"Tall Tales & Short Stories is a fictional exhibition to take place at the British Library. The exhibition aims to encourage its viewers to rekindle their imaginative side, something that may have been lost in adulthood, through the idea of myth At first focusing on British myths, including those familiar to all and  stories much lesser known, the exhibition and accompanying book explore what a "myth" is, how they are formed and just why they are important to us."

Have a look at the project in full: here.

Coming soon…

…to both blog and website, Tall Tales & Short Stories!

Deadline for my whole degree is Friday. After that, or maybe even before but not right now, I will update my website with my major project. For now everything has been photographed and my print and digital portfolios have been updated, so here's a few of those photographs for now.

Postcards

Flyers

Keyrings!

Bag

Book!

Olympic torch comes to Falmouth

The Olympic torch started its journey around and across the UK today in Cornwall and I went down to The Moor to see it. Plus it was sunny.

Kinda like the graphic torch-bearing man.

Hurrah for Cornish-ness.

Waiting…

Here's the torch… unlit.

Look close and you might see the flame…