LIVE MAGAZINE: 10 YEARS BIRTHDAY SPECIAL!

This spring Live Magazine are celebrating their 10th birthday, Now working as a graphic design for them i have designed some pages... 

lily interview final one published in the magazine

Crediting designers and writers from Live magazine

Final love loathes published in the magazine

The final magazine is on the website so view it online:  http://live-magazine.co.uk/the-magazine/vol-2-issue-3/15

HINTS-TIPS

The whole idea is to idenify what needs improving, something about everyday life. 

I've decided to look at recyling, these are the ideas i've came up with:

Turning a t-shirt into a travel bag

Creating a diferent scarfs which haven't been done before. 

Scarfs into cloth fabric belts 

Scrafs into jewellery 

Examples of scarfs as a product at Robert Dyas

Shirt into a travel bag

different ways to use a scarf

scarfs into a necklace

Most of these ideas have been already done but i am going to discover different textile patterns which have been used to create, scarfs out of braclets.




Now i've thought of the weather, this is what i've come up with: 
Turning a umbrella into a summer hat into a travel bag.

Umbella hat

On the internet people are talking about it. But has been already designed by Robert W Pattern. However the design of it can do so much more and could be better.

My chosen idea
I've decided to create unusual scarves. But using different textile patterns. My aim is to encorage people to recyling their old garments using them to create scarves.

Package design: Scarf patterns

For the packaging i have decided to use, the main two types of scarf patterns. It's a good way for advertising also this will encorage people to buy the product. The name of the product is called scarf patterns because that's what i am selling however the company name is called style. I thought of style because the word relates to anything involving fashion.

The packaging is in the form of a plastic bag/wallet like you would see in a real shop. Most companies, package craft products like this because it's easier to handle and simplier. But according to what the prouduct is. My packaging design has been done in Indesign but i took photos of my product (scarf patterns) and did more with the image in Photoshop. I  printed the design on gloss paper to make the packaging realistic.

The scarf patterns (product)

bandana scarf shape (preview)

circle shape for artwork on scarves

simple scarf shape



square shape

The scarf patterns are done by reserach and then the next step designing my own. Firstly, i used two different scarves which are mine.

The circle pattern has been taken from a book i have brought called Sew!. This book came with different textile patterns for certian projects but instead i have thought about using the circle patterns for creating embroidery or artwork which can be done on the scarves.

The bandana scarf pattern i have added my own shapes onto it, where the person can sew on sew and create some sort of patchwork onto that particluar scarf.

The simple rectangle design is designed to produce your own simple scarf. The small square can be used to be placed anywhere on your scarves, for creating artwork as well. Not just for using the shape.

The material i have used to make the pattern shapes are tracing and greaseproof paper because both materials are see through. However i am going to use coloured card.  Using colours red and blue to give the shapes a funky effect like as seen on the packaging.

Final outcome: Scarf pattterns




scarf pattern






Shapes used for adding artwork on scarves




Textile pattern for a long scarf: preview scan



Scarf examples:



Wrap or can be used as a scarf


I have used the simple rectangle pattern. This is the scarf i have produced from it. Bearing in mind you don't need your scarf to be boring or just that simple shape. I have used my old dress (purple silk fabric) and jeans to create this one.

patchwork on scarf

I have used the same technique however this time i did some overlay patchwork on the scarf. Just by using the bandana scarf shape. This scarf looks very trendy when worn foer your neck.



short jeans scarf with a rose pin

This idea is so basic. Just by using half of the rectangle scarf pattern i have made a short scarf. The simple technique just invloves cutting no stiching.

The final package

The scarf patterns inside the package

Sketchbook work and more research:

ideas for packaging

Scarf ideas

 The ideas that i have sketched were changed while i was producing the final outcome.



sew book brought in John Lewis



Textile pattern sheet which come with the book

Other research:
I looked at a website called Cut Out to see and learn what types of techniques i could use, so i was able to design my own scarves.

Website link: http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/tshirt_scarf

LIVE MAGAZINE ADVERTISEMENT

I have created a Live magazine advertisement which will be published inside the magazine, for this issue. 

LILY LOVELESS ILLUSTRATION!

For the Lily Loveless article, I've done a illustration or I can say picture. This illustration just describes what type of character Lilly Loveless plays in the film Skit. Therefore i've shown her as a broken upset person, she is very firece at the same time. 


The main image of her was given to me by Live magazine, and i just experimented with it using Adobe Photoshop. 

SISTERHOOD (INTERVIEW PAGE)! LILY LOVELESS FROM SKINS...





First half of the magazine spread

Second half of the magazine

This magazine spread was done for the Lily Loveless interview. Lily Loveless is a actress who was in Skins, now she is featuring in a British movie called Sket. This is a draft of the magazine spread, the reason being I am going to create artwork of her which will be inserted onto the magazine spread.  The reason why I have created a London Urban City scene is to show this is her city. You will see what I mean once the magazine page is finished.

The image was created by me, taking photographs of where i live, then playing about with the style in Adobe Photoshop. The magazine was created using Adobe Indesign. 

The final design 

This is the final page of the Lily Loveless interview. I've decided to keep the article on one page, because there is not much text anyway. 







LIVE LOVES & LIVE LOATHES MAGAZINE SPREAD!

First Draft of Live Loves and Live Loathes

Working at Live magazine as a graphic designer. I have produced my own first magazine spread called Live Loves and Live Loathes. It's all about advice and facts for the summer, which young people can read and keep in mind.  

Final design 

This is the final magazine spread for the Live Loves & Live Loathes page. I've used circles and shade of yellow to portray a summer concept, this magazine page is for a spring\summer issue. 

UNIT 8: TITLES FOR MY ARTWORK, CONTEXT WORK!

The photographical exhibition will be titled ‘Present to the Past‘. But the artwork will be given a different name which will be ‘Rebellion’ the word reflects on the community; the strength of fighting back against the police. The photographs will be documented from Brixton riots to today. I have decided to changed this idea to an extent because I don’t what to offend the public with hash imagery of young people hurting each other. This will be too offensive.

            Instead I would illustrate speeches from people telling their emotion, or I might just have a person speaking out their point of view.

The music exhibition will be named ’listen to the meaning’ the reason being the audience have to listen to life, rhythms, speech and mood etc.  

UNIT 8: IDEAS FOR MY CONTEXT WORK!

Earlier, in this proposal I did write I don’t know what my outcome or ideas will be, but now I have recommended some print ideas. My chosen artists’ for this project did  make me think of pitching several concepts. These artworks could be exhibited to be designed for an exhibition, as well as to be promoted commercially or can be brought in special shops.

I’ve decided to produce music photographical vinyl and CD journals. This is my first idea I have in mind. Each journal will consist of music videos and performances by artists who have written songs/tracks for certain events which had happened in a specific era; seeing that music videos always bring back memories classifying a statement, even a CD or vinyl cover say a lot when you look at it.        

            The vinyl and CD covers will reveal the artist/singer, they will be identified with an image of themselves, this persona could be either a band or a solo artist. Inside the designed cover there will be a journal which I have said before, this journal will have the name of the artist on the front, at it will look like an ordinary book but the whole visual will be different. Each music video or live performance will be referenced with a title. I might use mixed media for this idea. This involves silk printing with light paper etc; to produce some photography prints or just some traditional photography it depends; but I will explore different textures and materials.

Furthermore, to go with the journals I will like to produce some commercial posters but with a slight twist to an ordinary poster. It will have a street style design to attract the public effectively, the posters will appeal to everyone involving all genres of music; yet again music sends out a message anyway. However I will be very selective on lyrics, making sure the tracks have a link to issues happening in our society reinforcing back to what is stated at the start of this proposal.

The appearance of these posters will be in a form of protest banners, for example; the banners you will see in a protest. I’ve thought about using different types of typography and colour for each tune to portray feeling but following Andy Warhol’s technique and style. If  I am luck enough I’m hoping to find the singer’s or band’s handwriting, meaning having the song written in their handwriting this will make the project much more personal. But I still what to keep the concept of the posters loud and bold, which I have already mentioned.

            As for positioning the posters as commercial artwork I was thinking, why not use the street walls. Right now I’m thinking of stencilling the handle onto the street walls; to hold the style of the posters however I will cut, trim and frame the posters in position. While I was writing up this idea, I just though of Banksy a street graffiti artist who takes his opinions and issues into a weird unusual concept, his work is similar to what I want to achieve for the posters. 

If this idea turns into an exhibition I will take photographs of the banners and create a promotional poster to promote my exhibition. It will do the same thing for my third idea which I will explain briefly.

My last idea will be to produce several sets of photography prints and drawings to represent Brixton riots, life struggles and crimes; from beginning to now. In this case I will need to use both of my chosen artist’s who are Kimathi Donkor and Andy Warhol. There will be no typography involved because I want the public to discover what I’m communicating. As a graphic designer my aim is to make the public speak, I want them to make a conversation.

Continuing my thinking I’m willing to produce a moral, this moral will be done as a separate poster using typography and colour.