Sunday 29 May 2011

Audience Cupcakes.


All the names and potential "guests" to my presentation- to prepare the cupcakes for ~entertainment~. Not only will this introduce part of my personality and interests, but also will hold the interest of the audience. I don't yet know when I'm presenting, but in the morning, it could keep them perked up for the day ahead, in the middle, maintaining interest, and, at the end, rewarding them for a long day's effort! Great for any occasion.

Possible Audience (Prepare cupcakes for all...In worse case scenario, I may have to do the decent thing and eat some cakes for absentees...le sigh...)

1. Me (Sophie Wilson)
2. Amber Smith
3. Jo Rucklidge
4. John Watters
5. Lorenzo Madge
6. Fred Bates
7. Chris Lawson
8. Steph Lawson
9. Ben McKenna
10. Michael Mooney
11. Luke O'Brien
12. Francesca Pecquer
13. Sarah Pritchard
14. Frankie Roberts
15. Sarah Roberts
16. Dom Rugman
17. Liam Rushfirth
18. Baljeet Samra
19. Alex Slippens
20. Sadie Thompson
21. Matt Tucker
22. Chris Van Niekerk
23. Mitchell Weaver
24. Joseph Warburton
25. Lisa Whitaker
26. Chloe Wilkinson
27. Beth Yates

Initials (For Cupcake Toppers...)

* SW
* AS
* JR
* JW
* LM
* FB
* CL
* SL
* BM
* MM
* LOB
* FP
* SP
* FR
* SR
* DR
* LR
* BS
* AS
* ST
* MT
* CVN
* MW
* JW
* LW
* CW
* BY

Breakdown of letters needed to create from icing (for reference when decorating)...

A= 2
B= 5
C= 3
D= 1
E= 0
F= 3
G= 0
H= 0
I= 0
J= 3
K= 0
L= 6
M= 6
N= 1
O= 1
P= 2
Q= 0
R= 5
S= 8
T= 2
U= 0
V= 1
W= 6
X= 0
Y= 1
Z= 0

Filmography: IMDB top 250 films.


(As voted by IMDB members)
1. The Shawshank Redemption
2. The Godfather
3. The Godfather Pt. II
4. The God, The Bad, and The Ugly
5. Pulp Fiction
6. 12 Angry Men
7. Schindler's List
8. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
9. Inception
10. The Dark Knight
11. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
12. The Lord of the Rings- The Return of the King
13. Seven Samurai
14. Fight Club
15. Goodfellas
16. Star Wars Episode IV- A New Hope
17. Casablanca
18. The Lord of the Rings- The Fellowship of the Ring
19. City of God
20. Once Upon A Time In The West
21. Rear Window
22. Raiders of the Lost Ark
23. The Matrix
24. Psycho
25. The Usual Suspects
26. The Silence of the Lambs
27. Se7en
28. It's A Wonderful Life
29. Momento
30. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
31. Forrest Gump
32. Sunset Boulevard
33. Leon
34. Toy Story 3
35. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learnt To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb
36. Apocolypse Now
37. Citizen Kane
38. American History X
39. North by Northwest
40. American Beauty
41. Taxi Driver
42. Terminator 2: Judgement Day
43. Saving Private Ryan
44. Alien
45. Vertigo
46. Amelie
47. Spirited Away
48. The Shining
49. Paths of Glory
50. WALL-E
51. City Lights
52. The Pianist
53. Double Indemnity
54. Lawrence of Arabia
55. M
56. A Clockwork Orange
57. The Lives of Others
58. The Departed
59. To Kill A Mockingbird
60. Aliens
61. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
62. Requiem for a Dream
63. Das Boot
64. Modern Times
65. Resevoir Dogs
66. The Third Man
67. L.A. Confidential
68. Life is Beautiful
69. Chinatown
70. Back to the Future
71. The Treasure of Sierra Madre
72. The Prestige
73. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
74. Cinema Paradiso
75. Raging Bull
76. The Green Mile
77. Pan's Labyrinth
78. Once Upon A Time In America
79. Singin' In The Rain
80. Rashomo
81. Some Like it Hot
82. Amadeus
83. The Bridge on the River Kwai
84. All About Eve
85. Bicycle Thieves
86. Full Metal Jacket
87. The Great Dictator
88. 2001: A Space Odessey
89. Black Swan
90. Braveheart
91. The Apartment
92. Inglorious Basterds
93. Gladiator
94. Metropolis
95. Downfall
96. Oldboy
97. Unforgiven
98. Up
99. The Sting
100. Gran Torino
101. The Elephant Man
102. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
103. The Maltese Falcon
104. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
105. On The Waterfront
106. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
107. Rebecca
108. Sin City
109. Princess Mononoke
110. Die Hard
111. The Great Escape
112. The Seventh Seal
113. The King's Speech
114. Batman Begins
115. Blade Runner
116. The General
117. Fargo
118. Heat
119. Jaws
120. Hotel Rwanda
121. A Few Dollars More
122. Yoijimbo
123. No Country For Old Men
124. Grave of the Fireflies
125. Touch of Evil
126. Ran
127. The Wizard of Oz
128. Witness for the Prosecution
129. Snatch
130. Slumdog Millionaire
131. Wild Strawberries
132. The Lion King
133. The Sixth Sense
134. The Deer Hunter
135. The Big Lebowski
136. Annie Hall
137. Cool Hand Luke
138. Strangers on a Train
139. Donnie Darko
140. It Happened One Night
141. Kill Bill: Vol.1
142. High Noon
143. Toy Story
144. Platoon
145. Into The Wild
146. Disctrict 9
147. There Will Be Blood
148. Million Dollar Baby
149. Notorious
150. The Gold Rush
151. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
152. Scarface
153. Trainspotting
154. Gone With The Wind
155. Sunrise: The Song of Two Humans
156. The Grapes of Wrath
157. Groundhog Day
158. Ben-Hur
159. The Kid
160. Amores Perros
161. The Big Sleep
162. The Manchurian Candidate
163. Ikiru
164. The Graduate
165. The Wages of Fear
166. Life of Brian
167. Finding Nemo
168. The Terminator
169. The Secrets in Their Eyes
170. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
171. The Wrestler
172. The Best Years of Our Lives
173. Casino
174. The Thing
175. The Bourne Ultimatum
176. Avatar
177. Stand by Me
178. How To Train Your Dragon
179. Twelve Monkeys
180. Dog Day Afternoon
181. V for Vendetta
182. The Fiends
183. Ghandi
184. Ratatouille
185. My Neighbour Toroto
186. Judgement at Nurembeurg
187. 8 1/2
188. The Night of the Hunter
189. Good Will Hunting
190. The Princess Bride
191. Network
192. The Battle of Algiers
193. The 400 Blows
194. The Killing
195. Star Trek
196. The Social Network
197. The Hustler
198. La Strada
199. Mary and Max
200. Who's Afraid of Virigina Woolf?
201. Persona
202. Dial M for Murder
203. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
204. The Incredibles
205. A Streetcar Named Desire
206. The Excorcist
207. The Wild Bunch
208. Stalag 17
209. In Bruges
210. The Passion of Joan of Arc
211. All Quiet on the Western Front
212. Kind Hearts and Coronets
213. Rocky
214. Fanny and Alexander
215. Let the Right One In
216. Ed Wood
217. Barry Lyndon
218. Big Fish
219. Mystic River
220. Children of Men
221. The Truman Show
222. Magnolia
223. Rosemary's Baby
224. Nights of Cabiria
225. Manhattan
226. Festen
227. Infernal Affairs
228. Howl's Moving Castle
229. Kill Bill: Vol. 2
230. Sherlock Jr.
231. Roman Holiday
232. Patton
233. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of The Black Pearl
234. Rope
235. Duck Soup
236. His Girl Friday
237. Letters from Iwo Jima
238. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
239. Sleuth
240. Harvey
241. Arsenic and Old Lace
242. Monsters, Inc.
243. Three Colours: Red
245. Shutter Island
246. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter...and Spring
247. The Philadelphia Story
248. Rain Man
249. Beauty and The Beast
250. Anatomy of A Murder

Order of Slides for Presentation: More Details.


A more detailed breakdown of the individual slides I will be presenting in my Powerpoint Presentation on Friday 10th June...

1. HELLO/INTRO
2. STARTING THE COURSE
3. WHO INSPIRES ME
4. ROB RYAN
5. STEPH BAXTER
6. GEMMA CORRELL
7. JULIA POTT
8. TIM WALKER
9. MY STYLE: ILLUSTRATIVE, PLAYFUL, CHILDREN
10. FAVOURITE PROJECT: 'WHAT IS A LINE?'
11. LEAST FAVOURITE PROJECT: ELECTIVE WORK
12. WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE? WHAT ELSE HAVE I DONE?
13. PAPERGIRL
14. APPLICATIONS FOR WORK EXPERIENCE
15. ETSY
16. FREELANCE ILLUSTRATION
17. CRAFT FAIRS
18. WHAT HAVE I LEARNT?
19. LET THEM EAT CAKE! (TALKING ABOUT INCORPORATING PERSONAL INTERESTS WITH DESIGN- CAKE HAND-OUT!)
20. FIN.

Blogger Header.




Another slight tweak to my Blogger header design- keeping a visual consistency with my business cards, and all together just a little bit neater and less fussy.

Etsy Header Bar.




With a little bit more time on my hands than I've been used in the past few months, I've finally been able to make small amendments to my Etsy shop...the major factor being adding a header bar to the site- an aesthetically eye-catching and memorable piece, which will hopefully make my site stand out a little among the thousands of shop profiles, and therefore, produce more traffic, therefore, producing more sales. (760px x100px size)

Keeping the graphic style consistent with my business cards and the name "sophie in disguise" with the Groucho Marx glasses symbol.

Order of Slides for Presentation.


A rough guide to the order and content of slides for my Powerpoint Presentation, to be presented to the group and tutors on Friday 10th June.

1. HELLO
2. BRIEF INTRO
3. STARTING THE COURSE
4. WHO INSPIRES ME 
5. MY STYLE
6. FAVOURITE PROJECT
7. LEAST FAVOURITE PROJECT
8. WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE? OTHER WORK
9. PAPERGIRL
10. ETSY 
11. FILMOGRAPHY
12. SUMMER PORTAITURE
13. APPLICATIONS FOR WORK EXPERIENCE
14. CRAFT FAIRS
15. WHAT HAVE I LEARNT- INCORPORATING YOUR OWN STYLE INTO YOUR WORK
16. "LET THEM EAT CAKE"
17. THE END

Now I will go on to develop the slides, in more detail, and go on to add my own style to the boards, making them very distinctive to my own personal style.

Saturday 28 May 2011

LCA SU Hoodie Brief.



Quick update- I was hoping to execute this voluntary brief for the SU, but unfortunately, I don't think that I will be able to persue my plans. If I were fortunate enough to be selected through to "the next round" I would have to present my ideas on June 10th- the same day as my PPD Presentation. As this is part of my overall year grade, I really need to focus on this, as I will be present for the entire day.

A great shame, but hopefully I'll be able to have a go designing next year- when hopefully my style will also be a little more refined.

Friday 27 May 2011

Filmography.


Because I just can't stay more than a day away from design, I have decided to set myself several projects over the summer- hopefully to improve and expand my design knowledge, as well as keeping up with my current pace so as not to suffer in the first term of second year.
One of the projects I intend to expand is 'Filmography'- documenting "the greatest films ever made" in various categories, exploring both digital media and print-based designs.

Starting to gather research, I have been asking people for the names of their favourite films, through Facebook, text message and Yahoo Answers, hoping to build a response base of 1000+ to gauge some idea of averages, most popular films (looking to generate up to 100 film designs- focusing at creating pictogram like images, and helping to simplify my work to develop a crisper, swiss-like style)...

Text/Facebook

* Rob Savage- 2001: A Space Odessey

* Holly Farthing- Cinderella,
Harry Potter Franchise,
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

* Baljeet Samra- Entrapment

* Becky Price- Pay It Forward

* Charlie LeBeau- Oldboy,
The Princess and the Frog

* Kirsty Alderson- Mean Girls

* Ginny Johnson- The Labyrinth,
Alice in Wonderland,
Dirty Dancing,
The Dark Crystal

* Sacha Frampton- Amelie,
Where the Wild Things Are,
Juno
*  Lisa Whittaker- The Iron Giant,
The Last King of Scotland,
This Is England

* Ben Nielsen- Groundhog Day

* Ava Gardener- Withnail & I

* Joscelin Dent-Pooley- Withnail & I

* Adam Harris- Kill Bill

* Luis Bachini- Up

* Harrison Hiemfield- The Shawshank Redemption

* Amy Aston- Juno
* Eddie Cooper- Hotrod

* Joe Warburton- The Shawshank Redemption,
The Green Mile,
Fight Club,
The Goonies,
Drop Dead Fred

* Kirsty Cave- Cast Away
* Beth Yates- V for Vendetta,
Iron Man Franchise

* Alex Slippens- Fight Club

* Chloe Wilkinson- Let the Right One In

*Matt Tucker- Blow

*Josh Phillips- Titanic

*Niall Cruickshank-Sutton- Mulan

* Gemma Naylor- Matilda

* Richard Martin-Nellis- V for Vendetta

* Ant Chamberlain- Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

* Ryan Link- Inception
* James Maxwell- The Big Lebowski,
Pulp Fiction

* Sophie Wilson (Me!)- Amelie,
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

****

Yahoo Answers

* There Is A Light That Never Goes Out- 21 Grams

* Kristin- Fight Club

* Marke Gunda- Titanic

* Manucian- Inception

* Beacilla- The Nanny Diaries

* John Wilkes-Boothe- The Shawshank Redemption,
Full Metal Jacket,
The Dark Knight

* Jake- Rudy,
Goodwill Hunting

* Monica Balenti- How To Loose A Guy In Ten Days

* Staronice 321- Lord of the Rings

*Rocky Bx- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 

* Allen James- The Shawshank Redemption

* Chris Gumert- Citizen Kane

* Abbey Road- The Phantom of the Opera

* RMP- Pulp Fiction

* Lexi  M- Rythm on the River

* _- Titanic

* Kyle- The Breakfast Club

* Flasklmp- Spirited Away

* Eye Candy- Titanic

* Sahara J- The Godfather

* CHUCK- Scott Pilgrim VS The World

* Alan Garner- Jonas Brothers 3D

* Olive Gerald- Abducted

* Lysa- Titanic

* Jason Harnett viva la resistance- Forrest Gump

* PepperthePug- Pirates of the Carribean

* STEAKMO- Pulp Fiction

* Mystery Man- Brokeback Mountain

* tonio- The Pope of Greenwich Village,
The Godfather Pt. II

* Pepere Eldridge- The Pallisers

* Total Destruction: The Blackspeed Thrasher- The Godfather,
Miracle on 34th Street,
E.T.

* Thomas D- Jaws,
Pulp Fiction

* witchcraft <Birth aus Blood>- Gone With the Wind
 
* Good Music Feeds My Soul- Gladiator
* Yvan R- Ivan's Childhood

Tuesday 24 May 2011

Researching Wrapper Paper.


From the 'Speaking from Experience' brief, I have developed a real passion and interest in both the printing, and repeated pattern process. Feeling inspired by many designs around me, I have begun to consider making my own patterns for textiles and paper application- wrapping papers, cushions, linen, etc. Here, starting to research some great wrapping paper for a source of inspiration...

 








  
Current ideas for patterns:
-A French Breakfast
-Crayola Crayons
-A Night at the Fair
-Sweet Treats
-Constellations (would be a good start, having existing vector designs readibly available!)