In Visual literacy, we were asked to construct a 3D paper sculpture with an emphasis on line. As the final product was going to photographed we had to create a structure that would create interesting shadows. I chose to create a church. I have always seen churches as quite unique looking buildings and all have the same elements, such as the cross shaped building and a steeple. Earlier on I was thinking about designing something a tad more simple although I thought by creating a church I would be challenging myself to creating something more complex. It did take a lot of effort but I am satisfied and proud and the end result.

Last Friday, I attended one of the largest design festivals in the world. agIdeas offers an extraordinary program of events that celebrate design excellence and promotes the value of design driven innovation.

Throughout the festival there are a series of events for designers who are seeking inspiration, for designers emerging in the industry to explore the possibilities of careers in design, for companies looking to embrace design as an economic driver, for design researchers to share knowledge, for primary school children to understand design and become the leaders of a design savvy generation and for members of the general public interested in design, innovation and creativity.

My classmates and I attended a night where an array of designers from different countries brought forward their work to inspire us all.
Once designer in particular by the name of Ben Parker caught my attention. Ben Parker and Paul Austin are the founders of a company called MadeThought. It is acclaimed for its work in brand identity and development, art direction, packaging, print and interactive design for an impressive list of clients, ranging from esoteric luxury and lifestyle brands to art institutions. They've designed products for Adidas, Samsung, Stella McCartney, Jamie Oliver, Yves Saint Laurent, Established & Sons, Reiss, Harrods and Nike. Paul and Ben were named ‘Graphic Designers of the Year' by Blueprint Magazine (UK) in 2004 and invited to join Alliance Graphique Internationale in 2010.
 This Designer, along with many others were very inspiring and it will certainly not be the last time I go to agIdeas!

 For my spatial design class, our current brief has many parts. The first part I am currently working on is to use a strip of paper to create some sort of folded structure, as pictured to the left. The creating a vector outline in illustrator and turning the structure into as many patterns as we could think of, which was then to be a wall panel of some description to go into an environment.
I decided to place my wall panel into a cute little outdoor setting and colour it white to match the colour scheme.

The brief for Context and culture was to produce a magazine cover which demonstrated an understanding of Bauhaus/modernist design.

It had to reflect some sort of Bauhaus style and also have a contemporary look and feel and be appropriate to the intended audience which in this case is architects/draghters. The background drafting image is one I drew up from the floor plans of my house. I lessened the opacity of the image so that it acts as a background image and doesn't take away from the darker writing on top of it. I also chose modern fonts to give it a modern/contemporary look.

I am quite proud of this cover, it looks appealing and modern which appeals to me, so think it would be quite effective towards the target audience.

As part of my Form and Function Class, we were to design and create a 3D model using Ivory Board. Each component of the model had to be no larger than 10cm x 10cm and only use right angles. I thought it would be a nice outdoor Spa area, where you can climb the steps and jump in. I created the two walls either side so the space would feel nice and enclosed. Once I had generated and developed ideas, I created the model then took photographs using different angles and lighting. 

The  job brief was to choose one of five competitions to enter, so this Photograph was taken at Mitcham train station, for a Train spotting Photograph competition. This massive steam, train was up and running travelling between Mitcham and Mooroolbark on the 24th of March every hour and I was lucky enough to snap this shot as it was blowing a massive cloud of steam as it pulled away from the station.

A photography excursion with my course led us into the city, and there we were given a list of things we were all to take photographs of. Some examples were: Orange things, Purple things, Power Lines, Details, Organic Shadows. The excursion took us around the Melbourne Museum, and along Brunswick street in Fitzroy, snapping shots along the way.

In my Context and Culture class, we were asked to design a bookmark inspired by one of two different art periods using pre existing patterns and images. I chose the Art Nouveau movement, which is displayed by the lower woman's hair breaking the border, along with the very dreamy and ethereal type women figures.

Doll drawings done with sign pens.

In Sudio Drawing, we were told to draw plastic dolls with black sign pens, then go over it in parts with water to give a washed out look.

Studio drawing of pots using willow charcoal..

Drawing of pots using charcoal. We were told to use lots of shading to create depth and tone in the pots.

Just a bit of fun...

As a fun activity with my classmates at NCAT, we designed a sculpture  entirely made from Cake, Icing and Lollies. The end product was a Meal from McDonalds. 

Leaves in Lorne...