 Why are people excited about the project? Because they know I like to entertain. Because the contributors have no idea what we are going to do or how we are going to present their work. Well, some people have seen it and their responses have been so empowering. Something I realized just from showing the project around is that we are one of the few blogs that I know of where the individual guests get to do exactly what they have in mind without contextual interference from its organizer. The illustrations, are fun to do overall, and my last one was over five years ago, so I figured, why not? Maybe its time again. Maybe not. I don't look at the books so much as creating rules or codes, but hopefully more as starting points of inspiration for people, who then take things in their own direction. Much of your work assumes a level of intelligence and interaction on the viewers part . do designers tend to underestimate the sophistication of their audience? On the other hand, if you can find beauty and interest in everyday things it makes for much richer days and can enhance your overall living experience. The importance for the viewer, well. they may take away a different perspectiveof how they view their world, things they notice or become intrigued with. It can help you to live more in themoment, to take note of the stuff around you. Everything to do with jacqartpress photos, artist books, learning more about high-brow editorial clients continuing to blog on creative talent, understanding contemptuous art direction surrounding, design intelligence and interaction.  Can't wait to see this in action! I'm always interested to see art, marketing and branding come together. Collaborations like this are a great opportunity for artists as well as the sponsors. An exciting project to work on I bet! Best of luck to all involved! The illustrations, are fun to do overall, and my last one was over five years ago, so I figured, why not? Maybe its time again. Maybe not. I don't look at the blog so much as creating rules or codes, but hopefully more as starting points of inspiration for people, who then take things in their own direction. Much of the work assumes a level of intelligence and interaction on the viewers part, do designers tend to underestimate the sophistication of their audience? On the other hand, if you can find beauty and interest in everyday things it makes for much richer days and can enhance your overall living experience. The importance for the viewer, well. they may take away a different perspective of how they view their world, things they notice or become intrigued with. It can help you to live more in the moment, to take note of the stuff around you.
 Designers need to put more emphasis on readability or tone when selecting type? They don't have to be exclusive. The emotion of a piece and its type are extremely important to sending your message. Hopefully the writing actually backs up the design. But I'd say pick a font that expresses the tone of the message first. Which contemporary designers do you rate and why? I appreciate anyone who is trying something different and speaking in their own unique voice. Design work needs to be personal and subjective to be of interest and value. Anyone can buy the same software and do a reasonable newsletter or business card. But no one can pull from your unique background upbringing, parents, life experiences and all that. That'd where the really interesting work comes from; also its the most rewarding and fun work to do. The answer to any design problem is always within the project itself: whose the audience; what's the message; what has the client done recently; where will the work be seen or read. All these considerations should send you in some direction My time in Advertising was pretty unrestricted, which allowed me a lot of time to explore my own visual vocabulary and ideas about image-making. In the end, the artwork that people seemed to respond to the most was stuff based on what I was doing in my sketchbook. But to get the discussion started, the illustrator sent a selection of rough sketches to the art director before beginning work on the deadlines, but I hate too much pressure. It depends so much on what and who give a lot of trust to artists, generate the best results, without a doubt.. Amen to that. The content of the actual brief is probably the best part,. says jacqartpress of working on editorial projects. .A good story, or an opportunity to employ my own collection of symbols and imagery - that is what is exciting about being an illustrator. Finding a solution can sometimes be challenging or frustrating, but when it works well, and your ideas and pictures are better because of the struggle, then its a very exciting experience. jacqartpress was inspired by a conversation with a friend. .It came about through sketching and just playing around with ideas. I didn't really have any sort of planned concept in mind, just a general mood that I was going for. The piece evolved very organically. Once I hit upon the general concept and composition, I re-styled it several times, giving the blog press because the finish is quality in direction, and so required some thought. I do use reference, a lot of it, although you probably can't tell, as I usually don't adhere to it very accurately,. says jacqartpress when asked about the often-contested blog matter of whether an creative blog should use reference Material. Making things up - creating stuff from imagination - can be really rewarding also, but I find I get better results if I'm looking at things, even if I'm not copying them directly. There are subtleties and fun surprises that come from observation; exciting things that sometimes just don't happen when I'm drawing from only my imagination. I think reference is important also in keeping you from repeating yourself. It is essentially a blog where people post images,creatve matters and good copy then related issues is shown to the side. A great one for all the visual junkies out there. Do designers tend to underestimate the sophistication of their audience? jacqartpress counter |
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