Nikki Farquarson

Things that I love about these images - the graphic mix of print, flat, cartoony images, and parts of the body - I really like this combo of different styles. Very cool.

Waldemar and Max

http://www.waldemarandmax.com

File setup and management - and a little reintroduction to illustrator.

Name them like they are in the brief - 2011_lastnameinitial_task1.pdf - have a very clear structure for this - name variations as 1.2, 1.3, etc. Can just go back to the next step. This file management thing will be put back onto uts online.

Artboards have changed a little since the last time we've used them.

Illustrator - for vector. Means that we don't get pixels, but the computer uses an equation that allows the text to scale to any size, remaining sharp. Photoshop - bitmap - for photos. Uses pixels, hard to blow up. PDF is standard for printing.

To compress files - right click and compress - turns it into a zip file. God to send to yourself. Sign up to yousendit.com - sends a file to anyone for free. Or wetransfer.com Can send things to printers - send up to 2GB.

Delete files that you don't need, they just get confusing. Don't hand in practice drafts. Use layers in illustrator, make sure you lock and make invisible. Name so that you can locate quickly.

File setup in illustrator - Name everything 2011_kruszelnickia_task1_week1

Make sure that you are doing print documents, can do heaps of artboards - set up bleed, allowance to make sure that it prints in the right spots. Remember spacing stuff - to keep each artboard a little part away from each other - 1.5 cm. 3mm bleed is industry standard - click on paper clip thing to make them the same.

Save things into Student work - can be saved and pulled out later. Remember to save it as a legacy format. Saving into student work - can only be accessed in this computer. Also, anyone can delete. Can also save to public areas.

Preferences - under illustrator dropdown, general

Getting the proper types of black - rich black - black as well as cyan, magenta etc. True black is just black. Can check "display blacks accurately". This can be very obvious in printing, so check those in settings in general, and then you will have it all in place.

Remember to keep in CMYK

Type - everything for fonts etc

Most of the stuff in the drop down edit and file, are also in the right click. For mice without buttons, just hit control before you bring it up.

Effects - at the top is illustrator effects, at the bottom is photoshop.

View - show grid, rulers etc

Window - all tools and libraries.

Help menu - very useful

Artboard tool - click on sideboard tool, or go into document setup. If you want to move documents further away, just click on the artboard, and you can just shift them around with the mouse. Selected when it has dashed lines around the outside. Add another in just by clicking and dragging.

Shortcut to hand is putting down space bar key. Zoom in, and when you hold down the option key, you zoom out

Can save workspaces -

this keeps the setup of the illustrator how we want them.

Artboards - Name each one individually - And can edit them however you want them.

Marie Zucker

http://www.mariezucker.com

Berlin based photographer - I like the dreamy, surreal quality of these.

Week 1 - Fashion communication intro - task 1

Briefing on first task - due week 6. Developing a more personal style, more than learning to draw. Research skills, communicating why you're doing things. Marks available on review.

Submission 1 -

TASK 1 | Digital

Throughout weeks 1-5 you will be introduced to layout design to create a stylised research proposal. You will recap Illustrator to create your digital work.

You have been asked to create a research document that reflects your own personal illustration interests and present it in a visual style that reflects the research you have done.

You will need to:

Contemplate, analyse and develop a research document that explores the work of 3 illustrators and/or fashion photographers.

Create a written and visual document (1000 words, unlimited images), that analyses and explores your chosen artists. Incorporate responses to the questions below as well as including visual research to support your ideas.

Name and bio Describe the chosen artists visual style? What materials and processes are visible in their work? What demograpic is their work aimed at? What inspires their practice? What appeals to you about their work?

Demonstrate competence in specific skills and techniques taught in digital workshops

Use the research from your document as a basis to create a A5 6 page document to display this information. Consider how various elements such as font selection, choice of colour and graphic style combine together to form a visually engaging document. One side of the page will be used to display imagery, whilst the other will be used to display the written content. Be creative in your approach to the design of this document and think about visual consistency and visibility.

Communicate concepts clearly and effectively through a digital process

Inspired by your chosen artists, create 2 x Fashion illustrations to also reside in your document. This can be a combination of digital and hand generated effects or purely digital. Create these as an A3 document as you will also be required to turn this into an A3 poster later in the semester.

Demonstrate appreciation of planning and technical progression throughout the assessment period

Create a multi page digital PDF of your submission.

OUTCOMES

• • • • •

Advanced drawing techniques Personal style in Illustration Advanced design and layout Advanced digital presentation skills Confident & competent computer file management & project scheduling

ITEM SPECIFICATIONS

Digital submissions of your research document and poster.

Please submit the digital component of your assignment to the Digital Dropbox by the specified submission due date and time.

SUBMISSION DATE: 11.30am Week 6

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

- press ready pdf files of all printed work - 2 x A3 digital posters

- Submit files on CD and to the Dropbox

- All print copies, CDs and files must be clearly identified with your name eg. 2011_lastnameinitial_task1.pdf

- Do not burn your CD until the final checking, completed in class, has been completed and any errors remedied

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

- Clarity, insight, articulation and visual effectiveness of research document

- Visual effectiveness and technical competence of A3 posters

- Class participation, professionalism and ability to meet scheduled deadlines

- Management of digital files

ASSESSMENT WEIGHTING: 25% of subject grade

NOTES ON THIS PROJECT

Stylised research proposal that relates to drawing and illustrator. Reflects your personal interests, heaps of research to do. Explore the work of 3 illustrators or fashion photographers - work out who you are interested in, why and how they inspire you, what it is that interests you. 1000 words to explain this. Be very succinct and draw out the important details. What it is that they do, and why you're interested in this. Think about layout, and how you can make this an interesting document. Has to be dynamic, combine image and text. This is the research, start in word, translate to illustrator.

Name of the artist - small bio about what they do - not birth date etc. General idea of who they are. Describe their visual style in your words, what materials and processes they use - found objects, textiles, collage etc. What demographic are they aiming their work to? High end fashion? More artistic? What inspires their practice? What is it that appeals to you about their work? Use this written research, but make sure that you use lots of images. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE DETAILS ABOUT EVERY IMAGE! This written research becomes an A5 digital document. We don't print at this point, just get them press ready. 6 A5 pages - small multi page booklets. 3 spreads - 1 spread per illustrator or photographer. One side more image based, one side text based. Or combine for text to work with images?

Consider FONT! Reflect the style of the people you're researching, as well as your own style. Consistency throughout the document - create a template, use the same font and colours.

We're creating 2 fashion illustrations inspired by the artist - but not creating a replica! Taking inspiration and turning it into something unique. These are made at A3 size, can print and use as a poster, but we'll shrink this down to fit into the booklet. These don't go into the document until later. Can be a combo of hand drawn or digital, or can be entirely digital. But bear in mind that this should be 50% or more digital. Submitted as a multi page PDF.

Advanced drawing and illustration skills. Being confident with file management. Label files with your full name.

Examples of fashion illustrations - think about background as well as foreground, use symbols to make illustrations.

Bear in mind that every time that you log out, the computer wipes everything from the desktop. Save a million times.

Try to have a back up copy before using the computers at the printing place downstairs - corrupts a lot of files.

Christopher Kane - suit intervention

My attempt at making a suit that would fit into the Christopher Kane Spring 2010 collection.

Bodice.