SELF PROMOTION.

An idea i've just thought about for a possible business card/ logo for myself could be a side shot of my shoulders upwards with me pretending to make a 'shh' noice with my finger, and wrote on the finger being my name.

Magazine Artwork

Coming up next term with uni, i have a magazine project, where me and my partner get to create a whole one.

This cover is a major inspiration as it's so different from any other conventional mags ive seen about.

If anyone else knows of any other unique mags, leave a comment! :)

shimmering vomit of crystals

These stunning photos were found on Mandy's blog 'Shimmering vomit of Crystals'.

The beautiful jewel colours clashed together really makes a statement and gives a lucrative exotic look.

They could look great as part of a cosmetics advertisement centred around colour and experimenting.

Vogue Beautfiul

How beautiful are these 2 cover editorials from Vogue Russia?!

Both stunningly styled to keep fitting with the overall theme of the issue, with both colour and font been taken into consideration.

The first image is reminiscent of an exotic jungle with emerald green leaves framing the beauty of the exotic flower. I adore how well established Vogue is to be able to not show all the letters of the publication and keep the front cover content to a minimum to create that luxury, high class publication.

put up your name!

What a fantastic way to display your name. This could be a great idea for my self promotion business card in my 3rd year of uni. I feel a photoshoot coming on!!..

Line and Shapes

I'm absolutly in love with the structure of this whole editorial. Stunning.

Editorial: The Lines and the Shapes

Publication: Vogue Italia, Feb 2005

Model: Gemma Ward

Photographer: Craig McDean

Performance

Vogue Italia September 09 presents...

Autumn is now upon us, dark nights are here, leaves are falling off the trees, and Christmas theatre plays are being advertised. Vogue Italia catches the season so perfectly in one of my favourite editorials yet!!

The colours are amazing, bright but yet so deep, sealing in the autumn atmosphere.

What are your thoughts on this editorial, and which front cover did you buy? Mine was the second one!

I loved the overall collage effect of the layout of this article i found in Elle Magazine.

The background of the page is a notebook, giving the illusion that you're getting priority seeing something that you shouldn't do from somebody elses notebook.

I think the mixture between hand writing and typed text is a good mix and also adds into the personalized effect, and the heart sticky label works well with the quirky 'British' theme the page holds.

The look the page gives off is like opening a scrapbook and being faced with lots of goodies bursting out as us!

just another magazine...

Autumn is now upon us with this cherry coloured editorial from Another magazine.

Kate Moss in Galiano looks stunning in these bruised pinks and purples, and the volume is stunning- creating a dreamy, heavenly effect of floating pink.

Darla Baker

I found these AMAZING photos on Knight Cat's blog, and had to blog them on my own page as they're so beautiful!

The images are so strong with their powerful use of neon technicolours, and she owns the most amazing facial structures.

Definitly a rose that has blossomed out into our eyes!

Graffiti

I really love the overall appearance of this editorial. The bright neon colours really stand out and pop on the dark black, contrast background. I think hand written fonts layered on top of digital photographs make any editorial look unique and individual, as it suddenly owns a kind of personal touch, even though it's probabaly been printed over a million times.

The composition too is well composed, with the the two tallest girls in the middle and two shortest on the outer sides, this leads your head from the left, up and around to the right, where you're then faced with the text to read.

This type of inspiration would work well for a brand wanting to portray a street and quirky edge to their image.

Bubbles, Bikes and Balloons

I found these dreamy images on Fated to Pretend blog, and had to show them to you.

I find them the most calmful and beautfiul pieces of photography.

The bubble piece would look perfect printed out and stuck onto the front cover of my jotter, it would provide the perfect base to then add some fancy text on top, and would never fail to put a smile on my face everytime i took it out of my bag.

Similarly, the photograph of the bike would be ideal to glue to the back of a jotter or diary to symbolize the end or leaving, like the bike is leaving off onto a journey.

Credit to: http://jerievan.blogspot.com

Topshop Unique SS10

As this years summer goes down in a sunset, we are already saying hello to SS10 with Topshop Unique.

Going very laid back, beachside vibe, with t-shirts being emblazened with vintage skateboard stickers looking super cute teamed with sand-washed denim this season.

Baseball jackets will be the perfect summer solution to them unpredictable see breezes gazing on off the ocean. Oversize is the best size when it comes to wearing these jackets.

Silk dresses featuring sporty toggles and buckles were dressed down with oversized sweatshirts and had an ultra cool vibe when teamed with pale driftwood platforms and oversized clutch bags strewn with sea-inspired charms.

I'm also adoring the laid back, can't be bothered, effortless ponytails that are loosly piled on top of the head and set in place with a pop pastel coloured ribbon. And neon lips and nails are a must!

Oh i'm counting down on the calander already!!

long time.

Sorry i've not blogged for a short while, i've been really busy trying to sort uni work out and pack ready to return on Wednesday!

For my work, i've had to read this quite interesting book called The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, all about trend setting and people involved within it. I'm thinking that our next project is going to have something to do with trends and setting them in the environment surrounding us.

I've been trying to think of some that i could start that would really trigger off well, but it's so difficult to think on the spot! If anyone has any suggestions feel free to leave a comment!!..

After falling in love with this necklace, i thought a good trend to set would be accessorizing your own jewellery with ribbon and vintage accessories, such as buttons or charms? Or even buy a plain pearl and gold necklace like above, and attach your own watch around it?

Anyway let me know your ideas and thoughts!

xxxx

sweet paradise

This evening, i was extremely lucky enough to stumble across Beach Vintage's blog, where i found these adoring vintage images of sweets, and Victorian sweet shops.

The images are so carefree and relaxing to look at, i find myself getting lost in a little daydream when i look into the mix of candy coloured sweets, stocked so cutely in little vintage sweet tubs, and children excitingly picking out their favourites!

I'd really love to do a uni project based on the theme of vintage sweet shops, and feel i could go very over board with the theme, and relish in it like my heart depended on it! I really hope i get the opportunity to in my final two years.

I really wish there were more penny sweet shops around today that look similar to these pictures!

Credit to: http://beachvintage.blogspot.com/

collage pretties

Amazing inspiration for uni projects!