I really need inspiring for this silly publication which I am just completely unmotivated for.  I decided to scout around a little more for inspiration and found these beautiful things.  I think I need to just keep the design clean and simple.  Here the image plays a huge part but the layout is left clean and untouched. I really need to consider how I can implement this onto my own work.

GEOMETRIC PATTERN

So it seems that COLOUR is really important to me.  And this can be moved around and work with either Type OR... PATTERN!

I love geometric pattern and this is the sort of work I would love to create across a range of wedding stationary, greetings cards etc.

Even the posters I am creating could be inspired by this sort of colour based pattern which is contemporary and makes a statement.

I NEED to explore more into this and how I can exhaust ideas around this.

TYPE!! I AM NOT AN ILLUSTRATOR...

I have been looking at Ollie Seward's work who graduated from here last year. I have always loved what he was creating but I don't think I had really put my finger on why.  I have realised that his work revolves around TYPE and COLOUR.

His type is quite playful and relaxed and is used mainly for the culture sector.  I have tried to find a few other examples of original type both 2D and 3D.  I love the 3 dimensional 'think'. Really simple and beautiful.

INSPIRE ME

I have just been trying to find things which I know will inspire my work.  Although, I don't want to copy ideas I do love this first page of pattern and illustration.  Am I an illustrator??
I seem to love simple colour based illustrations but I don't think I am an illustrator.  I still need type in there.  These may inspire my greetings cards designs and more of my hello love work.

The second page is type and image, more my sort of work.  More like something I could produce.  Though I think I could in fact do it better!

I really really adore this design and how beautifully made it is.  I really struggle to think outside the box like this and I am always a little scared when it comes to embossing and other treatments.  But this really does show how fantastic the results are when take that little extra time in production.  I really love the pattern which is beautifully consistant with the colour palette plus the was it is multi-sex because of the colours and pattern. Really nicely done.

Ideas for Posters

I have been chatting with someone regarding creating some posters which are portraying a Christian message but in a contemporary way.  It seems that all that is around today is cheesy 90's christian posters which have truely lost their charm and which have no longer any appeal to either christians or non christians. The task is to create a talking point for any one rather than just those who are religious.
I personally would like to create something which doesn't preach but tells something about the faith which is inspiring and encouraging.

Here I have specifically found work which is typographic with pattern or photography.
This seems to be the direction they also want to take. 

pattern