Ever since I attended the LOTR exhibition back in 2004, I’ve been intrigued by the way a film’s visual concept is conceived. It’s a treat for the eyes to see the artwork these amazing conceptual artists turn out. I remember watching the ‘behind-the-scenes’ section of Mary Poppins (1964), and they had their own conceptual artist [...]
Entries from October 2009
October 22, 2009
[sketches] Wacom Bamboo, I love you.
Had to do some sketches for Jonny’s website (he’s a freelance emcee/host) and I had to do them fast, so found an absolutely brilliant foolproof way of getting lovely proportionate sketches. You use a Wacom bamboo tablet and a photograph as a base. I’m sure people have been doing this since (tech)time immemorial, but I [...]
October 20, 2009
[work] Odd Poems & Slogans : collaged journal layouts
Work done in ‘08 when I was with Qube:
The project was John O’Sullivan’s poem anthology, Odd Poems & Slogans. Q (the Boss) was patient with me. I was fresh out of SMU and didn’t have any formal design background. He had to explained the usual creative work processes (grids, master page layout, technicals, etc..) as [...]
October 15, 2009
[quickie] SMUAA halloween emailer
A quick 1-hour emailer pieced together for the SMU Alumni Association (SMUAA) Halloween Party taking place at the end of this month. The guidelines were something halloweeny, that was fun/happening but not overly creepy. I knew I was taking a slight risk when I did this version as it wasn’t the usual halloween feel : [...]
