E3

E3 is a annual gaming expo. Each gaming company exhibits, there up coming consoles and games to industry as well as the public. The expo is successful as not only is it first to display new products, trailers/games as well as game art. The exhibition is streamed live world wide, with Nintendo so excited about this years slot for there new console reveal, for the first time it will be streamed not only by popular gaming website as IGN, Nintendo's website along with Facebook, Twitter, Youtube MTV2 and Spiketv. This global event then makes newspapers and magazine, all of this is a brilliant technique to reach the world in a quick way, straight away after viewing blogs and fans share thought on the Internet which is accessible worldwide. The expo shows real time console displays as well as video and as the picture shows projection on a large scale, I estimate the screen to be at  least triple the size of a cinema screen. This type of exhibiting is being copied by aritst and other industry today with the Internet being a huge platform. Today new interactive television adverts are being developed, by using smart phones with apps such as barcode scanners or recording devices to interactive to the television advertisement live with other viewes to gain extra information or buy/win products. This is only going to increase in popularity and will be hugely exciting to see it's development.

Flipbook

Animation can be tricky to present, finding new and innovative ways to showcase a piece sometimes can prove to be difficult. However this image I found on Tumblr shows an ordinary flipbook, but as the design is of a colour pallet with Rainbow detailing; once in motion the piece creates a rainbow arch once captured. A camera with a slow shutter speed would have caught this image and I think it is gives a charm to the piece. The image would be perfect for marketing and could be used to advertise things such as books. I really like these images and think a piece that uses interactivity with he viewer is a more effective approach to art exhibiting.

Zelda

Being a bit gamer and lover of character design, I find it extremely interesting when Games are developed featuring the a recurring character, each game depicts the character differently, with colour and detailing varying. I love the way some can appear very artistic, in a watercolour appearance and other highly detailed and shaded as though a realistic approach is taken. I also then love the fan art and how they depict the characters themselves. The developers of these games love this too with big company Nintendo, often asking fans to draw the characters, Nintendo then exhibit these digitally on a Gallery for consoles such as the 3DS.

Meyoko - Illustrator

This piece was completed by Berlin based illustrator, Melissa Murillo , better known as “Meyoko”. This is one of my favourite illustrative pieces I have seen. The intricate lines and pen detailing is reminiscent to pieces of my own. The detailing almost looks like delicate lace work, like that seen of Alexander McQueen's.The detailing layers and highlights around prominent areas such as the eye sockets, cheek bones and naisl area. This prominence alows for the fluidity of the lines to be constant and adds direction and depth to the piece, maybe showcasing the bone structure and where it protrudes strongly on the skin. However, on closer inspection the small under layered detailing is clearly visible. The way in which Meyoko has been able to produce a piece showing a Gothic image, which has been detailed with botanical and natural influences, for example the butterfly wings above the eye sockets, is a artistic approach which I would like to use.
The detailing with the direction used such as the curvaceous nature, creates the contours and shape of the skull perfectly. This adds the depth and density of the skull, whilst still showing the natural beauty of the design and also the human bone structure also. Meyoko's work will and has proven to be an influence in my own work.

Egyptian

These images are taken of a store in London. I loved the products and the whole culture feel towards the store. I find the ancient Egyptian decor and riches to be beautiful. Coffins such as Tutankhamun have always appealed to be with the colouring (gold, royal blues) along with the material and actually design such as the nautical stripes creates an interesting style and give direction and shape to a piece. luxurious
I think the pieces could easily be used to create an interesting interior for a home, simple furnishings could work will in a complementary form alongside the extravagant pieces, luxurious fabrics and quilts could be hung in a room to harmoniously highlight the intense structure of the sphinxes, or sculptures.
I would like to look into how I could incorporate ancient Egyptian culture and designs into work, I think textiles and illustrations, such as wallpaper designs would be a great route to take.

Ludovico Einaudi

This song is a piece composed by an Italian contemporary music composer and pianist, Ludovico Einaudi. I stumbled across the piece while listening to the album Islands: Essential Einaudi. My brother told me the album was a great album to revise too. Although I wasn't doing revision, I often listen to slow music and orchestral music to complete most of my work for college, especially sketchbook work, drawing and evaluations. This song helps me to create vivid imagery in my mind, the tranquility of the soft music often creates a recurring image of a large lake, with icelandic mountains and scenery bordering the lake as far as the eye could see, as the music develops I can imagine nature within the lake such as the ripples created from diving fish or landing birds. I think I often draw this image is because I find water very calming and beautiful along with breath taking landscapes. Another song which I find highly influential on this album is Nefeli which also is a piece which continuously creates vivid scenes in my mind.
The music is helpful with my work as I previously stated, I find a slow song allows my brain to concentrate deeper and also allow my mind to reach a form of mind where I am able to deeply evaluate my work and annotate my thoughts. Not only this but I feel when listening to pieces like these I am able to sit for longer periods of time and work, for example intricate pen work.