Jessica Gonacha Swift is an artist, illustrator and surface pattern designer who has a fabulous portfolio of work and a gem of a blog to boot. You can sign up for Jessica's newsletter via email which is a great inspiration resource to have.
Above are just two of my favourite examples of Jessica's work so make sure you head over here and check it all out.
P.S Many thanks for Jessica for letting us post about her work.
Have a lovely weekend.
Many thanks to Print & Pattern who featured M&S personalised cards today. Check out the post here and the cards here.
© V&A 2009
One to put in your diaries for 2010 'the spectacular wardrobe of Grace Kelly will be on display at the V&A. Tracing the evolution of her style from her days as one of Hollywoods most popular actresses in the 1950s and as Princess Grace of Monaco, the display will present over 50 of Grace Kelly's outfits together with hats, jewellery and the original Hermès Kelly bag. Dresses from her films, including High Society, will be shown as well as the gown she wore to accept her Oscar award in 1955. These will be accompanied by film clips and posters, photographs and her Oscar statuette. The display will also include the lace ensemble worn by Grace Kelly for her civil marriage ceremony to Prince Rainier in 1956 and 35 haute couture gowns from the 1960s and 70s by her favourite couturiers Dior, Balenciaga, Givenchy, and Yves St Laurent'.
On at the V&A 7th April - 26th September 2010
© British Museum Hoshino Yukinobu
The British Museum recently revealed a new exhibition featuring world famous artist Hoshino Yukinobu.
One of Hoshino Yukinobu's most popular characters is Professor Munakata
who investigates history and folklore in his
manga adventures. In this display, you can see original
artwork by Hoshino, including drawings showing the start of
Professor Munakata’s new adventure set at the British Museum.
The exhibition runs until 3rd January 2010 and is located in Room 3 of the British Musuem and is free to visit.
© Love Little
One of our regular contributors Love Little who has a lovely blog and shop selling divine prints will be taking part at Designers Marketplace at Middlesbrough Town Hall on Saturday 29th November.
If your near to the area why not check it out and get your Christmas shopping done complete with stylish and unique gifts!
© Khristian A Howell
© Khristian A Howell
© Khristian A Howell
I recently came across the work of Khristian A Howell and also her blog parapluies et soleil.
Khristian has been working as a surface designer since May 2008 and cites her inspiration as her love of culture, travel and all things french.
"Khristian's surface designs and photography evoke her love of line, pattern and balance. She works to create modern images with a sense of romantic grace".
Parapluies et soleil features fantastic finds and links and is a must for your daily inspiration. Khristian very kindly provided us with examples of some of her recent work which you can see above but be sure to check out her website where as well as divine patterns Khristian has some wonderful photography.
Enjoy!
By Michelle
The judges have now selected a winner for the recent Xmas Food Photography Competition and the winner is this rather humourous concept by Michelle above. It was great to see typical food humour challenged by placing it in scenarios such as this terrifying example above. Well done Michelle.
In addition the judges also selected the following runners up in no particular order:
By Katie
A beautiful and classic image which would be very commercial. Bet they tasted great too - well done Katie.
By Annaj
Another humourous entry which really utilised different techniques such as the clothing to create this cute character. Well done Anna.
Many thanks to everyone who entered and we do hope you enjoyed the brief. In addition this competition saw us using flickr for the first time so don't forget to check it out and leave comments etc.
P.S the next competition has now been launched, Photographic Humour so check it out.
© MoMA Tim Burton
© MoMA Tim Burton
How exciting the eagerly anticipated Tim Burton exhibition opened at MoMA yesterday and is on until 26th April 2010 so plenty of time to save the pennies for a trip.
The exhibition chronicles the work of Tim Burton and shows you his creative process from initial development through to screen.
Let us know if your lucky enough to check this out.
© Owen Gatley
© Owen Gatley
© Owen Gatley
I recently came across the work of Bristol based illustrator Owen Gatley via Spagat and WOW what fantastic work i could spend all day looking at it. Owen has a blogspot and flickr account which he keeps bang upto date so if you want to find out lots more about Owen's work make sure you check them out.
P.s many thanks to Owen for allowing us to show his work.
© Tigerprint
The next competition is here, Photographic Humour so get routing through your old photos or get directing new photo shoots. Check out the full brief and examples here.
© Tigerprint
Today is the last day to submit your entries for the Xmas Food Photography Competition.
Thank you and good luck to everyone who has entered so far and don't forget to check out the flickr group and leave your comments!
Check back Friday when we will be announcing the next competition.
COPYRIGHT BY © 2009 ALBERT EXERGIAN. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
COPYRIGHT BY © 2009 ALBERT EXERGIAN. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
© Frank Cards
© Frank Cards
Merry Recession Christmas Cards is home to some very clever, entertaining and topical Christmas cards. Above are just two of my favourites but you should check out the website for more info and prepare to be amused.
Whats more for every card that you purchase a donation is made to Feeding America!
© Natasha Harris OOBBAA
If you're in Leeds this Saturday pop to 'the stalls' craft fair, it's near the train station. This will be a good place to buy some unique Christmas gifts. Pleb, whose goods include womens clothing, stationery & gifting will also have a stall at the fair so get down there and get ticking off those items on your Christmas lists!
Have a good weekend!
© Tigerprint
There is now only one week remaining to enter the Xmas Food Photography Competition which closes for entries Thursday 19th November.
Here in the U.K the shops are now jam packed with Xmas goodies, and a week fails to go by without us spotting another delicious recipe we all want to make and bring in to test out on the Tigerprint studio!
So don't delay get in the kitchen and get snapping some great Xmas images - good luck!
We have an exciting job vacancy at Tigerprint for Assistant Design Manager (Maternity Cover) for our Print on Demand Team.
Details of the role:
You will support the Senior Design Manager in the development of products for the Print On Demand ranges.
You will have experience in working within a design environment and a design or art related degree. You will be proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator, with at least a basic ability in MS office.
Interested and want to know more?
Firstly why not check out what its all about and head over to M&S Personalised Cards to see what the team have been working on.
Now your even more interested why not check out the vacancy in full and how to apply here.
P.S if you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
Good luck!
© Rob Ryan
© Rob Ryan
Artist Rob Ryan will be transforming the Visitor Centre at Yorkshire Sculpture Park this winter as his imaginative paper cuts and screen prints go on display from 11 November.The exhibition was exclusively opened last night by Paul Smith.
Rob Ryan is famed for his detailed hand-cutting of delicate papers into intricate patterns, often revealing whimsical stories or poetic phrases, Ryan will be decorating the four metre-long shop window at YSP with a huge paper cut panel. Framed one-off paper cuts and limited edition screen prints, exclusive to YSP, will be on display throughout the Centre.
Decorated vinyl panels by Ryan will also adorn the windows in the Visitor Centre, and a brochure designed by the artist featuring all the work on display will accompany the exhibition. A range of items will be available in the YSP Shop, including an exclusive laser cut Christmas card.
Everyone at Tigerprint is a huge Rob Ryan fan and we will all be popping along at some point to check this out. Get yourself along and check it out and maybe even start your xmas shopping!
Some of you may of noticed recently that Tigerprint have a Flickr account. At the moment we are trialing it and have been popping the Xmas Food Photography Competition entries over on there. If you would like to take a look and please feel free to leave us comments.
Thanks!
