Category: art & design
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The Pinkest Pink and Blackest Black
I am here today to tell what some may consider a very silly story. It concerns Anish Kapoor who was given the right to use Vantablack, the blackest pigment known to man, and Stuart Semple. Who got angry at Mr Kapoor for being the only person who had the right to use this pigment and […]
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A Designer’s Guide To Pinterest
Today I thought I would share how I use Pinterest. From reading a few tutorials it appears I don’t use Pinterest the same way as most, or even really the way Pinterest has designed it to be used. I don’t use any of the social networking aspects. I mainly use Pinterest for doing and collating […]
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Supermundane Workshop at GDFS
I was recently lucky enough to attend Graphic Design Festival Scotland, GDFS being a week long graphic design festival held at The Lighthouse. There are competitions, talks, workshops and a 2-day project. Last year I went along to see the international poster exhibition and wasn’t very impressed by it. This year I got to see […]
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The Sketchbook Project 2018
Sketchbooks are great. I spend a lot of time working in sketchbooks. So when I came across the Sketchbook Project from the Brooklyn Art Library I knew this was something I had to try. THE 2018 SKETCHBOOK PROJECT The aim of the Sketchbook Project is to create a library of sketchbooks. Visitors can go in […]
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4 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Attend Art School
A few weeks ago I wrote about all of the advantages of attending art school. In that post I mentioned there were a few bad things about studying an art course so today I will be sharing all the reasons why you shouldn’t go to art school. PRACTICE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ART SCHOOL The […]
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Using Goodnotes As A Sketchbook
I use a lot of sketchbooks in class. Between sketchbooks and visual journals I have gone through a lot of paper. And that is really bad for the environment. Especially since most of those sketchbooks are half full. So recently I decided to do a little experiment and try using a totally digital sketchbook. For […]
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Wassily Kandinsky: Point and Line to Plane
Today I am going to tell you about a Russian painter called Wassily Kandinsky. Who, while relatively unknown, changed the way art and design courses were taught in the 20s. These changes made a huge impact on the design world and even now modern art schools teach basic design principles based on his lectures. ABOUT […]
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4 Advantages of Going To Art School
I’ve come across a number of people on the internet say that art school isn’t worth the price, that what you learn can be done on your own. Since I’m in my third year of doing an art course, specifically graphic design, I thought I would share some of the advantages of going to art […]
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Urban Sketching in London
While I was in London in June I thought I would try my hand at urban sketching. This is a relatively new art style (at least it is to me), where you draw while on location. A big part of urban sketching is that the drawing doesn’t have to look true to life, it’s almost […]
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How To Make Bubble Prints
I recently discovered bubble printing and it has quickly become my favourite way to create interesting textures. These bubble textures can be used in so many design projects, you can use them as wrapping paper or turn them into envelopes like I have done. You will need Washing up liquid Arylic paint Straws Paper Instructions […]
The Paper Kind 