Last night’s Design Detour exhibition was a great success. Thanks to everyone who came to support the exhibiting D&A graphic designers and to all who made it possible.
In case you’re wondering — yes, the name Design Detour was my idea. The invitation design was a team effort.
After the Foundation course, I decided to try my hand at graphic design (also at D&A). Drawing turned out to be a significant part of the course.
We spent a lot of time hand-drawing patterns, using the work of other illustrators for inspiration. We created about a dozen patterns (no computer manipulation allowed). Several were completed in an hour or so. Some took much, much longer. Madness.
It wasn’t all about drawing though. We also explored typography, logos, editorials, advertising, billboards and large-scale public installations.
Student project for a set of playing cards based on the word ‘arcane’.
Our first live brief was to design a logo for an interior design student. My client asked for something modern, professional, creative and organic. The tree/leaf design is based on Erin’s initials.
This illustration was created for a fictional online dictionary. The word ‘stagnant’ is deliberately claustrophobic and stuck in the mud. The dark background alone took four hours to draw. It will be part of our graduate exhibition (being held tomorrow night).
The D&A Foundation course was six months of painting, drawing, photography, printing, design and model making. I took this photo for the course at dusk using an eight-second exposure. Sadly, the copper dome on the ANZ Bank Chambers came down the following year as a result of the February 22nd earthquake. The moving statue Nucleus has survived.
Two other photos taken during the course. They show central Christchurch a few months before it was damaged by earthquakes in 2010.
Two sections of an A3 ink drawing — a ‘mark making’ exercise.
A page from my D&A Foundation portfolio: guitars made from clothing and accessories.
Another portfolio page: what Barbie’s bedroom might look like when she retires. The model is made of paper, wire, modelling clay, polystyrene and fabric.
Anna Cull ~ Art & Music 