Monday 8 November 2010

Illustration in Practice




As a designer illustrations plays a big role in designing process. for example simple sketch book full  of regular sketching will help the designer to do more creative art works and its helps a lot in brainstorming part in that particular concept. Same time its (practice in sketching) helps the designer to perform more in digital designing.  For a designer his or her regular sketches can be based on (inspired by) life experience, photographs (what he sees), research findings and etc... A large collection of regular sketches and sketches related to any particular campaign will help out to create an own visual vocabulary and uniqueness in designs. And it will support the designer to communicate and attract his or her target audience very easily.





For example, famous designer Jill Callder the Illustration expert who works is full of playful anarchy, according to Illustrophile, also a calligrapher, painter and lecturer with a love of drawing, ideas, colour, ink, typography, deadlines and sketchbooks. And she work for clients both in the UK and internationally.


Following picture shows that how she sketches her researchable findings and day today observations and the type of visual vocabulary she is trying to create. Same time it prove how she inspired from this sketches and observation in her designing career. 





Also her sketches can’t define as simple sketches. It’s also communicate feelings, motions, weight and deferent view points 




As another example if talk about Marion Deuchars who is an award-winning illustrator with an instantly-recognisable and much-loved style. Marion has worked for Unicef, Penguin Books, The Guardian, The Independent, Volkswagen, Formula 1 and many other clients, and of course produces illustrations and jackets for many books. His style of sketching and way he inspired is totally different from Jill Callders style. Because it’s seems likes Marion is using his own experiences and his own imagination in his sketching. Sometimes it’s very very simple and bit harder to get the idea without thinking twice.




He also proves that importance of sketching in brainstorm ideas and write down whatever comes to mind. And how he starts sketching until develop something that can translate well onto the computer.
In conclusion sketching can be used as a journaling activity to record and explore your interests. It can also be used to explore multiple options you could take in a particular design.


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Sources:
http://www.jillcalder.com/jillcalder_blog.php
http://www.mariondeuchars.com/

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