color wheel

physical texture- part 1

Marian Bantjes

Marian Bantjes describes herself as a graphic artist. In her years as a graphic designer she used strategy in her work, but now as a graphic artist she follows her heart and interests. She involves her ego in her work. Her work is unexpected and invokes curiosity. She has designed in all types of mediums including sugar, pasta, and tinfoil. She contributed to the blog entitled "Speak Up!" which helped to launch her rebirth as a graphic artist. She sends out ornate valentines every year ranging from hand painted heart letter forms spelling out the recipients names to used Christmas cards laser cut into heart shaped doilies. After watching her interview on Lynda, I watched a Ted Talk that she did and she said, "I'm very interested in wonder, in design as an impetus to inquiring. To say I wonder is to say I question, I ask. And to experience wonder is to experience awe." I feel as if this reads very clearly in her designs. Everything she does is so thought out and imaginative that it evokes a certain magic and whimsy. I agree with her idea about the importance of imaginative visual work in society. She says in the aforementioned Ted Talk "I'm mystified as to why visual wealth is not more commonly used to enhance intellectual wealth." I feel the same way. Bantjes's unique design style is inspirational and definitely makes me want to be experimental and make very beautiful, impactful things. 

visual principles- scale, depth, motion

Margo Chase

There are a lot of things about Margo Chase that I identify with. My grandma is a brilliant calligraphy artist and I have grown up watching her and have been so inspired by her, just as Chase watched and was inspired by her mom's calligraphy. Hand lettering is something I have always loved dearly, so it was neat to see how Chase makes her typefaces and fonts with good old fashioned ink on paper. She said something in the video about making a calligraphy pen out of a beer can. Naturally, after hearing that, I have been watching video tutorials and reading DIY articles trying to make one myself. Chase also talked about and showed her everyday notebook/journal where she  sparks ideas for her typefaces and does stream of consciousness drawing. I am very keen on carrying a little notebook around and just doodling nonsensical things. Seeing how she uses her notebook makes me want to take my little moleskin journal to the next level. I was also very taken by the way she almost always uses other mediums in her designs such as the wings she created for an album design, the sculpture she made for a movie poster, etc. It was cool to see all of the creativity involved in her finished product. I enjoyed learning about her progression from designing for music labels to having her own versatile design firm. Margo Chase is an interesting designer and I am glad I got to take a peek at her ideas and processes as an artist. 

scale

points lines & planes

rhythm & balance

typographic texture

100 iterations: eye