Back in Class

I was so happy when I received these images. A graphic design student from America kindly sent me this work, developed as part of her editorial design project. I really like the neat way of presenting my pictures (the cover is not mine), thank Emily for picking me and keep up the great work!

Lemon And Ash

I started colouring the circle pattern but don't really like the colourway...

Cutting out and getting rid of the colour I don't want in it.

 Stuck pieces of yellow paper underneath.

 I used several different shades of yellow and grey instead.

 - and the mess!

Journey And The View

Creating
= Experimenting
= Sampling
= Designing

“The journey is the reward.”

Happy experimenting!

Designing with Numbers

I'm not a weaver. But I always admire weavers for their intricate job and creativity to produce such beautiful fabrics with tight restrictions compared to printed textiles.

And I purchased this book "Designing Woven Fabrics" by Janet Phillips from UK last month. The book is full of colour pictures of gorgeous fabrics which were designed and hand woven by the author.

The most interesting part for me so far (maybe because I cannot weave) is in the section "Design Criteria" and on "Designing Stripes and Checks". I found the author uses Fibonacci number sequence when designing stripes and checks! Does every designer use this as one of those golden rules? I didn't know how you could apply this mathematical formula to designing because I didn't take official design course? Anyway, this small discovery made me happy because I don't want to trust my sense all the time. Now I have another guideline to follow :)