Tommy Penton

Tommy Penton is mainly well known for his cover artwork that he did for the music industry.
This allowed him to work with artists such as Embrace, New Order, Babyshambles and more, where he was working to create posters, album and CD artwork and he was also able to do some advertising for big brands such as Nationwide, British Airways, Kenzo, Edinburgh Film Festival, Virgin, Fabric and CIMA.

Penton's work approaches the perspective art with a fresh and unique way, by looking at his work I would describe his work to be flowing and bold but he manages to add small hints of humour to it as well.

I have a huge interest in music, so this was obviously the first image that stood out for me to begin with.
I love how chaotic the illustration seems with its vibrant colours and the use of overlapping to make it look busy.

Olivier Kugler

Olivier Kugler was born in 1970 in Stuttgart, Germany.
His main career Kugler had was when he was working as an illustrator in London for clients that were all over the world.
His main type of illustrations he preferred to do was 'reportage' illustrations, this allowed him to do something that he loved and that was to draw the people he would meet and the places he would of visited, Olivier Kugler would do this by actually starting off by drawing on the location or by looking back at previous photo's he had taken, then following on from that he would colour his drawings on his laptop.

A particular picture I like was Olivier Kugler interpretation of the seaside, the main reason I like this image was because in a way it reminded me of home. 

It actually shows you the real side to a seaside town which is busy, congested, dull and filthy.

I like the way Kugler has stuck to a similar colour theme which are different shades of grey and hints of blue to give it the either the impression that not all seaside towns are lively and always warm or the impression that it could be just showing the nightlife of the town. 

Another picture that caught my eye was the one that shows the city life.

I like this image as it looks as if it has only been half done as only some parts of the picture has been coloured in, however by looking at the illustration the parts that have been coloured in are actually the key bits, for example the people that have been coloured in might be showing you how the city life are known to welcome different cultures into their towns, another key element is the tall tower that has been labelled as 'Trellick Tower', this in fact is an actual interpretation of a high rise blocks.

SF girl by bay

http://www.sfgirlbybay.com/

I follow this blogger because her images are mainly photography, it looks as if it is mainly based on interior design and sculpture, each photo have a special meaning and why it has been took in the first place.

I like this blog as it seems clean and fresh, quite modern compared to other blogs I have previously seen. Each image are very similar, as they all have pretty much the same colour sceme but it works with one and another.

Maricor/Maricar

http://maricormaricar.blogspot.co.uk/

The main reason I love this blogger is the fact that they have their own style of work which they call 'Tactiles', this is something I do already but I would like to try it more in detail which is what they do, they sew their own designs and writing into fabric which looks really good as it makes it stand out and makes it more realistic instantly due to the 3D effect.

This inspires me to try and experiment with different colours and to use different shapes which would allow me to create actual images, like the ones they have done involving the headless man and women and the cartoon figures.

Amy Mingkwan

http://amymingkwan.blogspot.co.uk/
Amy is a Textiles Designer who has created some beautiful pieces, she is capable of doing some freelance print designing where her prints seem elegant and girly, to doing some photography on her surrounding such as nature and landscape.

There is one particular design which I absolutely love and that is a print of a bird cage and some birds which overlays on what looks like a vintage document, it all strangely fits in perfectly and makes the birdcage stand out even more, even though there are so many colours going on.

Print & Pattern

http://printpattern.blogspot.co.uk/
This blogger specialises mainly in textiles such as designing prints onto fabric and using that to make bags, clothing and even wallpaper, which I especially like, the patterns they have created are usually based around nature such as flowers or leaves, and they just mix it all up making some of their patterns look almost abstract.

When looking through their blog, I notice that nearly all their patterns are colourful and bright, rather than it being dull and boring. I like the choice of colours that they usually use as it gives off a good and happy vibe because of the bright bold colours

Trainspotting by David Amblard

Trainspotting is a British black comedy film done in the 1996 about a group of heroin addicts in the late 1980’s, following and seeing how their journey through life goes, which is directed by Danny Boyle.

By looking at the cartoon like poster art which David Amblard designed I can already tell that these are the main characters, and in a way gives an image of their personalities.

 

The layout is simply in four squares where inside each one is a portrait of the character, two however are looking forward at you where as the other two look like they are looking to side at the other characters. To me the design of this is rather simple yet effective and quite basic in colour. The background of each square contrasts the actual portrait making it stand out even more and making it look 3D.