13/11/2014
Creative Networks- Matt Forsythe (Adventure Time) & Cameron Stewart (DC Comics) Along with Babs Tarr.
(Examples of Matthew Forsythe's work)
He is well known for being one of the illustrators and designers as part of the Adventure Time series, however I found it more interesting during the talk that he spoke about himself and the individual work he has produced. Two examples shown above are comics which have little to no words, they were influenced by his time spent in Korea and I personally found them quite fascinating as it is somewhat like he has created his own version of the famously known Manga (Japanese).
http://babsbabsbabs.com/post/47438704325/bosozoku-sailor-scouts
Babs Tarr's work was incredibly unique as she showed a whole range of different illustrative styles simply just for one brief. It was interesting to hear she was only one of the three that went to an art school and she spoke highly of her experience. In terms of PPP she spoke heavily about wanting to create work she enjoyed doing and as she expressed her love for fashion and all things feminine it clear you can see her personality throughout all of her work.
http://cameron-stewart.tumblr.com
During the talk Cameron Stewart and Babs Tarr spoke about their visual redesign for the new Batgirl comic. You can see in the imagery that they have completely redesigned batgirl from previous representations:
They have changed the use of spandex within female characters and changed it to a leather jacket which is more realistic. They have also used a mobile and other technology within the comic which makes it relatable for the younger audience, especially girls.
Cameron spoke about how he loves creating superhero comics and designing fight scenes but it was interesting to hear about the personal projects he has produced. One of which was a comic about the Vietnam War and he actually flew over to Vietnam to speak to people and based the characters he illustrated from the people he met. It was interesting that spoke about having a connection with the work makes you more passionate about it and want to create it as best as you can. He also showed us snippets of his own book seen above (Sin Titulo) which I loved the rougher and more scratchy drawing style which was paired with a minimal three colour palette, it was designed incredibly well and its minimalistic design made it highly interesting to me as a graphic designer.
The evening allowed me the opportunity to speak to other students in the college who aren't on Graphic Design, which included students from Illustration and Animation (1st and 2nd years). One student in particular from Illustration was interested in doing some collaborative work in the future and insisted that there should be more evenings like this because collaboration between the courses is definitely a good idea. Even though I couldn't attend Thought Bubble festival I found out that a few of the students were selling work so I asked them about what they had created and it was interesting to see their concepts and pieces.
http://snapdraws.tumblr.com
(Sophie Wright- BA illustration level 5)
What I gained from the talk is that I need to create more work which I am proud of having my name attached to. This means creating work which has connections to my own interests. Especially during the responsive module currently I feel this will help develop my own niche within graphic design. Within the talk the illustrators spoke about showing your work online to gain interest, and I think this should be something to consider with perhaps watermarks on the work to protect it.
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