tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84579106386061765442024-02-07T04:45:51.381-08:00Heather McDonald rambles uncontrollablydesign student - creative thinker - hoarder extraordinaireHeather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-1096562073074756912009-12-06T04:32:00.000-08:002009-12-06T04:35:59.699-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3wK0MkmE_GeNHXvZrx1g9BT6GexWqLt-t7ePekBjABR-mXZLtJAT_8dBSoUqaMtv-PnOpTGt7C6ebPzwDbmPJPr2TVbDI-5WipesfbQC3y_LEUGlk8DuqJ9Hokie8nQz4mkmhmelTY4/s1600-h/tumblr_kqbm92Hnhh1qa4asao1_400.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3wK0MkmE_GeNHXvZrx1g9BT6GexWqLt-t7ePekBjABR-mXZLtJAT_8dBSoUqaMtv-PnOpTGt7C6ebPzwDbmPJPr2TVbDI-5WipesfbQC3y_LEUGlk8DuqJ9Hokie8nQz4mkmhmelTY4/s320/tumblr_kqbm92Hnhh1qa4asao1_400.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412100262867076386" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 12px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 12px; background-image: url(http://www.tumblr.com/images/input_bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-weight: normal; background-position: 50% 0%; "><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">After looking through this blog and comparing it to my tumblr, apart from knowing that they are almost exactly the same, I realised that I do not seem to post much of the inspiration I get from things other than design. So, I thought I will remedy this by posting a photograph of a woman who inspires me very much so...The fabulous Dita Von Teese. I won't post as many photographs on here as I do on tumblr...Well maybe a few.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Anyway, enjoy!</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">x </span></span></p></div></span>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-38810266952830609372009-12-06T04:22:00.000-08:002009-12-06T04:31:28.140-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZ-Fo66yD-i5TDiMsF726t_qhNmk9fgb1Q0YxzgyBKirOK3evfiHMf64BKO8rnEQmSvDYoT1zYz9312DBHQ27V_S1IFgYkLUEwniYab0z6C5dqK8xyFve9J_ijpANvLAP6tM-9gfhmxs/s1600-h/TCF04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZ-Fo66yD-i5TDiMsF726t_qhNmk9fgb1Q0YxzgyBKirOK3evfiHMf64BKO8rnEQmSvDYoT1zYz9312DBHQ27V_S1IFgYkLUEwniYab0z6C5dqK8xyFve9J_ijpANvLAP6tM-9gfhmxs/s320/TCF04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412097855989747442" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 12px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 12px; background-image: url(http://www.tumblr.com/images/input_bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-weight: normal; background-position: 50% 0%; "><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Whilst in my tutorial on Friday I was shown a beautiful concertina book, it was named "A Little Book of Illustrations from the novel This Crippled Flesh" by Alice Smith, a graduate MA Design & Art Direction student from MMU. I love the styling of her illustrations, they are very individual and tackle the subject matter in an outspoken way. </span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The book was beautifully made, I should have taken a photogrpah of it at the time. Although it was the imagery that caught my eye, the typography was beautifully designed as well, it was not too eye catching that it took away from her beautiful images but it could stand it's own ground on the pages. </span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Overall, a lovely book that was so well made it gives me something to work towards. </span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 14px;">http://www.alice-wonderland.net/</span></span></p></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> x</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></div>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-56946864433213246322009-12-06T04:20:00.000-08:002009-12-06T04:22:10.439-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiocTpMO8C2E4_iYQMnf4HWabzJ8H9pZ6PNEBsvw6lUsqqYHzRfhIVYY69aPtVsE0oExKumrwwApm4jhSKcPZyUEq38x1P4dw2ZlBarw229yyQ-f-WJtiqu9zkKW6Hmg74xaPXA4zxNBs/s1600-h/DSCF2906.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiocTpMO8C2E4_iYQMnf4HWabzJ8H9pZ6PNEBsvw6lUsqqYHzRfhIVYY69aPtVsE0oExKumrwwApm4jhSKcPZyUEq38x1P4dw2ZlBarw229yyQ-f-WJtiqu9zkKW6Hmg74xaPXA4zxNBs/s320/DSCF2906.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412097283034134370" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 12px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 12px; background-image: url(http://www.tumblr.com/images/input_bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-weight: normal; background-position: 50% 0%; "><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I thought it would be nice to make my family Christmas presents this year but it turns out that I have so much university work to do that I don't have the time. However, I will power on through and somehow I will make all of these books and paintings I have planned...I must be mad. </span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I have also made the blanket stitched heart Christmas tree decorations, I am rather proud of them, even if I do say so myself. I do like to get a bit crafty.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">x</span></span></p></div></span></div>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-43795941513912839512009-12-02T02:15:00.000-08:002009-12-02T02:17:12.477-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtEBoxr27dRcNYqk3Rb1z0qj-sxpxK2zlC_sqoSKPh675SJ0WdlFGQeWIUq8biA5EohDRqROyUOt60mfPzf1ovMxYV1FZ64j90EtWFFlqJMHbkkpEoUBtd2zQ8rotsKwgLcR2DtogMFA/s1600-h/tumblr_ktc2jqFKfM1qz7x7zo1_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtEBoxr27dRcNYqk3Rb1z0qj-sxpxK2zlC_sqoSKPh675SJ0WdlFGQeWIUq8biA5EohDRqROyUOt60mfPzf1ovMxYV1FZ64j90EtWFFlqJMHbkkpEoUBtd2zQ8rotsKwgLcR2DtogMFA/s320/tumblr_ktc2jqFKfM1qz7x7zo1_500.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410580462433703730" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This is how I am feeling at the moment….A little stunned and a little confused, my mind wanders and I can see myself on my graduation day wondering what I am going to do with my life.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">With 3 weeks until we break up for Christmas I have so much to do. People asking ‘What ideas do you have Heather’ and how I am doing makes me want to go and hide in the dark for a little while.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">But then I love what I am doing and some of my ideas are working…So onwards and upwards hopefully.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Oh! And what I beautifully eerie image.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">x</span></span></p></span></div>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-38848161451994726242009-12-02T02:11:00.000-08:002009-12-02T02:14:38.982-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLr9t_cJw1_6qJPpDgdsLXsz6mKmUyLPph59KTynx8B_Hh3TMslmt-S9BfHQkdbYzdIyZpJbORxIS7mohLVEE08QMTiOwCXcqUMEkaWWopZHhPMI8c9xZIalmN-SYh63AVSrBADqa9YjQ/s1600-h/IMG_0001_NEW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLr9t_cJw1_6qJPpDgdsLXsz6mKmUyLPph59KTynx8B_Hh3TMslmt-S9BfHQkdbYzdIyZpJbORxIS7mohLVEE08QMTiOwCXcqUMEkaWWopZHhPMI8c9xZIalmN-SYh63AVSrBADqa9YjQ/s320/IMG_0001_NEW.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410579960817202178" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">A little quilling experiment from my paper promotion project.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">It is a little bit too colourful in my opinion but using simple paper as a piece of art could work well. Maybe white quills on a black background or white on white.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Ohh more experiments tomorrow.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">x</span></span></p></span></div>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-64369646213446998942009-12-02T02:10:00.000-08:002009-12-02T02:11:37.587-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51ii6pMJvx6E5Yioyw9EJFlLHgyvGizkAnSR1W3VgFoyZkx1otFEC4QzeAdPEOcQbEeQV4lrbRt8y8I2a-MtJOWgHNTggVHXaIklR-e_JP3lm-6ml109NIcNKZrekD_MiW7p2WxPWnyU/s1600-h/1625_MEDIUM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51ii6pMJvx6E5Yioyw9EJFlLHgyvGizkAnSR1W3VgFoyZkx1otFEC4QzeAdPEOcQbEeQV4lrbRt8y8I2a-MtJOWgHNTggVHXaIklR-e_JP3lm-6ml109NIcNKZrekD_MiW7p2WxPWnyU/s320/1625_MEDIUM.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410579231444264194" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">As it is the first of December today I had a mince pie for breakfast, made Christmas decorations with my housemates and now all I need to top the perfect Christmas themed day off is some mulled wine but alas, I do not have the wine or spices to create the tasty drink.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I will have to wait until I get my boyfriend to take me to the Christmas market so I can soak up the atmosphere whilst drinking the lovely wine.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">x</span></span></p></span></div>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-5729440785733773242009-12-02T02:07:00.000-08:002009-12-02T02:09:56.137-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_le84nUMYgb-VWkmOmSx1c0NzO7CLcmSVOy6I6i-Z3it1xyo9A5NjHS-X_NKAF76GyYi9Vy97Z459R2RpaDuoKyxkFDkS3AsUal6juy9exsw8lG6K4qvAAbLYXieb4BGvvvztqs_c6_g/s1600-h/alicerussell_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 182px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_le84nUMYgb-VWkmOmSx1c0NzO7CLcmSVOy6I6i-Z3it1xyo9A5NjHS-X_NKAF76GyYi9Vy97Z459R2RpaDuoKyxkFDkS3AsUal6juy9exsw8lG6K4qvAAbLYXieb4BGvvvztqs_c6_g/s320/alicerussell_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410578826275399490" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today we had a lovely lecture from Helen Murgatroyd, a design and art direction graduate from MMU.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I really loved her work, her presentation style was nice too, simple and unassuming, nothing pretentious just great, solid work. Helen has gone onto do an MA at the Royal College of Art in printmaking. Her work seems to have grown and formed into more experimental pieces, abstract and interesting. Although I definitely do not want to do an masters it was insightful to hear about her experience and how she has become more practiced in her work. A truly inspiring lecture.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I have displayed a piece of work that Helen was commissioned to do for Alice Russell.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">x</span></span></p></span></div>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-83865847389212656042009-11-12T03:07:00.000-08:002009-11-12T03:10:10.351-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpTZm4LtTy4SUA-ItIcfTsA4JUToPYSLLPC4WON99VMEiFa2aS0Y41PbhoYUAS0jGy0C7cwETGe6QdDR8TQ8BGqFFoID3WGYKXWzMjpmPK3HgcqK8omut3ARdUEr594wKxF4nE58barQ/s1600-h/IMG_NEW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpTZm4LtTy4SUA-ItIcfTsA4JUToPYSLLPC4WON99VMEiFa2aS0Y41PbhoYUAS0jGy0C7cwETGe6QdDR8TQ8BGqFFoID3WGYKXWzMjpmPK3HgcqK8omut3ARdUEr594wKxF4nE58barQ/s320/IMG_NEW.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403172688071670770" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 19px; "><p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A gorgeous image from a Madame Yevonde book I got from my forage in the library. The colours are so rich, the subject matter beautiful, to me it is just perfect.</span></span></p><p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I wish I could take photographs like this.</span></span></p><p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">x</span></span></p></span></div>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-33564734075346598232009-11-12T02:59:00.000-08:002009-11-12T03:05:08.518-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyYESqo-CZfgjSI0K0Aij-shlh6PjVGEIqSSaNrA7mUwo-gW92YJwFkhoJcQvH_cSKW7uli7KIRr-Pmm9WAipJBcfLhSzC2Sx2WdEQ8zpn-Fjh30aUB9qafguZO5gdA0MKNjuYDsWwig/s1600-h/IMG_0001_NEW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyYESqo-CZfgjSI0K0Aij-shlh6PjVGEIqSSaNrA7mUwo-gW92YJwFkhoJcQvH_cSKW7uli7KIRr-Pmm9WAipJBcfLhSzC2Sx2WdEQ8zpn-Fjh30aUB9qafguZO5gdA0MKNjuYDsWwig/s320/IMG_0001_NEW.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403171219118165474" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 19px; "><div class="post_content" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-color: initial; "><div class="caption" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; "><p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I decided to go wandering in the library again. I came out with a few books, one that I have looked at a lot before is ’ Appointment with Sigmund Freud’ by Sophie Calle. I find her personal stories in her books so fascinating, the photography beautiful and the whole understated tone so inspiring.</span></span></p><p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I wish I could keep it! One of my pictures in my Silence piece was inspired by this image. I The way something can look so still but still have life about it is so interesting.</span></span></p><p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">x</span></span></p><div><br /></div></div></div></span></div>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-61356192614878725242009-11-02T05:38:00.000-08:002009-11-02T05:40:57.687-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCD0oWt8JNb7zLm4jXJM6WO2gbMJ4qbQGYPzw9evnisDHV5P03-jMSHiD1r23CtJBzKcGcGr0KG5xGNBF0auCimenDrRxwmSTiw_z3_qsG1OmDAc1wqNDNUrA6joBfi3FsFAcEpwF5NM/s1600-h/DSCF2189.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCD0oWt8JNb7zLm4jXJM6WO2gbMJ4qbQGYPzw9evnisDHV5P03-jMSHiD1r23CtJBzKcGcGr0KG5xGNBF0auCimenDrRxwmSTiw_z3_qsG1OmDAc1wqNDNUrA6joBfi3FsFAcEpwF5NM/s320/DSCF2189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399500658840131378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Another photo taken when working on my silence project. </span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">When I am at university I appreciate my home town a lot more. The view from the Victoria foot bridge over the River Wye in Hereford on an sunny autumn day...Beautiful. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">x</span></span><br /></p>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-1237530072758847172009-11-02T05:26:00.000-08:002009-11-02T05:37:58.962-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaf3KYaDhoWtzTJzbtYSa1defLCKLnJfW__Ts5XixfRtOAtfQRBX2MHP0dDk25g3Xs4a7PPWpPwLgDa-MKDrsGPZnHtgQrQHsIP80PzIoBQP7g495jd9KuPbBOleVYtnYFpdKuioQTDSs/s1600-h/DSC_0073.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaf3KYaDhoWtzTJzbtYSa1defLCKLnJfW__Ts5XixfRtOAtfQRBX2MHP0dDk25g3Xs4a7PPWpPwLgDa-MKDrsGPZnHtgQrQHsIP80PzIoBQP7g495jd9KuPbBOleVYtnYFpdKuioQTDSs/s320/DSC_0073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399499656571484434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">When photographing objects for my silence brief I took about million shots. I was trying to get a breakfast scene that looked set up but has style. I didn't use this shot but I personally like it, it reminds me of the Yorkshire tea adverts by Love Creative in a way...Even though theres are a lot better, I love the tone of the colours in theirs. </span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I really love setting up photographs and thinking about the styling even though I am not great at photography, I hope I can do more projects working with more art direction.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">x</span></span><br /></p>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-32554242310350965932009-10-27T11:09:00.000-07:002009-10-27T11:47:57.690-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg666U_2naMB_fEhPQXvqFFRplmyGNuDz2vi0Tk9ahNSDXg-6qONlpKD5A8i237WRGcUGdki1kDhpsDupVu13Ip3vKZryVZlLi5ScDD00yiCdAwe8SFbNewAIYhZ5Bopg4Ix95eS9qmY/s1600-h/le_scaphandre_et_le_papillon_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg666U_2naMB_fEhPQXvqFFRplmyGNuDz2vi0Tk9ahNSDXg-6qONlpKD5A8i237WRGcUGdki1kDhpsDupVu13Ip3vKZryVZlLi5ScDD00yiCdAwe8SFbNewAIYhZ5Bopg4Ix95eS9qmY/s320/le_scaphandre_et_le_papillon_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397343690812362466" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; "><p><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Le Scaphandre et le Papillon </span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">As part of our Kino4 cinema club at university we watched to film Le Scaphandre et le Papillo</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">n (The Diving Bell & the Butterfly). </span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Here is a brief synposis of the film: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a translation of the French </span></span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoir" title="Memoir" style="color: rgb(0, 123, 255); text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">memoir</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Le scaphandre et le papillon</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> by journalist </span></span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Dominique_Bauby" title="Jean-Dominique Bauby" style="color: rgb(0, 123, 255); text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Jean-Dominique Bauby</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">. It describes what his life is like after suffering a massive </span></span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke" title="Stroke" style="color: rgb(0, 123, 255); text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">stroke</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> that left him with a condition called </span></span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locked-in_syndrome" title="Locked-in syndrome" style="color: rgb(0, 123, 255); text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">locked-in syndrome</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">. It also details what his life was like before the stroke.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1" style="line-height: 17px; "></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">On </span></span></span><span class="mw-formatted-date" title="1995-12-08"><span class="mw-formatted-date" title="12-08"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_8" title="December 8" style="color: rgb(0, 123, 255); text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">December 8</span></span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">, </span></span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995" title="1995" style="color: rgb(0, 123, 255); text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">1995</span></span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">,</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> Bauby, the editor-in-chief of </span></span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elle_(magazine)" title="Elle (magazine)" style="color: rgb(0, 123, 255); text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Elle</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> magazine, suffered a stroke and lapsed into a </span></span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coma" title="Coma" style="color: rgb(0, 123, 255); text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">coma</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">. He awoke 20 days later, mentally aware of his surroundings but physically paralyzed with the exception of some movement in his head and eyes (one of which had to be sewn up due to an irrigation problem). The entire book was written by Bauby blinking his left eyelid, which took ten months (four hours a day). A transcriber repeatedly recited a </span></span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language" title="French language" style="color: rgb(0, 123, 255); text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">French language</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_frequencies" title="Letter frequencies" class="mw-redirect" style="color: rgb(0, 123, 255); text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">frequency-ordered alphabet</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> (E, S, A, R, I, N, T, U, L, etc.), until Bauby blinked to choose the next letter. The book took about 200,000 blinks to write and an average word took approximately two minutes. The book also chronicles everyday events for a person with locked-in syndrome. These events include playing at the beach with his family, getting a bath, and meeting visitors.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My own review- I was unfamiliar with the work of Julian Schnabe</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">l </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">but as ever I was willing to learn from the film and use it as inspiration. The film was beautifully styled, a charming and emotional story of struggle and hope. I found the strength of the character particularly endearing and the belief of the other characters so heart warming. It was definitely a film that I could watch again as it really appeals to my design sensibilities. The subtle colours of the intro to the film are wonderful and the title sequence is like no other. </span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 17px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 17px;">x</span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></div></span></div>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-62532066547404210232009-10-27T11:01:00.000-07:002009-10-27T11:03:35.268-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17os2lLo2HjckHFqIwNkGER0T1jlcOG31UC3PzNgpXU1Hbma_VdMRrQVvjxerg0Hd2ryYTHWlRmoYCWuqRg1TpxhyphenhypheniQbST809F9Qh_aQF987X0Q62Jo0aC3JiIfnLxwooRhK8FXbB5gI/s1600-h/allen_jones_gallery_4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17os2lLo2HjckHFqIwNkGER0T1jlcOG31UC3PzNgpXU1Hbma_VdMRrQVvjxerg0Hd2ryYTHWlRmoYCWuqRg1TpxhyphenhypheniQbST809F9Qh_aQF987X0Q62Jo0aC3JiIfnLxwooRhK8FXbB5gI/s320/allen_jones_gallery_4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397341644101641890" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">And so we went to the Tate as well, it was great and the docks are so beautiful.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The ‘this is sculpture’ exhibition was wonderful, especially the sculptures of people. My favorite has to be Allen Jones chair scuplture. It has such style, attitude and the fetish angle of the figure is something that really appeals to my style. This also asks the question of what he is trying to convey about women, or if the piece is simply an interesting table sculpture.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">There were so many inspiring things at the Tate it is difficult to pick out more, to see a piece by Rachel Whiteread was lovely, the simplistic, ghostly quailty of the light switch sculpture really has impact in the flesh.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Finally, we sat and looked at the works of Mark Rothko, this work is not to my style but I was so impressed by the sheer scale of the paintings. Even though the pieces are of such dramatic colour and tone just being able to sit and admire the blocks of colour really made me feel very relaxed.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">What a lovely day.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">x</span></span></p></span></div>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-86514633023240727382009-10-27T10:53:00.000-07:002009-10-27T11:01:33.296-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9ZwAEMU-NBztDnUmfQXmhD3ITQSGpMKnF7mehi5PEEFuijihkt8Hc8UwnbDfd8vvUJ23JATCmLlXpsELoqJu5PjI26dXJJaRfIduoLOOzZelWWjPRRQtNyHGa-RZveIv0r0MISHu9Ks/s1600-h/DSCF2796.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9ZwAEMU-NBztDnUmfQXmhD3ITQSGpMKnF7mehi5PEEFuijihkt8Hc8UwnbDfd8vvUJ23JATCmLlXpsELoqJu5PjI26dXJJaRfIduoLOOzZelWWjPRRQtNyHGa-RZveIv0r0MISHu9Ks/s320/DSCF2796.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397340915000987618" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><p><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">A wonderful jaunt to Liverpool</span></span></i></p><p><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">As part of a university trip we headed over to Liverpool, I had such a lovely day even though I was carrying vast amounts of luggage, not the best way to enjoy galleries.</span></span></i></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I would love to return to Liverpool in the very near future to visit the Walker Gallery collections as we were strapped for time, it would have been very beneficial and inspiring to have a longer period of time in the gallery.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I particularly enjoyed look at a lot of the pre-Raphaelite pieces, I find the realism and aattention to detail fascinating, I could spend hours looking at those alone.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The Bridget Riley exhibition did not fail to impress, the optical illusions created by her simple pieces are astounding. I love the mathematical look of her pieces, they are almost diagrammatical but with a real artistic flare. The mixtures of red and pink clashing with such force inspired me a lot, I will try and think out of my comfort zone from now on. The use of these colours at the prefect time is something that can only be achieved with experience, truly mind blowing!</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">x</span></span></p></span></div>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-492814329550921622009-08-29T01:09:00.000-07:002009-08-29T01:18:20.616-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9Oyl8fZ9giGEnu6e75A0ywTXL2GTME3QuBqildOVs1UDh5peNvZQwEvEXFn2Nwrk7DGtHI-3473Bdm7fRWUh9UJoLxr8uYFIxM-HxLToPUUzienERvCRTSIVWBaCbZ4uDE8qcBRVtBA/s1600/brainstorm3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 574px; height: 382px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9Oyl8fZ9giGEnu6e75A0ywTXL2GTME3QuBqildOVs1UDh5peNvZQwEvEXFn2Nwrk7DGtHI-3473Bdm7fRWUh9UJoLxr8uYFIxM-HxLToPUUzienERvCRTSIVWBaCbZ4uDE8qcBRVtBA/s1600/brainstorm3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Looking for inspiration online is what I have been doing when I start to feel stuck with the new project I have. I think I am getting going with it now but I though I would post some of the lovely things I have found to look at and admire. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Brainstorm, some wonderful poster designs, although this is unlike my own work I think it is so strong and the composition is spot on. The colour works very well indeed, striking but not over the top. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">x</span></span><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-91223250266422270402009-08-21T03:15:00.000-07:002009-08-21T03:33:32.172-07:00My other blog<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">For my blog that is updated daily (almost) please visit <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">http://heather-mcdonald.tumblr.com/</span> this shows work I have been doing, things I have found that I love and general thoughts of a design student with too much time on their hands. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I'll be updating this more as time goes on but for the moment my tumblr is much more lively. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">x</span></div>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-12839244952411641972009-07-13T03:37:00.001-07:002009-07-13T03:43:58.478-07:00Ceci New York<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBJwe0QyVmRVexyLpPT4n7kS2uG1Ww4yipEUoSg5IWuKWA_e5A4K_ZHKwUeQ5fz5gZAgU7ooIA3dbD2FKlcZE4fZsLp4E1d8BVvI3P6GSJajj_uYOCJCdS3S0NshCPwH2ossUwhd1ESE/s1600-h/stefanie_wayne_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBJwe0QyVmRVexyLpPT4n7kS2uG1Ww4yipEUoSg5IWuKWA_e5A4K_ZHKwUeQ5fz5gZAgU7ooIA3dbD2FKlcZE4fZsLp4E1d8BVvI3P6GSJajj_uYOCJCdS3S0NshCPwH2ossUwhd1ESE/s320/stefanie_wayne_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357893571636804306" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Over the summer holidays I tend to find many things inspirational, these shape the style of my work in the time I have off. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">I am currently very interested in invitation design. I find the personal touch very much suited to how I like designing, working closely with the client to make 'couture' invitations styled to their event is so interesting. Ceci New York is a great company which I have spent hours looking through the website admiring the beautiful wedding invitations. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">I'll attempt my own invitations over the coming weeks!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">x </span></span></div>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-38579111926752557982009-06-06T09:12:00.000-07:002009-06-06T09:15:07.020-07:00Inspire me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh188/heatherlousweet/MS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 230px;" src="http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh188/heatherlousweet/MS.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;"><p color="initial" style="text-align: left;outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "></span></p><p style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">I don’t know whether it is because I am eating healthily at the moment or my subject for my dissertation is influencing me but looking photographs of food that are shot really well is grabbing my attention and inspiring me. </span></span></p><p style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Phil Cook has photographed food for Marks & Spencer (one of the reasons why I found him) and all of his photographs really do look good enough to eat! </span></span></p><p style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Focusing on recipe book layout for my third year essay will be lovely I think. </span></span></p><p style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.philcook.com/" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://www.philcook.com/</span></span></a></p><p style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">x</span></span></p><p></p></span>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-40121050213377511832009-06-03T13:25:00.000-07:002009-06-06T09:55:40.729-07:00Some of my work<div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">I thought I should post some work whilst also posting inspiration I am finding over the months. <br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">One of my favorite projects from the last term was a book cover design brief. I designed covers for Jane Austen books. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">I am still getting to grips with loading photographs and documents onto here so I hope this works!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Enjoy </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">x</span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0rfMSvXgYtpTGSIPRABAjCRuwNMLd0jx1uu9XHQdtCZZgWbI7Leui7SZeGGMxHIogkqndIzus7nqDkPacUY_BoBNpi7dhkzCyu2Atc2OWltamXiYjKzZD65EjhxS8q52K-kR4vLX3UY/s1600-h/Austen-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0rfMSvXgYtpTGSIPRABAjCRuwNMLd0jx1uu9XHQdtCZZgWbI7Leui7SZeGGMxHIogkqndIzus7nqDkPacUY_BoBNpi7dhkzCyu2Atc2OWltamXiYjKzZD65EjhxS8q52K-kR4vLX3UY/s320/Austen-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344259029627104690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRuwYYcBo6DS_LAVjX3u5Y26z6OG4G7yTozn-HucUm7kgSSAl_CS5Ju_iMMdsxocbzxg5rUwIwPDoo7coWE47yyMUkTtvP56vPXxkCQNSBCqJkY9fdGqTgjt92-Rw5Qje7RYVw0yz-l4/s1600-h/Austen-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRuwYYcBo6DS_LAVjX3u5Y26z6OG4G7yTozn-HucUm7kgSSAl_CS5Ju_iMMdsxocbzxg5rUwIwPDoo7coWE47yyMUkTtvP56vPXxkCQNSBCqJkY9fdGqTgjt92-Rw5Qje7RYVw0yz-l4/s320/Austen-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344259026071577986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RoMZsyFLM-2LXaphM9VzwoVUT0E0Y13ckzX5_4X83cGj9VcK6bNQLmSsmoDhcxBioLFIgE403ruRkZYJ2VoW9ENb6jpk0O_0bgvCQ_vQd5zXHgVqnjuVn5g5nhJ2G2QVj3mIxsdujKg/s1600-h/Austen-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RoMZsyFLM-2LXaphM9VzwoVUT0E0Y13ckzX5_4X83cGj9VcK6bNQLmSsmoDhcxBioLFIgE403ruRkZYJ2VoW9ENb6jpk0O_0bgvCQ_vQd5zXHgVqnjuVn5g5nhJ2G2QVj3mIxsdujKg/s320/Austen-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344257942801181714" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-53636360551626475182009-06-02T15:18:00.001-07:002009-06-02T15:43:31.970-07:00Sunshine & Photographs<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">One of the small tasks I have set myself this summer is to take more photographs. Since I live in a picturesque place that lends itself to photography it is easy to find lovely things to picture. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I am happy with my digital camera, the weather has helped a lot to make the colours stand out and create eye catching images. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I am going to experiment more with photography and try and make this into a book as well. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Enjoy! </span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKJpR8eCx_D7kXvut8FmtLUn4bJX9o83BOjJ8v4QzD-RNKWSq7dFcDSBiKoSnhNaOEPYk-YDA8KeQjqLauPTy4QFXPtKVwafOzS2PVps_MOvLrISYmvNMIGBSilWsS5gDZXLOH71ttlw/s1600-h/DSCF0922.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKJpR8eCx_D7kXvut8FmtLUn4bJX9o83BOjJ8v4QzD-RNKWSq7dFcDSBiKoSnhNaOEPYk-YDA8KeQjqLauPTy4QFXPtKVwafOzS2PVps_MOvLrISYmvNMIGBSilWsS5gDZXLOH71ttlw/s320/DSCF0922.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342860316148880210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6easaGP51UhGMPoCPkOL4JxRR9arh4m-2i40U1iiJMsrb1KDz72PtKxG1JZa5d_j6FR5xvVrUSQZXrxhgYm9oeIG6xhD11IjNzNwz2MXgYvYBC4Q-19HGp-ailWbn02cNUSHV8YeEZs/s1600-h/DSCF1065.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6easaGP51UhGMPoCPkOL4JxRR9arh4m-2i40U1iiJMsrb1KDz72PtKxG1JZa5d_j6FR5xvVrUSQZXrxhgYm9oeIG6xhD11IjNzNwz2MXgYvYBC4Q-19HGp-ailWbn02cNUSHV8YeEZs/s320/DSCF1065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342860310550993874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydpPBeMNRcSIv8YGRKS6JIvbQ1oKIkmB-SdICtwisfXACuS_Y6KCdWtPqSu0b4BsUiFX4e-YkZl8YmpG7bgNUYNKwcwZDSrm7gNpfTgWW6ea3HDm4Yz1kDVeeUbrh9zHk-62hvWMnvxE/s1600-h/DSCF0985.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydpPBeMNRcSIv8YGRKS6JIvbQ1oKIkmB-SdICtwisfXACuS_Y6KCdWtPqSu0b4BsUiFX4e-YkZl8YmpG7bgNUYNKwcwZDSrm7gNpfTgWW6ea3HDm4Yz1kDVeeUbrh9zHk-62hvWMnvxE/s320/DSCF0985.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342860310226181618" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457910638606176544.post-23629778978304305192009-06-01T06:40:00.000-07:002009-06-01T06:47:32.107-07:00Getting started<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br />Starting my summer, trying to stay focused on doing work whilst wanting to go out and play in the sunishine constantly!<br /><br />So I am working on 2 briefs at the moment, I must admit it is at quite a leisurely pace! The first is the street talk brief and the second is a competition for Amelia Magazine which is a lovely one.<br /><br />I am reading 'Tease' written by Immodesty Blaize which is great, I went to a performance of hers the other day which was absolutely stunning, full of glitz and glamour.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I will upload work soon but for now here is a little photo of the cover of the book, gorgeous in my opinion. </span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AAdqYwNusoMXUMcpw9c0e7zbFb3oYv38-pdA5pBf0Jr6YixkXq8lv72rp-ByvCGdwswl7BxoMe-F-I5_kvdxgFbMIM8LK6zCgalTnXdhX0EApE_henmQAtQgenCz8gAO98nTMGrtg1w/s1600-h/n296492.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AAdqYwNusoMXUMcpw9c0e7zbFb3oYv38-pdA5pBf0Jr6YixkXq8lv72rp-ByvCGdwswl7BxoMe-F-I5_kvdxgFbMIM8LK6zCgalTnXdhX0EApE_henmQAtQgenCz8gAO98nTMGrtg1w/s320/n296492.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342354832001541250" border="0" /></a>Heather McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293352909566315518noreply@blogger.com0