OUGD402: Ten Inspiring Things

In today's PPP we discussed different points of inspiration throughout the class and gained knowledge of different platforms people use for inspiration.

One of my personal main points of inspiration is Literature. I think it's important to take yourself out of your own perspective and envision things from someone else's point of view. This can be interpreted through art because in design work you need to be able to interpret things correctly otherwise your work may end up being misconstrued and misinterpreted. I love The Lord of the Rings trilogy and I think this set in particular is designed beautifully, along with The Hobbit.

In other aspects of literature there are design books such as Make Your Own Luck by Kate Moross and Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon which are both insightful reads.

Easier forms of inspiration to follow at your fingertips are social media such as Twitter and Instagram. I enjoy following people like Gemma Correll and Sophie Corrigan on Twitter and Instagram because I love their illustrative work.

 However, in todays PPP were were introduced to One Minute Brief's.

I also like following blogs such as Creative Boom, their posts are picture heavy but insightful. I referred back to this blog often during A Level for points of inspiration.

I think outside art experiences are so important and influential to art work. It's what makes your work individual to you. Other things that really inspire me are Marvel films. Marvel films are brilliant for their plots but their overall visual aesthetics are wonderful especially in the Thor films and Guardians of the Galaxy.

I also really enjoy gigs. Before moving to Leeds, my friend told me the "music scene" was meant to be incredible and so far it has been. I've been to a few gigs since being here at the university and have a few more planned. The one I'm most looking forward to is Alt-J in December at the First Direct Arena. Alt-J are one of my favourite bands and I can imagine the atmosphere will be amazing with the type of music they produce. My favourite genre is indie/alternative music or acoustic sounding songs; stuff you can play in the background.

I thought I would round this blog post up with three inspiring things I didn't know of but have gained from the session.

Someone mentioned the blog I Fucking Love Science. It includes all aspects of science as followed: environment, technology, space, health and medicine, the brain, plants and animals, physics and chemistry. I have a personal interest in space. I find it intriguing and interesting to research and it's so beautiful.

A photo of the the Milky Way, taken from the mountains of Sayan, Russia

GoodType. Goodtype's mission is to curate and showcase beautiful letterforms while giving credit where credit is due. We are strength in letters and a community of artists and admirers. 

People of Print began in 2008, it was a library of illustrators, designers and printers both creatively and commercially with the purpose of educating and inspiring. It is based around things that are printed related. Print is something I would definitely be interested in experimenting more with at University.