Hanna Werning

These designs by Hanna Werning are fresh, bold and perfect for summer. I am inspired by the sheer number of surfaces Hanna's work has been applied to; from fashion to greetings cards, ceramics to aeroplanes, they are certain to brighten up a dull day.








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Kauniste

Kanuiste is a Scandinavian company, formed by a group of graphic designers and craftsmen. I am a big fan of Scandinavian design and this selection of products is no exception. I like the simplistic use of colour combined with unique illustrative style. They print with water based, solvent free inks and are an eco-conscious brand.

You can find out more about the Kauniste Designers here.

Red Brick studios

Red Brick studios in York was founded by Karen Mabon, a Royal College of Art graduate. The scarves below were designed by Karen and can be found online on the Design Museums shop.

New drawing from start to finish

At the moment I am working on a new animal range of cards. I have spent part of the afternoon working on an elephant drawing and decided to document my development of the design in photographs. I always us a propelling pencil as they feel soft and easy to draw with, and then when I use ink I use a Muji 0.5 tip. After being introduced to these at uni I never draw with anything else.






Once the drawing is finished I scan it and open it in Adobe Photoshop. Here I can erase any blemishes and make small alterations if needs be. With the elephant I wanted to change the eyes slightly, and decided the ears were too white with no shading, so I amended that.

I colour all of my designs using Adobe Illustrator. I wanted to add a simple pattern onto the cards background and finally place the elephant into a simple circle, as I have with the rest of my animal cards. I wanted to keep emphasis on the drawing so have kept my designs to two colours with the addition of black and white. Each card will have a different patterned background depending on what I think suits the animal.

Celebrating Britain

With the Jubilee, Olympics and everything else British to be celebrated this year, there is obviously an abundance of British themed designs adorning almost every product imaginable! I decided to compile a blog post of my favourite products with the theme of London/Britain that are around right now.

Birdy Home


Box Brownie Trading


Dominic Brown


Luimadeit


Paperchase




Exclusive to Liberty


Prestat


Karen Young



Jezebel Charms

Laura Amiss

I am a big fan of architectural illustration and I think the colours included in these prints by Laura Amiss are just perfect. She is British but for the last few years has called Amsterdam home. Her work combines textiles and illustration, making for a very individual body of work.

Seams for a Desire: Fashion Inspiration

Whilst browsing pinterest I came across a style pinboard I really liked which led me to the blog Seams for a Desire, created by Jessie Kass. She is based in Spain and frequently adds pictures of her wearing outfits she has put together. Here are a few of my personal favourites.