Finding Inspiration
During the class we discussed how inspiration can come from a range of places and that you can use things readily available to gain inspiration whether this be on the internet, books, or the environment. Being informed about a range of things and taking inspiration form a variety of sources makes design work better. Nothing is original it is about how you can use inspiration and twist it to create something new.
As a group we had to write something / someone inspiring under each of the headers:
Quote
Song
Artist
Sculpture
Recording Artist
Painting
Poet / Poem
Building
Designer
Book
Miscellaneous
From this we were then asked to choose one piece of inspiration, research it and create a visual mood-board in groups.
We chose Daisy Emerson who is an illustrator / signwriter who has been commissioned by numerous large companies such as Facebook and Google. Initially we found it difficult to find much information about her as her website had limited information. However we were able to find some interviews with her which gave us some extra information about her process and practice which would be presented the following lesson.
Key information found about Daisy Emerson
- all her lettering is handdrawn
- she loves to letter in enamel
- she works predominantly for fashion, retail, lifestyle, pop ups and events
- brings spaces, walls, windows and activities to life for her clients
- her work is usually on a large scale
- working on glass she thinks provides a nice finish, metal and reclaimed wood are also used by her
- she is particularly influenced by street artists such as Faust, Ben Eine and Gary Stranger
- influenced by sign writers such as Frisso, Archie Proudfoot (who has a very similar style), Ged Palmer, NGS and Dapper Signs
- Gold or silver are used in most of her pieces
- she couldn't live without her pens, pencils and her big white desk and chair (made from black wood and purple velvet)
- she took part in Art on a Postcard to raise money for The Hepatitis C Trust
- she studied Art and Design at Central St Martins, then Book Arts at London College of Communication
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