Monday, 7 April 2014

Letter cushion

Envelope pillows from Everything Alice
I found this cushion on pinterest. As I have made a letter as one of my 3D drawings I found this inspiring as I could create one of my cushions in a similar way.

Thursday, 27 March 2014

3D drawings

For the first part of my new project I had to produce 3 paper 3D drawings. I created these using a range of medias including fine liner, watercolours, tea staining and felt tips. I think they look quite realistic and I am pleased with how they have turned out, I will be using these drawings to come up with designs for my 2 coordinating cushions that I will produce as the final product for this project.

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Market Purchase

This morning I went to Hartlepool's outdoor market to see if I could find some inspiration. I found this box of vintage threads which I thought would be good to draw for my current project which is vintage themed. This box of threads was £2 which I thought was a bargain.

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Tuesday, 18 March 2014

branding and logos

A couple of weeks ago we had a lesson on branding techniques. Here are some examples of branding and logos that I found on pinterest that I like.
 
{Julie Song Ink} AUG 21, 2013 – Branding – Floral Theory → http://www.juliesongink.com/blog/2013/08/21/branding-floral-theory
 
branding
 
 
*Small logo to be used alone on hang tag,  longer "banner" with logo in center and print in background (maybe stripe, chevron, something simple instead of floral) for facebook and etsy,  square or rectange similar to banner can be used on other marketing material
 

more cushion research!

Pinterest is full of interesting cushions, here are a few more that I found on the website that interested me.
 
Love these #cushionsCloud cushions, great anywhereGorgeous cushion by Mary KilvertRAAAAA Dinosaur Cushion - Fluorescent Pink - Front
Cushions

Market research - more cushions

These cushions were all found whilst I was browsing through pinterest. This is a good range of market research for my next project!!
 
Singer heritage sewing machine printed linen cushion
Patchwork cushion in Designers Guild off cutssnowy mountain pillow | cushion (covers) | Sloppop Yeah |hand printed blues rustic bird on a wire cushionvintage pillows, etsy, $18

Market research - cushions

These cushions were all found whilst I was browsing through pinterest. This is a good range of market research for my next project

The Three Finger Salute: Eco-Felt set of three pillows. Could easily be a DIY.cloud pillow for lil baby j, gonna have to try this once the room is set up.
22 Wonderful Ways to Rock Watercolor via Brit + Co.Cat Cushion - Mustard
JENNY WREN CUSHION, Linen pillow for nature lovers with cow parsley and wren, dots and stripes