OUIL502: A-Three: Market Research

I decided to carry out some market research in the city of leeds. I explored loads of stationary and accessory shops which all had some fantastic products. I love the ones that have complex or visually beautiful designs on with really colourful and atmospheric themes. I never go for the simple ones! However I think this was important to look at as we are researching into creating a business that looks at supplying wrapping paper with loads of beautiful illustrations on. 

OUIL502: A-Three: Strengths/Weaknesses/Factors etc

Leeds University Library Illustration Exhibition

Leeds University Library Illustration Exhibition

This exhibition was really cool to see as it had such a variation of artwork by a range of illustrators. It was nice to see the range of contexts and contents these practitioners were working in and how they can all come together to form one exhibition despite these differences. One I really loved used a layering technique with tracing paper but drew with charcoal. The work looked like it focussed in on particular parts and there was amazing detail in these sections; these stood out even more because of the fact that the artists smudged the rest of the work creating a juxtaposition between the mark making.