EASTER: Galleries, Exhibitions and Events

Bejeweled Treasures at the V&A, London.
Relevance: India Brief
'The Al Thani Collection highlights Indian traditions in design and craftsmanship, focussing on centuries-old techniques and processes.'
https://shop.vam.ac.uk/whatson/index/view/id/246/event/Bejewelled-Treasures--The-Al-Thani-Collection/dt/2016-03-06/free/2

Steve Bell & Martin Rowson: Freedom of Speech at the V&A, London.

Relevance: Illustration in general.

When : Tues 29 March 2016 18:30 – 19:30

Where :  The Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre

'Two of Britain’s learning cartoonists Steve Bell and Martin Rowson discuss their work in relation to freedom of speech and recent attacks on satirical magazines.Should the satirist be allowed to lampoon any subject, whoever they might offend, and how important is it for democracies to champion this freedom? The debate these and other issues with the writer Kevin Jackson. Steve Bell is an award-winning cartoonist for the Guardian; Martin Rowson is also a regular contributor to the Guardian and the Daily Mirror.'https://shop.vam.ac.uk/whatson/index/view/id/1500/event/Steve-Bell---Martin-Rowson--Freedom-of-Speech/dt/2016-03-29/eType/1/free/2?cm_mid=5460815&cm_crmid=65833e8d-2d5f-e511-80d6-005056b80c1f&cm_medium=email

Vogue: A Century of Style at the National Portrail Gallery, Leicester Square.
Relevance: Fashion Illustration.
When: Until May
Fashion may be fickle, but the fashion photographer’s lens is also a mirror. ‘Vogue 100: A Century of Style’ is as much a reflection of a hundred years of our history as it is a celebration of the original glossy.
http://www.timeout.com/london/art/vogue-100-a-century-of-style

Botticelli Reimagined at the V&A

Website: Mobile Compatible

I was having difficulties with my website when being accessed through a mobile device because the images can up really spaced apart and really small on the screen (even though they were high resolution so you could zoom in- but it just failed to look very professional).

I tried to change the display themes and settings on my website but my current theme is one of the only ones which allows me to have a featured image by the 'A Wasp in a Wig' heading. The others did have it sometimes but we're usually very large which got in the way of the rest of the page. I much prefer just having it as a constant at the top left side of the page. Also I prefer the negative space (white) on this website design to others with black and grey backgrounds. I find this creates a much clearer and professional appearance and also juxtaposes and draws attention to my thumbnails well because they are quite detailed and colourful. 

So changing the display theme would not help. But on settings I discovered a part talking about mobile and android design which I tried out and I am so happy with it! As you can see in the images below all of the projects and images are tightly fitted and ordered together and the page can be navigated really easily on a phone or device! This makes my website so much better and more professional because as our tutor told us, if art directors etc are commuting they will not want to waste any time zooming or loading things. 

This is the Homepage part - all projects are visible here. Once you click on one it takes you to the page of the specific project and you can scroll to see the images or click right or left to view another project. 

Here you can see my recent post on my Kerala inspired yoga pose prints. 

TED Talks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC0KxNeLp1E&list=PLOGi5-fAu8bEQyP33YklrJr4TUPDShX1F&index=3

Commissions: Alex Elise

Size: A4
Media: Pencil
Price: £15
Deadline: Friday 4th
Purpose: For Mothers Day.

I did this piece in pencil and the same gold dotted background as Sarah and Abbie's portraits because she saw theirs and wanted one with the same tone and design. This took a couple of hours to get all the proportions and likeness right but it was really easy to do because it was just a simple illustration fully based on one photograph reference.

Feedback: Alex was really happy with the illustration and said she would definitely be sharing my name on to others who want a picture. However I did also write my name and contact details for my professional social media's on the back of the illustration!

Career Track Tuesdays: CV and Cover Letters

This was so helpful to me, in the next week I will aim to create my creative and normal CV along with cover letters.

Commissions: Abbie & Jasper

Commissions: Sarahs