Digital media in art and design

Digital media in art and design 

Rosanna Webster is an illustration graduate who explores experimentation in her body of work. The Brighton University alumni and an emerging artist uses a range of mediums including film, photography and collage which explores diverse themes and meanings. With ideas ranging from exploring modes of play to shamanism. Starting with painting and drawing Webster expands to using photoshop and photography with a graphic design feel to her work. From an interview the artist said that she enjoys exploring different layers you can bring to an image for example incorporating a variety of mediums on computer and off. Her most recent work has incorporated film on photography which I think works really well together. She has big inspiration for Viviana Sassen who Webster sags has an incredible eye for composition and colour. She also likes Jeff Luker’s work which she likes how beautiful and intimate the work is.

 Rosanna Webster currently has exhibitions in London at the V&A museum and in Russia showcasing her work. She has worked with Vogue Paris, Dazed Digital, Girls on Film 05 and Land Magazine. From what I have learnt about Webster I love her use of layers added and building up a collage of images in a shape of a human. I am going to experiment with what I learnt from Webster’s work in my own in future. 

Bijou Karman is an artist and illustrator from Los Angeles who graduated with a distinction from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Her work has appeared in Vanity Fair, Urban Outfitters, West 3rd Street, L-INK Magazine and many more. She works in a variety of different media’s for example computer design and paint, she links them together to add texture to her work. Her fashion work is created on and off a computer. Her work is like a magazine cover with the style of her illustrations and the bold vivid colours used. 

I like how her work has movement and really engages the viewer p, would like to explore with movement in my photoshop work like she does in future.

ID magazine is a mostly online used magazine which bases it themes on fashion. They base their design layout in a simple but professional way. Their articles are very clear and detailed. Also I picked up very quickly that they almost always work completely on online programmes as all the images on their website are all computer generated from what I found out. 

The magazine uses a dark tone on the subject of the images which contrast very well with  plain white or black background. The simplicity of the covers makes them stand out with the basic images and fonts used, would like to try their technique in future fashion illustrations and images 

Orla Kiely is an Irish fashion designer based in London. She began her career designing hats, and moved in to design work on handbags and a variety of items including kitchenware. She qualified as a textile designer at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin and moved to New York to work fir a wallpaper and fabric designer. She then moved to England to work fir Esprit while studying for a Master’s at the Royal College of Art in London. She has been described by the guardian as “the queen of prints”. Her designs have been used in kitchens, stationery, furniture and a range of Citrien DS3 cars. Her fashion designs have been worn by The Duchess Zoe Cambridge, Kirsten Dunst and Alexa Chung. Her designs originally were created by hand but are now created digitally. I really like the use of colours and prints they remind me of Ikea kitchen prints. 

Acne Studios is a brand which as a trendy but edgy feel to their collections. The brand is a multidisciplinary luxury fashion brand in Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1966 as part of the creative collection ACNE,an acronym for Associated Computer Nerd Enterprises. The fashion house works mostly in ready to wear men’s and woman’s wear, the founder and creative director Jonny Johannson’s interest in photography, art and architecture has helped the brand to become a respected creator of clothing, publications, furniture, exhibitions and special collaborations. The brand started to grow in popularity from Vogue then their jeans were selling well in 2006. The brand has stores all over the globe. I like the brands futuristic style which makes it almost look like the garments were created on the internet which I really do like. I also like the layout the brand has and how the website is clear and simple. 

From what I learnt I would like to explore how to create an  almost fake looking product or person with a futuristic vibe in future.