Task 3

List of Designers/Photographers/etc I like.

La Boca

Stuart Kowasaki

Saul Bass

John Galliano

Viktor and Rolf

Paul Phung

Partnersin

Milton Glaser

Rachael Smith

Brian Keplesky

Emily Allison

Ali Eng

Virgilio Tsaz

Devin Washburn

Phil Dibello

Min Choi

Rachel Willey

Jason Arias

Pablo Delkan

Pedro Messias

Tad Carpenter

Leen Sadder

Vesa Sammalisto

Trigger Communications

Colle and McVoy

Bryan Keplesky

1. The vintage aesthetic of the illustrations
2. Original use of composition and placement of text
3. The quirky style of his illustrations, and the hand drawn effect he uses
4. The fact that it looks like a lot of love has gone into his work, shows a sense of optimism and happiness within his designs.
5. The use of softer pastel colours in his work.
6. His work is fun and interesting to look at (such as the Ugly Beats Lomita poster), and displays a lot of skill and detail, instead of using vectors and simplification of information.
7. I like the creativity and cleverness displayed in his Austin illustration, where the building is placed inside a corn husk, which relates to Austin in a humorous and innovative way.
8. He keeps a good balance between communication and retaining a sense of style.
9. Sense of humour in his work.
10. Use of print process.

Emily Allison

1. Unashamed Feminine style
2. Considered use of colour
3. Attention to detail
4. Beautiful Typography
5. Use of layering and pattern
6. Nostalgic feel to her work
7. Use of print processes
8. Sense of Humour
9. Quirky and fun illustrations
10. Balance between communication and her sense of style

LA BOCA

1. Clever use of referencing modernism in the Black Swan poster set,
2. Bold use of colours in many of their works, but they are also considered and balanced.
3. Experimental and eclectic style -  their work is broad and communicates different things for their clients - shows their understanding.
4. Dark sense of humour within the Subverse posters, again, a clever referencing with the cartoon Mr Men style.
5. Their work has a very cool and confident sense of style.
6. Good balanced composition within their work despite the large amount of information on show.
7. Typefaces used are simple but effective, and in keeping with the different styles used in each image.
8. I love their work with layering, such as the photographs overlaid with colour, as they look so cool and interesting.
9. Originality and experimentation.
10. The detail and skill displayed in their work. 

3 Designers who I found out about through Blog Marry Avoid.

Olly Moss

1. Intelligent yet simple concepts based on the film
2. Experimental style
3. Strong use of colour
4. Screen printed, authentic quality to his work
5. Use of humour
6. I like the way the posters have been stripped down, and aren't saturated with information.
7. I like how the typefaces used work perfectly with the whole aesthetic of the movie poster without feeling contrived or tacky.
8. He has such a broad skill set that means that his work always feels authentic to the style and aesthetics of the poster, it never looks like he's simply referencing them.
9. I love his work because I love film posters and anyone who reinvents them or makes them look more special.
10. I'm also astounded by his accomplishments despite being only a few years older than me.

Camilla Engman

1. There is a sense of humour to her work.
2. I like the childlike quality of her illustrations.
3. I love the quirky characters and sets she designs in the paintings and illustrations.
4. I like the soft and simple use of colour.
5. Very feminine and pretty style that looks quite innocent.
6. The images she makes are interesting and unusual, I don't feel like anyone would simply flick past them without being intrigued.
7. I like how she doesn't only focus on illustration, and that she has other outlets for her work such as painting and collecting. 
8. Aesthetically they are very soft and calming to look at, and they aren't trying to be controversial or bold to gain viewer attention.
9. Dreamlike quality.
10. Sense of nostalgia.

Here Design Studio

1. I like the fact that they work in multiple areas of design, which displays their broad skill set.
2. I love the use of simple illustrations on the Geometry of Pasta, which looks contemporary and cool, despite the boring title.
3. I love the fact that they seem to understand implicitly what needs communicating within each brand or editorial, instead of basing everything on their own styles. 
4. I think they have a great use of composition and balance within each of their designs.
5. There is a sense of humour and wit in each piece, in particular the Etiquette for Gentleman book.
6. The simple colour palette works well for each piece of work.
7. I like the cool and modern aesthetic in the Bocca cookbook and the Geometry of Pasta designs.
8. I like the way that their editorial work isn't overloaded with information.
9. I love that their designs are unique and interesting to look at without feeling brash or attention seeking, the designs speak for themselves.
10. I like the fact they are a small studio working with both big names and more independent companies.