Oh! Molly: I like paper

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12.13.2009

John Lewis Christmas Campaign

I felt the need to post John Lewis' Christmas campaign for 2009. Illustrator and designer Kate Forrester has created these sublime paper-cut illustrations which have such a proffesional but fun aesthetic. Every time I see one in a magazine or a newspaper I feel the need to take it out and keep as a source of inspiration for both my own practice and the old dissertation! Take a look:

Images from http://www.kateforrester1.blogspot.com/

12.01.2009

Paper LAB

Origami

As part of my general liking of paper and ongoing research into the 'Paper Promotion' brief I looked at the art of paper folding and learnt how to fold Japenese styleee using traditional origami models. Here they are below, the colours of the paper are abit 'in your face,' but they came in the set!!

basic bird, frog and flower folds

star box

pin-wheel

lotus flowers

Now I have learnt some of the basics, I am a little stuck as to where and how I could apply them to the brief...

11.24.2009

Yummy Stuff

Take a look at Rifle Paper Co., stationary by a very talented painter/designer called Anna Bond. I'm not sure how I stumbbled upon this, but I would like to buy every single piece...