This is my final carrier bag design which i created by using various tools on photoshop and illustrator.
I am quite happy with my design and think it looks professional and effective. I think it looks effective as it relates perfectly to the coastal theme and i think the texture looks really good, i also think the colours are gorgeous and remind me of Caroline Baileys work and she used bright colours.  I used my own photographs which i used on the day to create this carrier bag design.



This is one half of my carrier bag design which i created using my original photographs from our day to Rhos on sea.

FABRIC MANIPLUATION

FINAL BOOKMARKS

These are my final bookmarks for the coastal project, i am quite pleased with them although i would of prefered to do them the more professional way as i dont think they looked as good as they could however that wasnt my decision. I like the 2nd and 3rd bookmark as I have encorparated textiles into it and think it looks really effective. The colours in the 2nd bookmark remind me a little of beth fletchers as even though there is obvious colour it appears desaturated and dull. The colours in my 1st and 3rd bookmark are more bright and eye-catching which i think  looks really effective and reminds me of the ocean.

BAG RESEARCH

As we are also going to be creating a bag design i thought it would be good to research bags as well for inspiration and ideas.

TAG RESEARCH

To begin our 'Coastal' project i have been asked to research Tag, Bookmark and carrier bag design. This is because in Computer art/Graphic design we are working towards our own tags, bookmarks and maybe bags. We will create the designs mainly on the computer however i would also like to make a 3D tag.

During my research of tags i came across these two cute tags/labels. i like them as they are quite simple yet very sweet and elegant. i like the 3D effect with the little flap i think that works really effectively on a tag. I also really like the ribbon and stud, i find this label quite inspiring and might use the ideas of the ribbon and the flap in my own tag.

During further research i came across these two labels which i think were perfect as they are 'coastal' themed and 3D just like what i want to create. i love how the shells have bin stuck on and it seems like the use of maps in the background which i think is a really good idea i am going to take in to account as well. I really like these labels as they are coastal themed which i think was very lucky for me to find. I like them because they have a grey vintage effect and actually remind me of the sea side. I find these labels very inspiring.

COASTAL - BETH FLETCHER

Beth Fletcher is on of the artists amongst Kurt Jackson, Alfred wallis and other that I have bin asked to research. I decided to pick Beth Fletcher to talk about on my blog because I didnt really like her work as much as some other people did. In my opinion Beth Fletchers work is very dark and depressing and it seems that her perception of the coast/seaside/sea is a quite dull. The use of her strong and dark colours make the picture seem quite sad and in a way quite scary like there is a storm happening. Most of her paintings and the one shown above in done in paint.
From extra research i went on to website to try and found some background infromation and wondered if her pictures were dull and dark for a certain reason or if that was just the style she liked "These layered, transient, seen and felt moments, when transformed through the painting process, are intended to engender a prolonged engagement with the painting as a mediated experience of landscape. In the studio, rather than directly in front of the landscape, I can paint under the influence of the memory’s interpretation of the living landscape – the ‘soul-yearning’ which is a response to more than what is manifest only to the eye."