What is sample?

Sample should reflect prototypes of current lifestyle, integrating the influences of design movements.

Theme/influences:
- design as a way of life
- personal touch/down to earth
- a collectible
- informative
- intriguing
- building an intimate relationship

Team strategy:
- honesty
- positivity
- constructive critique / not taking things personally
- communication
- equality
- contributive
- family

Image tone :

• rough and personal
  
• snap shots, not staged
  
• contextualised

NO HIGHLY CONCEPTUAL IMAGERY

Sample imagery isn't glossed over, it builds an intimate relationship with our readers. Its loose with an unfinished feel about it.


examples might be frankie, vice, old 60's polaroids,

aNNALISE wrote:Image tone :

• rough and personal
  
• snap shots, not staged
  
• contextualised

NO HIGHLY CONCEPTUAL IMAGERY

Sample imagery isn't glossed over, it builds an intimate relationship with our readers. Its loose with an unfinished feel about it.


examples might be frankie, vice, old 60's polaroids,

As Annalise stated above; the imagery for our publication is supposed to be contextual.

So I had a question for the Image Directors.... or anyone on the team

My article is on the doll Blythe and I'm a bit unsure of how to approach my imagery for the article seeing as I shall be drawing previously taken photos of her and because she is a doll, she has been posed. So how do I not become conceptual??

I'm not sure if its already been posted or where it is posted but what are the exact measurements and guides/grids for our layouts?
Milla

Hey Milla,

If you look on the sample discussion page there is a topic about the grids etc.. At the moment where are just figuring out the markers then the grids will be sent out to everyone.

Maz.

Dear Bek, The illustration of a Blythe doll can be rough cut and placed over fabric or wall paper b/ground.

Note that whilst the look is contextual, your design will always be in most cases conceptual. You do need conceptual approach to layout your work.

Maree's layout from week 4 is a good example as a useful reference point.

Hope this answers your query.
JUL

Bek - Editor wrote:

aNNALISE wrote:Image tone :

• rough and personal
  
• snap shots, not staged
  
• contextualised

NO HIGHLY CONCEPTUAL IMAGERY

Sample imagery isn't glossed over, it builds an intimate relationship with our readers. Its loose with an unfinished feel about it.


examples might be frankie, vice, old 60's polaroids,

As Annalise stated above; the imagery for our publication is supposed to be contextual.

So I had a question for the Image Directors.... or anyone on the team

My article is on the doll Blythe and I'm a bit unsure of how to approach my imagery for the article seeing as I shall be drawing previously taken photos of her and because she is a doll, she has been posed. So how do I not become conceptual??

well bec considering you are drawing the dolls - which you wrote about in your article - that makes it contextual! - but to keep it in the spirit of sample and the bits and pieces sort of style we're going for - your drawings to me hav to hav an edge to them - weather its dif textures or wotever you choose - its always going to hav conceptual elements to it - thats ok as long as its justified

thats my opinion - i dont know if others agree (or if that made any sense!)