Think – Pair – Share

I shared my ideas and thoughts with a partner for feedback and constructive criticism. At the bottom of the worksheet are some ideas of other things I could create or experiment with.

Amy Walters

About Amy Walters is a freelance illustrator who does a wide variety of illustrations. As well as working as a freelance illustrator, she has her own line of illustrated paper goods. She designs patterns as well as characters and other fun things and has printed her designs on children's clothes, gift wrap and cards amongst …

Other Artists I Am Inspired By

Rebecca Gibbon Rebecca Gibbon is a children's and book illustrator who also works on travel illustration, advertising, packaging, editorial imagery and children's books. She gets inspiration from items such as illustrated books she has collected, vintage tea towel designs, and Scandinavian ceramics from the flea markets. Her process includes painting with acrylic inks as a …

Easter Holiday Targets

To do before the end of half term.There are 4 sections to my research. I want to finish and write up each section in the 2 1/2 weeks I have. I will spend the most time on my market research as i have not yet started this section.   To do before the end of …

The Greeting Card Industry / Target Market

In this industry, you can either become a greeting card publisher or supply existing publishers with you designs. Facts & Figures The UK population spends £1.5 billion a year on greeting cards The industry is, directly and indirectly, responsible for 100,000 jobs. There are over a thousand publishers in the UK, most of which are …

Critical Analysis

This is a piece by illustrator and graphic designer Tang Yau Hoong. It demonstrates his ongoing experimentation with illusion and negative space. The piece depicts a child blowing bubbles which come together to reveal a sky with some clouds, all against a neutral grey background. The child figure makes up a small fraction of the …

Research Planning

The next step in this project is to begin researching to collect the relevant information I need to begin designing. I will research a number of topics; The greeting card industry, my target market, pricing my product and pattern. Below is a list of online resources I have found that I am interested in and …

Evaluating My Planning

I am coming to the end of the planning stage of this project and have finished writing my project proposal. My planning has helped me to come up with an idea I am confident in, effectively plan out my time so I am always organised, and think about the methods or processes I could use …

Harvard Referencing

When we use someone else's work or words in our own work we must reference in a Harvard format to give credit and recognition to the original author or artist and show a clear understanding of the resource. If a source is not referenced it can be classed as plagiarism. What to reference: Websites Books Artwork …

Writing a Project Proposal

Project Proposal (PDF link) Below I explain the process of writing my project proposal and how it has changed throughout the project. Planning To help me organise and write my project proposal, I have made some notes in the required document, outlining the topics I need to talk about. This will make sure I include all …