Disney Princess Wedding Dresses

     From the time we are little girls, we all dream of having a wedding dress fit for a princess. Each and every girl wishes to feel like a princess on her special day. Well now, thanks to Alfred Angelo, every girl has a chance to fullfill that dream.

    Angelo has created a collection of dresses that are inspired by the Disney Princess that we have grown up idolizing.

  Ariel. The underwater princess was the inspiration for this exquisite creation. This is a mermaid silhouette dress with a modified sweetheart neckline. It is soft and form fitting through the bodice with a full skirt that immitates the tail of the beautiful princess.

Belle. This lightweight creation is truely fit for a beauty such as Belle. The bodice has beaded detailing with over the shoulder detail that wraps around the shoulders. The skirt is a full ball gown skirt made of soft, airy light material.

Cinderella. A layered skirt gives this dress a unique yet, elegant feel. The bodice is corset style with a sweetheart neckline and beautiful detailing. This dress was truely ment for a princess.

Jasmine. This beautiful drop-waist dress is truely a unique creation. The beaded sweetheart neckline flows down into a ruched bodice and then down into a ruffled skirt. The uniqueness of this dress captures the beauty and adventurous nature of the princess that inspires it.

Aurora. A fitted bodice that flows into an extremely full and ruffled skirt is inspired by the great beauty of Sleeping Beauty. The skirt is created from rows and rows of ruffled light, airy material. The dress has a ruched bodice with a strap across one shoulder.

Snow White. Sweetheart neckline with a flower detailed bodice flows over the top of a full skirt. The bodice is cinched at the waist by a sash. The skirt is of light and flowing fabric that will make anyone feel like royalty.

Rapunzel. Such a beautiful dress. A modified sweetheart neckline looks great on many people. The bodice if fitted and a belt draws the eye towards the waist. The dress continues to flow down into a mermaid tail. This beautiful satin fabric looks goregous and rich.

Brochure Examples and Critique

This is a full-color, trifold brochure. The design in very simplistic but, bold and eye catching.  The text stands out against the background colors and is easy to read. Three colors are used in this document which is a good way to help the reader follow the flow of the brochure. The pictures included are bold, clear and very dramatic. The visual design is set up in a block manner with the use of the two different colors. This created very simple, clean lines which also helped direct the rhythm and flow of the brochure.

                I would have used a brighter color than the navy blue. It is too dark and does not catch the eye of travelers. There are three different font types being used within the document. Displaying the name of the place this brochure is aimed at in a different font than the rest of the document would be acceptable, they used two different fonts and then another font altogether for the body of the document. I would also use justified alignment for the text within the brochure to give it a cleaner appearance.

Fashion from the Past

Fashions and clothing design has been drawing inspiration from past styles. We have been revisiting styles and fashions that were popular in the past and giving them new life in today's clothing styles. Everything from the retro 1980's with the neon colors to the 1940's classic silhouettes.

 

The fashions and styles popular today are drastically influenced by the styles worn in the late 1950's and the early 1960's. Women have started to take on a more sophisticated and feminine style.

The influence is seen in the longer hemlines, fuller skirts and the slim silhouettes, the wide, boatneck and scoop necklines.

The Mad Men television series has been a huge factor in making these styles popular again.

Design Principles and Elements

Design Principles and Elements

There are many principles and elements of design used in all forms of are.

Simplicity
This is the omitting of all non-essential or unimportant elements and details that do not contribute to the overall composition of the design or image.

These are a few examples of the use of this element in different design formats.

Rule of Thirds

Using a grid, the image is broken into nine equal squares. The places where the vertical and horizontal lines intersect are the best focal points at which to place the image or main object in an image.

This is an example of the grid used. The red dots represent the focal points.

The secondary emphasis is along the lines themselves.

Here is a bad example of Rule of Thirds. The child's face is placed in the middle of one of the squares.

If the Shoe Fits...

Shoes are a Girls best Friend!

At least I think so. A good pair of shoes can change the way you feel about yourself.

They can ctransform your an entire outfit to go from day to night, work to play and so on...

 They tell so much about the personalty of the person wearing them since they come in all colors shapes sizes and some can be very original :)

Saint Patrick's Day

Who is ready to celebrate St. Patrick's Day? I know I am!!

This holiday originally was a day to celebrate the patron saint who brought christianity to Ireland. Everyone wore there best clothes and went to church on that day. People gathered a bundle of clovers and placed it in there lapel or on their collars. Pubs were required to close down for the celebration and no alcohol was sold on that day.

Today, the holiday has become very Americanized! We all wear green to avoid getting pinched and we even dye the water in the rivers green for the day. Everyone drinks and parties. Just another day for us to drink and cut loose.

Happy Saint Patricks Day!!!

Typography and Its Versitility

 Recently I have been looking at typography and its uses in the everyday world. It so interesting how we use it along with other elements such as flow and rhythm to create an advertisement or an image. I found some interesting and unique examples that I really liked.

This rose is done entirely of words in a script type. It was really cool to see that the image was created completely out of minute script.

 I love love love this image! With this script, you can read love one way and hate the other. I found this one through a tattoo design web site.

This image was so unique because of the use of ribbons to create an image along with text incorporated within it. The text become apart of the image and using the swirls within the letters really gives it an extra element!

 These next few images show the use of direction and rhythm along with text in an image and how it works to create an advertisement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Effects

I have been learning about different things and ways to manipulate images and text in Photoshop and it is really cool. Just recently i figured out how to place an image inside of text which creates a really awesome effect! You can also distort the image or text, change the color, gradient or add shadows and a glow in order to create a great picture or make the image work for whatever purpose you desire. There are so many ways to change an image and to make it unique!

 Here is link to one of the effects I used and thought was pretty interesting. 

http://www.dreamdealer.nl/tutorials/the_techno_effect.html

  

This is an example of what the end result is with this particular effect. You can also add different actions to it to really make it original!