Last Day at the Office

So, today was my last day....

I've had such a great time on this placement! It's been an all rounded experience... having the excuse to try out living in London for a while, working a 9 - 5 office job, using 'industry professional services' for  sourcing materials; putting my compositional and colour skills to the test, develop an awareness of the systems involved in a publishing house (which I hadn't fully appreciated Global Color was) writing for copy, taking in all that was happening in regards promotion, marketing and forward planning, and of course the best activity in the creative industry - lots of cutting and sticking! 

I can't wait to see the final copy of the shoot in the fully printed magazine, which will be in a couple of months time. In the meantime, I'm happy top say that working with Global Color has reaffirmed my passion for colour and that I realise it is something I have been missing in my own work. The challenge and journey this now offers me is a very exciting one so I'm looking forward to going back home, tidying up my total tip of a studio space and sorting out where I want to take it all next!

Thank you Global Color for a great placement! :) x

Arrange, Drape, Position and...Shoot!

Today was the day of the photo shoot for the magazine! Using all the materials I had selected from material lab, plus the samples sent to Sally from companies, it was a case of trying out some moodboards/compositions:

These were near enough the chosen two!

Considering the whole palette and trying to hit it all over the two page spread it was a case of balancing colours, textures and dimensions, then it was on to the softer materials...

The chosen fabrics!

Swatches of each material needed sorting into reference notes

Then it was time for the shoot!

Poonum was photographer

Sally arranges materials

And the shoot was done!

I spent the rest of the day typing up the details of each material, to be used as copy in the magazine. 

From start to finish this has been a really interesting process. All the stages, elements and attention, then dropping it in to InDesign et voila! Magazine ready for proofing! The magazine will be published in August so watch this space!