Below is some contextual research I've done into mexican Holidays and celebrations, so I can compose and design the three plaques me and Sadie have proposed for the restaurant.
Thursday, 29 November 2012
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Wednesday, 7 November 2012
The Universes Pupils // Unusual Shapes
I've
been thinking about different Ideas for t-shirt designs, continuing
with some of the illustrations I did in second year for the book fair
brief, I want to experiment with some unusual/impossible shapes &
optical illusions. The Universe correlates in the strangest of ways, for
example the capillaries in our lungs are very similar to the branches
of a tree, the colours in someones pupils look like exploding stars and
on and on. I want to experiment with forms that make our brain
malfunction, after all that's simply what an optical illusion does, its a
malfunction of the brain understanding what your eyes are seeing.
Below is a collection of research into unusual shapes and patterns I've conducted;
Penrose Triangle/square/pentagon
Below is a collection of research into unusual shapes and patterns I've conducted;
Penrose Triangle/square/pentagon
M.C Esher
M.C Esher is an artist I've always had a major liking for, His work baffles me! I like illustrations that make your brain work harder than usual to understand, picking out a starting point in Eshers work usually ends up with me admiring his attention to detail and shape. Below is a collection of my favourite works by Esher;
Monday, 5 November 2012
The Universes Pupils // The Universe & The cosmos
When designing and creating ideas for garments, I want my designs to be informed by what 'The Universals pupils' communicates as a sentence/title. The first thing I think about is space, stars and the galaxies. The Universes Pupils, underneath a blanket of stars, I want to use my research below into the Universe to inform my design process.
There are 7 Universal Laws throughout the Universe which keep us in harmony and balance explained below;
2. The Law of Correspondence (Immutable): The second of the seven Universal Laws tells us "As above, so below; as below, so above". This means that there is "harmony, agreement and correspondence" between the physical, mental and spiritual realms. There is no separation since everything in the Universe, including you, originates from the One Source. The same pattern is expressed on all planes of existence from the smallest electron to the largest star and vice versa. All is One. The Ancient Greek Temple of Apollo at Delphi was referring to this great Law of Correspondence in the inscription "Know thyself and thou shalt know all the mysteries of the gods and the Universe".
There are 7 Universal Laws throughout the Universe which keep us in harmony and balance explained below;
The Immutable and the Mutable:
Of the seven Universal Laws, the first three are immutable, eternal
Laws, meaning they are Absolute and can never be changed or transcended.
They have always existed and will always exist. The other four laws are
transitory, mutable Laws meaning that they can be transcended or at
least "better used" to create your ideal reality. This is not to say
that you should ignore these four Laws or attempt to defy them for even
if you do they will still govern your existence. Your aim is to master
each of the seven Universal Laws and only then learn to transcend the
mutable ones.
1. The Law of Mentalism (Immutable):
The first of the seven Universal Laws tells us that "The All is Mind -
The Universe is Mental". That everything we see and experience in our
physical world has its origin in the invisible, mental realm. It tells
us that there is a single Universal Consciousness - the Universal Mind
- from which all things manifest. All energy and matter at all levels
is created by and is subordinate to the Omnipresent Universal Mind. Your
mind is part of the Universal Mind - the same in kind with the only
difference being one of degree. Your reality is a manifestation of your
mind. This is true Mind Power.
2. The Law of Correspondence (Immutable): The second of the seven Universal Laws tells us "As above, so below; as below, so above". This means that there is "harmony, agreement and correspondence" between the physical, mental and spiritual realms. There is no separation since everything in the Universe, including you, originates from the One Source. The same pattern is expressed on all planes of existence from the smallest electron to the largest star and vice versa. All is One. The Ancient Greek Temple of Apollo at Delphi was referring to this great Law of Correspondence in the inscription "Know thyself and thou shalt know all the mysteries of the gods and the Universe".
3. The Law of Vibration (Immutable):
The third of the seven Universal Laws tells us that "Nothing rests;
everything moves; everything vibrates". The third and last of the
immutable Universal Laws, tells us that "the whole universe is but a
vibration". Science has confirmed that everything in the Universe,
including you, is pure energy vibrating at different frequencies.
The axiom that "like energy attracts
like energy", upon which the Law
of Attraction is based, has it's foundation in this Law. Everything that
we experience with our five physical senses is conveyed through vibrations.
The same applies to the mental realm. Your thoughts are vibrations. All your
emotions are vibrations where "unconditional love" (in
the sense of love for another) is the highest and most subtle of the
emotional vibrations and "hate" is the densest and most base. You can learn
to control your mental vibrations at will. This is true thought
power.
4. The Law of Polarity (Mutable): The
fourth of the seven Universal Laws tells us that "Everything is dual,
everything has poles; everything has its pair of opposites; opposites
are identical in nature, but different in degree". It is also the first
of the mutable or transcendable Universal Laws. It means that there are
two sides to everything. Things that appear as opposites are in fact
only two extremes of the same thing. For instance, heat and cold may
appear to be opposites at first glance, but in truth they are simply
varying degrees of the same thing. The same applies to love and hate,
peace and war, positive and negative, good and evil, yes and no, light
and darkness, energy and matter. You can transform your thoughts from
hate to love, from fear to courage by consciously raising your
vibrations. This is what in the ancient Hermetic Teachings is called the
Art of Polarization.
Rising Above the Law of Polarity: This
Principle of Duality may appear to be very real in your life but it operates
only in the physical and mental realms, not in the spiritual realm where All
is One. As it says in the Bhagavad-Gita, "God is Above the Opposites".
By always placing the all-powerful, all-knowing Great Spirit of which you are
a part behind your every thought, statement and action, and by always focusing
on the "good", even when things appear to be going "bad",
then in time you will rise above the Law of Polarity.
5. The Law of Rhythm (Mutable): The
fifth of the seven Universal Laws tells us that "Everything flows, out
and in; everything has its tides; all things rise and fall; the
pendulum-swing manifests in everything; the measure of the swing to the
right is the measure of the swing to the left; rhythm compensates." It
is the second of the mutable or transcendable Universal Laws and means
that the pendulum swings in everything. This principle can be seen in
operation in the waves of the ocean, in the rise and fall of the
greatest empires, in business cycles, in the swaying of your thoughts
from being positive to negative and in your personal successes and
failures. In accordance with this Law, when anything reaches a point of
culmination then the backward swing begins almost unnoticeably until
such time that any forward movement has been totally reversed, then the
forward movement begins again and the process is repeated.
Rising Above the Law of Rhythm: To
transcend the swing of the pendulum, you must become aware of the subtle start
of the backward movement in any of your endeavours whether it be to improve
your health, your finances, your relationships or any goal you may set in motion.
When you feel the Law start to draw you back do not become fearful or discouraged.
Instead, knowing that you are one with the Omnipotent Universal
Mind for which nothing is impossible, keep your thoughts focused on your
outcome and fight to remain positive no matter how far back this transitory
Law pulls you. Even if your efforts meet with failure, find comfort that by
virtue of this very same Law, the upward motion must start again. In time,
your perseverance will be rewarded as the backward movements become less negative
relative to your previous backward swings and you raise yourself higher.
6. The Law of Cause and Effect (Mutable): The
sixth of the seven Universal Laws tells us that "Every cause has its
effect; every effect has its cause." In accordance with this Law, every
effect you see in your outside or physical world has a very specific
cause which has its origin in your inner or mental world. This is the
essence of thought power.
Every one of your thoughts, words or actions sets a specific effect in
motion which will come to materialize over time. To become the master of
your destiny, you must master your mind for everything in your reality
is a mental creation. Know that there is nothing like chance or luck.
They are simply terms used by humanity in ignorance of this Law.
Your Intentions are Instantly Created:
The Law of Cause and Effect applies on all three planes of existence -
the spiritual, the mental and the physical. The difference is that on
the spiritual plane cause and effect are instantaneous such that they
appear inseparable, whereas on the other planes our concept of time and
space creates a time lag between the cause and the eventual effect. Know
that when you focus on your chosen goals with intention using creative visualization,
that which you want to create in the physical world is automatically
manifested in the spiritual world, and with perseverance, practice and
continued concentrated thought, it will also come to materialize in the
physical world.
7. The Law of Gender:
The last of the seven Universal Laws tells us that "Gender is in
everything; everything has its masculine and feminine principles". This
mutable Universal Law is evident throughout creation in the so-called
opposite sexes found not only in human beings but also in plants,
minerals, electrons and magnetic poles to name but a few. Everything
and everyone contains both masculine and feminine elements. Among the
outward expressions of feminine qualities are love, patience, intuition
and gentleness and of masculine qualities are energy, self reliance,
logic and intellect. Know that within every woman lie all the latent
qualities of a man, and within every man those of a woman. When you know
this you will know what it means to be complete.
The Law of Attraction as Part
of the Equation: You will notice that the Law
of Attraction is not specifically mentioned as one of the seven Universal
Laws. This is not to diminish its importance but rather to highlight it
because the Law of Attraction is the basic Law of the Universe which runs
through all the seven Universal Laws discussed here. It holds everything
together. It is through the knowledge of the Law of Attraction that one
can rise above the mutable Laws of Polarity and Rhythm and gain a better
understanding of each of the seven Universal Laws.
Credit to The Science of Being and The Kybalion:
This article draws largely on two sources of incomparable wisdom on the
seven Universal Laws. First, on the Baron Eugene Fersen's 1923
masterpiece, The Science of Being,
which is one of most comprehensive books ever written on the innate
power of humanity, the subject of metaphysics and self-mastery; and
second, on the 1908 seminal work on the Universal Principles, namely The Kybalion,
which is a study of The Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and
Greece, itself based on the mystical teachings of Hermes Trismegistus
and written by the so-called Three Initiates.
"The Principles of the
Truth are Seven; he who knows these, understandingly, possesses the
Magic Key before whose touch all the Doors of the Temple fly open" - The
Kybalion
There are seven major Universal Laws
by which the entire Universe is governed - three are immutable, eternal Laws
and four are transitory, mutable Laws. As stated in the Kybalion "the Universe
exists by virtue of these Laws, which form its framework and which hold it
together." Knowing these Universal Laws and the basic Law of Attraction, and
learning how to transcend the mutable Laws, is fundamental to changing the
circumstances of your life so that you can consciously create your intended
reality and achieve true mastery.
String Theory
A mathematical theory for describing the properties of fundamental particles, which represents the particles as one-dimensional string-like objects, which exist in the normal four dimensions of space-time plus additional dimensions, the total dimensions being ten, eleven, or twenty-six depending on the version of the theory. The properties of fundamental particles in string theory and their manner of interaction with each other depend upon the modes of vibration of the strings{17}. The attractiveness of this theory rests in part on its ability to provide a unified treatment of gravity as well as the three other basic forces of nature, in a manner consistent with quantum mechanics. The great difficulty of doing the calculations required by the theory, however, has thus far (1999) made it impossible to calculate the observable properties, such as the mass, of known particles, such as the electron, proton, mesons, quarks, and neutron; thus there is as yet no experimental verification for the theory. The most popular version of the theory depends on a mathematical property called supersymmetry, and the theory derived form this principle is properly called super string theory, a term which is often used interchangeably with string theory.
Below is a collection of photographs I thought would help to inspire my design process, They're mostly taken from the main Hubble Telescope website which has an archive of images of space, all derived into different sections.
Nebula
A cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible in the night sky either as an indistinct bright patch or as a dark silhouette against other luminous matter
Planets
A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
The Universe
A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
The Universe
A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
The Universes Pupils // Brand Etiquette & Neil De Grasse Tyson
The Universes Pupils was a name I spent a lot of time thinking of over summer and brainstorming. I wanted a name that becomes less of a brand and more of a cult, 'The Universes Pupils' as a sentence can be read/interpreted in a variety of ways. By using no apostrophes there is no determination between whether the universe belongs to the pupils, or the pupils belong to the universe. This is deliberate, because from a philosophical point of view rather than just a guide to punctuation, these are the sort of questions we need to be asking ourselves in the hunt for mankind's purpose.
Do we belong to the Universe or does the Universe belong to us?
Universe- All matter and energy, including the earth, the galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space, regarded as a whole.
Do we belong to the Universe or does the Universe belong to us?
Universe- All matter and energy, including the earth, the galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space, regarded as a whole.
Pupils - A student under the direct supervision of a teacher or professor.
I want my brand to communicate modern and philosophical Ideas, relating to issues that are going on within the world that need changing. Some of the main points I want to make have been derived from the Astro-Physicist Neil De Grasse Tyson. He is a scientist and public speaker who explains science with an educational adaptation with the language he uses so that its easy for people who aren't involved with the scientific community to understand. I love his point of view, because of the way he explains things, hes almost a comedian as well as a scientist.
In one of his Videos, he talks about an asteroid set to hit earth in 2029. This is a topic that I feel not enough people know about, and something I want to incorporate into one of my designs.
99942 Apophis
A near-Earth asteroid that caused a brief period of concern in December
2004 because initial observations indicated a small probability (up to
2.7%) that it would strike the Earth in 2029. Additional observations
provided improved predictions that eliminated the possibility of an
impact on Earth or the Moon in 2029. However, a possibility remained
that during the 2029 close encounter with Earth, Apophis would pass
through a gravitational keyhole, a precise region in space no more than
about a half-mile wide, that would set up a future impact on April 13,
2036. This possibility kept the asteroid at Level 1 on the Torino impact
hazard scale until August 2006, when the probability that Apophis will
pass through the keyhole was determined to be very small. Apophis broke
the record for the highest level on the Torino Scale, being, for only a
short time, a level 4, before it was lowered. Its diameter is
approximately 270 meters (885 ft).As of October 7, 2009, the probability
of an April 13, 2036 impact is considered to be 1 in 250,000. Of
objects not recently observed, there are 7 asteroids with a more notable
Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale than Apophis.
Friday the 13th is supposed to be an unlucky day, the sort of day you trip on your shoe laces or lose your wallet or get bad news.
But maybe it's not so bad. Consider this: On April 13th--Friday the 13th--2029, millions of people are going to go outside, look up and marvel at their good luck. A point of light will be gliding across the sky, faster than many satellites, brighter than most stars.
What's so lucky about that? It's asteroid 2004 MN4 ... not hitting Earth.
For a while astronomers thought it might. On Christmas Eve 2004, Paul Chodas, Steve Chesley and Don Yeomans at NASA's Near Earth Object Program office calculated a 1-in-60 chance that 2004 MN4 would collide with Earth. Impact date: April 13, 2029.
