2014

Always with good intention i attempt to "blog" and after a few weeks or when life gets in the way it demises. Everybody posts there opinions online, sometimes maybe a little to much! But for me blogging is an opportunity to break an industry that is becoming a huge part of my life, i want to design spaces that captivate the user and provide them with an experience they maybe weren't always expecting! Its for this reason that I want to take a different approach to what i post, rather than feeling it should be about a certain topic i want embrace a true passion and welcome opinions and the criticism; "Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle"

TUMBLR

As part of one of my assignments at uni i've been asked to create a digital sketchbook of inspiration. I've chosen to do this through tumblr so if you have one follow me :)

http://kirstygordon.tumblr.com 

winter blues...

I've tried hard to keep up to date with this blog but recently i've felt so uninspired, I don't know maybe its just the weather? Certainly not the time of the year as christmas is my favourite! Reminding me a lot of christmas is a model i made for a recent project, a lot like paper snowflakes i would make when i was little.

Derived from the word "pierced" i created a concept model that created an atmosphere with shadow and light. I designed and drew a lace like pattern on illustrator to form the outer shell. Then with the use of light at different angles that would mimic different intervals within the day, patterns would be cast out over the space.

Past Projects

I'm just about set to start Northumbria uni, i've bought some materials, browsed for some books and started to put together a design journal of inspiration. It's surreal to think that this time last year i started my first art course at college and i certainly didn't think i would ever get here, just goes to show what you can achieve when you put your mind to it! The course i have taken is in interior design and thought it seemed fitting to make a post sharing some of my past work. I also know how beneficial just looking at other peoples work can be to really boost your own!

1st project: Ear & eye infirmary - The user being impaired can rely on other senses to navigate there way around a tactile building.

2nd project (final): Seafood restaurant (self sustainable) - A seafood restaurant combatting multiple contemporary issues: food source, fish farming, eating experience, education, energy.