By E. John Love, on May 13th, 2012% Over the past few weeks, I’ve been studying the history of British Basic Design movement, and especially, the Bauhaus.It has made me see my own path in art and design in a new way.
Revisiting what I see as the most elemental teachings in colour, visual language, and design has invigorated my curiosity, but it . . . → Read More: On Synthesis: Connecting the dots from basic design through multimedia
By E. John Love, on May 9th, 2012% Unit 4: Between Black and White
Continuing with my self-directed study of colour by following the telecourse Colour: An Introduction.
(Check out all my colour assignments here.)
Here are my notes from completing this unit of study:
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The goals for this particularly large unit of . . . → Read More: Rebuilding Foundations: 2012 Colour Studies – Unit 4
By E. John Love, on May 5th, 2012% Unit 3: Colour Structures
Continuing with my self-directed study of colour by following the telecourse Colour: An Introduction.
(Check out all my colour assignments here.)
These notes give more detail on my experiences while completing this unit of study:
Click image to view the gallery for this unit:
The goals for this particularly large . . . → Read More: Rebuilding Foundations: 2012 Colour Studies – Unit 3
By E. John Love, on May 2nd, 2012% Unit 1: Colour Wheel – Subtractive Primaries and Secondaries
Recently, I’ve been walking myself through a telecourse called “Colour – An Introduction”. This course intends to help anyone effectively use and appreciate colour in many different capacities. It was designed to be for a general audience, with no specific art or design training or . . . → Read More: Rebuilding Foundations: Colour Studies, Redux
By E. John Love, on May 2nd, 2012% What Makes a Teacher Special?
Who are (or have been) the most important teachers in your life?
Any category, any reason. Think about it.
Growing Up Years
Growing up through to my teens, my heroes were the adults I admired, and the school teachers from whom I took my lessons, both directly and indirectly.
My . . . → Read More: Inspired by Teachers, Symbolic or Real
By E. John Love, on April 25th, 2012% Unit 2: Colour Energy
Continuing with my self-directed study of colour by following the telecourse Colour: An Introduction.
(Check out all my colour assignments here.)
These notes give more detail on my experiences while completing this unit of study:
Click image to view the gallery for this unit:
The goals for this unit of . . . → Read More: Rebuilding Foundations: 2012 Colour Studies – Unit 2
By E. John Love, on April 21st, 2012% Unit 1: Basics of Colour
I thought I’d dive into a self-directed study of colour by following the 1980s telecourse Colour: An Introduction. It’s always good to re-tune your instrument once in a while.
(Check out all my colour assignments here.)
Even though I’ve worked as a designer for over 20 years, and have had . . . → Read More: Rebuilding Foundations: 2012 Colour Studies – Unit 1
By E. John Love, on October 23rd, 2010% All through my post-secondary education (which was four frantic, sleep-deprived, incredible years at art college), I never knew exactly what I wanted to do in art and design. Now, 21 years after graduating from the ECCAD four year program and receiving my diploma in fine arts, I look at the preponderance of digital media and information systems in the world around me, and I’m amazed at how much that culture and technology have converged, and have even seemed to become practically inseparable. . . . → Read More: Reflections on a multimedia career…
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About E. John Love
E. John Love is an artist, designer and writer living in Vancouver, BC. Contact John
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