IDENTS

MOTION GRAPHICS

MR MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM

I was sat at home flicking through the channel's, and this title sequence grabbed my attention..

Couldn't find it on YouTube, so the link will have to do.. also includes info about the designers..


Another video that caught my attention because its different.. The characters and the text are being drawn out and said at the same time.. think its rather clever.. 

Monsters Inc

AFTER EFFECTS

experiment from natalie jackson on Vimeo.


I have put this animation together using after effects.. nothing in particular. Just experimenting with posiion, opacity, rotation etc.. 

KINETIC TYPOGRAPHY

The colours used in this animation work well. The contrast between the dark brown and pastel yellow. Also, when someone else speaks, the type is much smaller in comparison to the man shouting. It's also in a different colour.

The type is too big for the screen, but you are still able to understand what is going on, as the guy is speaking at the same time.

There is a lot of movement with the words, which has made me think more about what I could do to my animations.

What I like the most about this animation, is the way the letters are expanded and used as the background almost.

It makes the frame interesting to look at, when the letter rotates, gets bigger, stays where it is, and smaller writing is added next to it.

I think I will definitely use this technique in my silent movies, or try! 

I like how they have the scrunched paper in the background, with the black and red lettering.

The letters appear from part of the frame and get larger when said.

I really like how this flows. Especially the beginning with the dynamite.. gasoline part.

CATERPILLARS FROM ...

To catagorise my product, I'm thinking of doing the same insect, but from different parts of the world.. this would mean that the packaging would be the same, just the colour of the design would be different, to represent the BUG.

WATTLE CUP CATERPILLAR

AUSTRALIA

(brisbane)

SOME PACKAGING I FOUND

THE COOL HUNTER:

TUVIE:

I really like the subtle colours used with this packaging, the brown and the pastel green work well together, and in a way, its quite natural looking, and healthy.

LITTLE TEST ON INDESIGN

We worked in groups to find out 8 mistakes made in this document:

1. The first page has no bleed, unlike the other pages.
2.  When the document opened on screen, a box came up saying, 'this document contains a link to a source that is missing. you can find or re-link the missing link using the links panel.'
3. The images of the birds are pixelated. We found that one of the birds was scaled down in indesign, which increased the resolution.
4. The bird needed to be changed in photoshop
5. Also, one of the birds was in RGB not CYMK, which needed to be changed.
6. The unused swatch colours were not turned off.
7. The blue used on the background was in RGB colour mode. This too needed to be changed to CYMK.
8. 'Back cover' is done with registration mark, this needs to be changed to black.

INSECTS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

ENGLAND

Bloody-nosed beetle

Wood Ant

NEW ZEALAND

Puriri Moth

Bush Giant dragonfly

Giraffe Weevil

JAPAN

Tiger Beetle

Swallowtail Butterfly

EATING INSECTS look into more

After the small crits, I have been able develop my research more.

I need to concentrate on maybe looking at just one type of food.

Some examples given are:

- Muller yoghurts

- Walkers crisps

Also, looking at catagorising the insects, whether this be through the countries they come from or the type of insect they are:

I feel that insects from different parts of the world would be more interesting.. the colours, the names and in a way a bit like the food we eat now.

For instance:

- Indian foods

- Chinese

- Thai

- Italian

Examples of a collection of food.

Size, type and shape are all kept the same, maybe this would be something that would work with the work I'm doing now?

GRENADE- wrap it up

doyle partners:

Above: Some packages I have found that may give some ideas for my own packaging brief.

The first images are a bit similar to what we have been asked to do.

EATING INSECTS developed

I want to keep the food 'healthy' as this is what is important these days.

I want my product to be quite funny and light hearted, as people won't eat insects or buy food with bugs in them.

Insects I want to use in my project:

Caterpillar- 28.2g protein, no fat, no carbs, no calcium, 35.5mg iron.

Dung beetle: 17.2g protein, 4.3g fat, 0.2g carbs, 30.9mg calcium, 7.7mg iron.

June beetle: 13.4g protein, 1.4g fat, 2.9g carbs, 22.6mg calcium, 6.0mg iron.

Weevil: 6.7g protein, no fat, no carbs, no calcium, 13.1mg iron.

Cricket: 12.9g protein, 5.5g fat, 5.1g carbs, 75.8mg calcium, 9.5mg iron.

Locusts are a popular food in Algeria, cooked in salt water and dried in the sun.

Cicada- Japanese fry these insects and eat them, still to this day.

I want to produce packages for different types of food.

• Starter
• Main course
• Dessert
• Snack

ideas:

Weevil crisps

Weevils

Caterpillar cake (already in supermarkets)
LICK IT CRICKET
PICK IT CRICKET (maybe a tapas)
Sun dried locusts

Nutrition tables for food we eat:

Possible ideas for packaging- how insects hatch- from eggs, shells.. where they live etc..

TASTY

What is 'tasty'?

Pizza can be very mouth watering- TASTY


It doesn't necessarily have to be food:


- Attractive (man or woman)  'oooooh.. he's tasty...'

MEGAN FOX

COLIN FARELL

JESSICA ALBA

ROXANNE PALETT

RICKY WHITTLE

Colours:

e.g- RED & YELLOW + STOCK

Red and yellow would be quite good for food (pizza) - represents it well, and i think together they are quite warm colours, suggesting the warm food maybe..

These colours may also be useful, as together they make an orange, so I could have a third colour.

Other colours:

Can also use a photograph image, and make the CMYK just one colour.. REMEMBER tints.

FOOD

After looking into whats good, food was one of the subjects I had.

After working in groups, the idea of eating insects came into conversation.

This happens in quite a few countries, where insects are eaten in most of the meals.

"Insects aren't only edible, but are tasty as well."

There are 1462 recorded species of edible insects (and many that haven't been sampled yet.)

Insects are close to shellfish in providing high quality protein and a good source of nutrients, such as iron, calcium and B vitamins.

There is a much higher chance of catching a disease from a mammal than an insect.

Consider how livestock, such as chicken and pigs are treated, with antibiotics and raised in bad conditions.

LOCUSTS are a common food source in Algeria.

Japanese restaurants serve boiled WASP LARVAE, fried CICADAS, fried ricefield grasshoppers and fried silk moth pupae...

The HUHU BUG in New Zealand

- Earthworms are 70% protein- soak them in water and it will purge them of soil.

- Ants have a vinegary taste.

- Honey bees are edible at anytime of growth, larval, pupal and adult. Boiling breaks down poison in their stingers.

- Moths are said to taste like almonds (EASY TO CATCH WITH A BRIGHT LIGHT)

Insects taste best when they are cooked or frozen alive.

Freezing slows down the more lively insects.

Insects with a hard outer shell need boiling to get rid of the parasites, before eating.

ENTOMOPHAGY

(BUG EATING)

Some receipes I found on the internet:

BANANA WORM BREAD

Ingredients:

1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
2 bananas, mashed
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts
2 eggs
1/4 cup dry-roasted army worms
Directions:

Mix together all ingredients. Bake in greased loaf pan at 350 degrees for about 1 hour.

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ROOTWORM BEETLE DIP

Ingredients:

2 cup low-fat cottage cheese
1 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons skim milk
1/2 cup reduced calorie mayonnaise
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon onion, chopped
1 1/2 tsp. dill weed
1 1/2 tsp. Beau Monde
1 cup dry-roasted rootworm beetles
Directions:

Blend first 3 ingredients. Add remaining ingredients and chill.
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CHOCOLATE CHIRPIE CHIP COOKIES

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1 12-ounce chocolate chips
1 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup dry-roasted crickets
Directions:

Preheat oven to 375. In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In large bowl, combine butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla; beat until creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture and insects, mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded measuring teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
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CEACKERS AND CHEESE DIP WITH CANDIED CRICKETS

Ingredients:

8 oz. cream cheese
4 oz. shredded cheddar cheese
1 tsp. Worchestershire sauce
2 tsp. chopped onions
1 tsp. chopped green pepper
2 tsp Miracle Whip®
candied crickets
Directions:

Soften cream cheese. Introduce remaining ingredients.
Spread mixture on cracker and top with a candied cricket.
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MEALWORM FRIED RICE

Ingredients:

1 egg, beaten
1 tsp. oil
3/4 c. water
1/4 c. chopped onions
4 tsp. soy sauce
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
1 c. minute rice
1 c. cooked mealworms
Directions:

Scramble egg in a saucepan, stirring to break egg into pieces.
Add water, soy sauce, garlic and onions. Bring to a boil.

Stir in rice. Cover; remove from heat and let stand five minutes.
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CHOCOLATE COVERED GRASSHOPPERS

Ingredients:

baker's chocolate
candied crickets
Directions:

Melt baker's chocolate in double boiler.
Fill molds halfway with chocolate, add grasshoppers, fill rest of the way.

Greenpeace

I found these images, which are challenging readers to think about genetic engineering of there food. 'do you know what you eat?'

DNA of genetically modified plants may contain genes of insects, animals or even viruses.

I think these images are really eye catching and engaging. You can tell straight away what the vegetables are supposed to be.

Maybe something like this would be appropriate for my brief?




CLICK HERE for short footage on eating insects

INSECTS

After looking through my summer research, I have decided to look into colour.

INSECTS:

The garden bee:

BOMBUS HORTORUM

3 Yellow bands and a white tail

Red Admiral Butterfly

VANESSA ATLANTA

Feeds on nectar rich flowers. Originates from southern Europe and North Africa.

Elephant Hawk-Moth

DEILEPHILA ELPENOR

Reaches 7.5cm in length. Has a 'horn' or 'spike' on it's tail. Feeds on willowhersbs and fuchsia plants in gardens. Very common garden species.

Mullien Moth Caterpillars

CURCULLIA VERBASCI

Large Red Damselfly

PYRRHOSOMA NYMPHULA

Dragonflies and Damselflies form the group called ODONATA.

Meadow Grasshopper

CHORTHIPPUS PARALLELUS

Grasshoppers and crickets form a group called ORTHOPTERA.

When looking at these images, I notice the colour of the insects and their patterns.

More of colour and pattern:

Steve Gschmeissner (photographer)

Has photographed many images of insects. Really interesting to look at and the colours are pretty amazing! BUGS

This is an insect I have never seen before.. Looks a bit like a fantasy creature! 

TARANTULAHAWK