So my love for photography was born on the day I got my hands on Polaroid when I was about 13, but my love for design began in high school. I studied Fine art at high school, 6th form and then 1 year at Teesside University. I always thought that's what I wanted to do, but only at Teesside I have realised that I was studying the wrong subject. I have never been a painter or a sculptor... I was always in to photography, editing, and COLLAGES!

THIS GUY:  Robert Rauschenberg, got me into it.

After collages, it was all about illustration!!!

Aubrey Beardsley, was my big inspiration.

Beardsley connected me to Art Nouveau and posters which eventually led to typography!

Alphonse Mucha

Will H. Bradley

Nicolas Girard

also VINYL COVERS

now... I am getting more interested in PATTERNS, GODDESSES, FEMALE BEAUTY, EVERYTHING GREEK AND EGYPTIAN AND POLITICAL RELATED DESIGN

Okay, so first of all I love photography and there is a lot of photographers that I could mention..

But I will try and choose top 3 photographers. 

So number 1, it would have to be......KRISTIAN SCHULLER.. especially his 90 Days One Dream project. It's just magical. 

He is a fashion photographer,and usually includes motion in his work. 

So number two, would have to be... JILL GREENBERG. This woman has balls and she's is not afraid to break boundaries! Her work includes pictures of children ( exhibition End Times) crying their eyes out, which was quite controversial. Some people might say it's weird to give toddlers a lollipop and take it away to make them cry and take pictures of them, but the thing is Jill had an idea, she asked some people if they would allow her do that to their kids, and she also paid them.. and it's not child abuse really..  I mean having a lollipop taken away from you for like a minute is not similar to cigarette burns or starvation! 

number 3 would be Jaumes Nachtwey, a photojournalist. He was quite controversial too. He showed people  what wars/attacks actually do to the victims...

 

I can't believe I haven't watched this yet.. don't have time for films or TV but literally need to get this documentary and watch it. 

Helvetica is a film about typography and graphic design, centered around discussion of the font, Helvetica, itself.

THE BEST DOCUMENTARY I HAVE EVER WATCHED

It is so inspiring and makes you want to achieve more! good opinions and amazing people. 

Even better... you can download it for free! http://www.presspauseplay.com/

Seductive and erotic paintings of glamorous pin up girls (during World War II) by David Wright.

 I'd love to look/be on of them.. 

An amazing painter/artist, from San Francisco, uses mainly oil paint, watercolours and ink.