David Downton

David Downton is a remarkable fashion illustrator.  At the moment Chadstone Shopping Centre has a small exhibition of his work celebrating his art in the industry of fashion.  David Downton use to be an editor till his interest was in fashion illustration.

Looking at his images he has captured not only the couture beautifully with a few simple looking strokes of the brush, but he has also managed to create an almost photographic image of the model.

What I love about his work, is that once again he works with water colours, being my favourite medium, but also the fact that his art is so simple.  The more simple the strokes seem to be the more effective and eye catching.  He has a talent in which allows him to make the most simple painting dramatic and effortless, but you cannot look away due to the simple beauty of it all.

Photography Quiz

1. Sir John Hershel first used the term photography in?

Unaware that the term photography had already been coined by Hercules Florence in 1834, Herschel also coined the term in 1839. He applied the terms negative and positive to photography.^[2]

2. The term 'camera obscura' means:

The camera obscura (Latin; "camera" is a "vaulted chamber/room" + "obscura" means "dark"= "darkened chamber/room") is an optical device that projects an image of its surroundings on a screen

3. The earliest writings about the camera obscura were written by?

The earliest record of the uses of a camera obscura can be found in the writings ofLeonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). At about the same period Daniel Barbaro, a Venetian, recommended the camera as an aid to drawing and perspective.

4. Who produced the first photograph in 1827?

Joseph Nicéphore Niépce

5. Daguerre’s invention in 1937 was called the

Daguerreotype

6. In 1884 George Eastman introduced what?

Eastman patented the first film in roll form to prove practicable

7. Eadweard Maybridge is famous for recording what?

He is known for his pioneering work on animal locomotion which used multiple cameras to capture motion, and his zoopraxiscope, a device for projecting motion pictures that pre-dated the flexible perforated film strip.^[1]

8. What did Thomas Eakins invent?

Thomas Eakins invented movies.

9. ‘Migrant Mother’ is the title of a famous photograph by

Dorothea Lange

10. What was the first major world disaster to be recorded 

on a photograph?

The camera proved useful in recordingcrime scenes and the scenes of accidents, such as theWootton bridge collapse in 1861 and the Staplehurst rail crash of 1865

Australian Top 10 Logos

1. Make a list of the 10 most famous Australian logos in use today.
Some of the most famous Australian logos are:
Commonwealth Bank
Westpac
ANZ
AFL
Australia Post
Seven Network
Australian Made
Coles
Vegemite
Holden

2. Why are they successful?
These particular logos are so successful because of the simplicity.  Making a logo so simple allows the consumer to remember it and relate it to the brand name.

3. Who made them? Show web links.
Commonwealth Bank - Designer Unknown http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/logo/commonwealth-bank-0
Westpac - Designer Unknown http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/logo/westpac
ANZ -  http://www.rco.net.au/corporate/anz.aspx
AFL - http://www.rco.net.au/sport/afl.aspx
Australia Post - Designer Unknown http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/logo/australia-post-0
Seven Network - Designer Unknown http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/logo/seven-network
Australian Made - Designer Unknown http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/logo/australian-made
Coles - Designer Unknown http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/logo/coles-supermarket
Vegemite - Designer Unknown http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/logo/vegemite
Holden - Designer Unknown http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/logo/holden

I have tried to look everywhere for any information relating to the designers of the above logos.  The best I could come up with was the site that supplied the logos for download.