This week I’ve married together
the two things I love the most by entering the Blank You Very Much contest to
design two top sheets for Burton Snowboards. You can view my design properly by
clicking HERE.
I wanted to create designs which
are loosely connected to the board names given: ‘Speakeasy’ and ‘Moonshine’.
Speakeasy establishments thrived
in the 1920's – a time at which the Art Deco movement began. I took influence
from the fluid interwoven lines of this design era and implemented a colour
scheme which targets a female audience. The Speakeasy ‘Deco’ was born.
My second design features minimal
colour, similar to the famous Moonshine whiskey. It is simply inspired by the channel-cut
patterns on traditional lead crystal glassware, hence the name ‘Leaded’ (fuel connotations
are definitely a bonus).
In addition to the subtle themes
above, I thought about the way the boards would look in contrast to their surroundings
when shredding down a mountain, as well as when stationary. I also wanted the
designs to be clean and uncomplicated, giving consideration to how the imagery
would vary in appearance being in the distance, as well as close-up.
