1. ART DECO STUDY
First Study of my “Designer’s Eye”

3. The Reading
• Studies on Deco
• Cinematography Storytelling
• Fashion and Trend Introductions
• Industrial Design Language

4. The Blog
• Tumblr Inspiration Page • Blogger Writing and Reflection Page

5. Sketching Through Photography
• Art Deco cues became a theme discovered from
discussing Tumblr inspiration page
• I found 3 iconic Deco Buildings in
Chicago to photograph as a study

6. Photo-Sketches
• Photos were taken of any
visuals that grabbed my
• Then images were narrowed down
to 25 best photographs
• Then photos were edited in
Lightroom to quickly add
attention emotive emphasis

8. IMAGE STUDIES

9. • Many images had high repetition
in unbroken parallel lines
• Images were roughly sketched
over to study their line • When compared with found
images from Tumblr, I noticed
properties parallel lines weren’t the only
element that grabbed my
attention

10. • Striking Tumblr images were
taken for sketch study
• Main elements looked for
were Line, Focal Point,
Repetition
• Here I began to see the idea
that deco has “spills” that the
eye is drawn to through
vertical lines

11. • As I studied more images, I
began to see how important
focal points were to the
interest of the image
• The image to the left keeps
the eye traveling through the
scene, telling continual story
• The image to the right made
me realize the gathering
dynamics found in the woman
getting out of the taxi on the
previous page

14. The End
More Studies to Come...