Pop-up Book Fundamentals: Storytelling with Paper and Light
Designing Page 1: Big Ben
A course by Helen Friel , Paper Engineer, Illustrator, and Author
About the video: Designing Page 1: Big Ben
Overview
“For the first page of the book, I will be using a box mechanism with a pyramid lid and a flat lid to create Big Ben. Arguably the world's most famous clock, I will first establish its shape and then hone in on capturing its iconic silhouette. The key here is to think about how to translate the main design elements that make Big Ben instantly recognisable, but also distill these into simple forms so that it's suitable for a pop-up. Let's go into Illustrator!”
In this video lesson Helen Friel addresses the topic: Designing Page 1: Big Ben , which is part of the Domestika online course: Pop-up Book Fundamentals: Storytelling with Paper and Light. Learn fundamental techniques to create your own pop-up books that come to life with light, from the initial concept to the finished 3D model.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Designing Page 1: Big Ben In this lesson, we'll assemble your book's first page, Big Ben, using the box mechanism that we looked at earlier, using the pyramid lid and the flat lid. Big Ben is an incredibly famous clock. Everybody knows how it looks, so our job is to take this iconic shape and distil it down into a form that we can use in a pop-up. Let's go into Illustrator and start the design process. I'm using Adobe Illustrator for this. It's the program that I design in, but you can use any vector program. You could also do this by hand with a pencil, ruler, and a protractor. There's n...”
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Course summary for: Pop-up Book Fundamentals: Storytelling with Paper and Light
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, DIY, Narrative, Paper Craft, Storytelling
Helen Friel
A course by Helen Friel
Helen Friel is a paper engineer, illustrator, and author based in Bristol, UK. She grew up in a creative household and went on to study a BA in graphic design at Central Saint Martins, working for clients alongside her studies and producing her own artist books. Helen later worked as a paper engineer for a card company while juggling freelance projects and, a year later, pursued her creative passion full-time.
She has worked in the editorial and advertising fields, creating and directing for clients including Fanta, TIME, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Sky, The Savoy Hotel, Ted Baker, Etsy, The Body Shop, and The Sunday Times. Alongside creating paper craft designs and publishing books including Midnight Monsters and Hoakes Island, Helen teaches MA Illustration at Falmouth University. She is also the co-founder of the London chapter of Ladies, Wine & Design, which aims to bring together women in creative industries.
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