What is this design style [Archive]

McShaman

01-15-2007, 09:26 PM

There seems to be quite a trend toward designers using these vine/leaf patterns at the moment (as pictured in the image bellow). I have been trying to work out what they are called so I can find some tutorials on process of doing them (because to be blunt I really suck at it). I thought they may be something to do with Elizabethan design but I cant find anything... they look like the sort of patterns we used to have on our curtains in the 80s.
http://www.shinybinary.com/images/art/type.jpg

budafist

01-15-2007, 09:38 PM

I don't know but that piece is delicious!

*licks screen furiously*

(gra-ph!c-D'sig-nah)

01-15-2007, 10:11 PM

Victorian Designs is a good place but not the only name.

Red Kittie Kat

01-15-2007, 10:53 PM

I have heard them called flourishes and ornamentals

Ned

01-15-2007, 10:58 PM

Art Deco? I dunno.

Cyan_Ide

01-15-2007, 11:37 PM

Actually, I believe the term I've heard for this style is 'Maximalism.' There's a book on Amazon that looks like it has what you're looking for, but other than that the Google search seems to yield very little positive results.

Red Kittie Kat: Yeah, that's what the individual flowery/vine-things are called, just not the whole style.

balou

01-15-2007, 11:41 PM

I don't know but that piece is delicious!

*licks screen furiously*

ugh! not again Buda!

*wipes buda goo off my monitor*

:D

frankster

01-15-2007, 11:44 PM

mmmm, I'm with Budda on that one. I might print it out though, so that I can lick the paper instead because the monitor isn't mine.

budafist

01-16-2007, 12:40 AM

*spits out fluff*

My monitor is a bit dirty. I would say there are ornaments and flourishes in there too.

I'd say this stuff is heavily influenced by the arts and crafts movement:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/WmMorrisWallpaper.jpg
http://www.calendars.com/images/029/2952/200600003056_fc.jpg
http://www.calendars.com/images/028/2833/200600003056.back.jpg

Red Kittie Kat

01-16-2007, 12:40 AM

Red Kittie Kat: Yeah, that's what the individual flowery/vine-things are called, just not the whole style.

Ahh ok ... I mis-read what he was asking about ;)

budafist

01-16-2007, 12:41 AM

And also art nouveau:
http://www.stoutbooks.com/stout/images/items/69124.jpg
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/m/mucha/mucha_job.jpg

SSpiro

01-16-2007, 02:43 PM

I don't know but that piece is delicious!

*licks screen furiously*

Heh. Agreed.

Virgo Nightingale

01-16-2007, 03:16 PM

How do you lick a screen furiously? Are you angry that you're cheating on your diet? (I don't think I've ever seen "Monitor with sprinkling of flourishes" on any diet menu...)

budafist

01-16-2007, 08:11 PM

You lick it with the hunger.

ecsyle

01-16-2007, 08:24 PM

I call it sick as ****. Goddamn

DC1

01-17-2007, 09:48 PM

You'll find this wikipedia entry for Art Nouveau (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau) fairly interesting, and it has more example of (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfons_Mucha)Alfons Mucha. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfons_Mucha) "Dynamic, undulating, and flowing, with curved 'whiplash' lines of syncopated rhythm, characterized much of Art Nouveau."

A similar style -- or not entirely disimilar (http://www.illustrationweb.com/EchoChernik/) -- is being done by vector artists. A favorite of mine is called Celtic Nouveau (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=celtic+nouveau&btnG=Search+Images).

MSGQuixo

01-17-2007, 10:01 PM

I call it flavor of the day. :) It is definitely thee look right now.

A couple of years ago there was this amazing mind-blowing website that was circulating -- it was the first thing I remember seeing in this style and it appears to have taken over the world. http://www.havaianas.com/ It doesn't use the victorian style flourishes, but it is big on curly-cues.

You should be able to get some stock illustrations. Those gomedia people who post around here sell vector packs. http://www.gomedia.us/v3/vectorpacks/

MaryD

01-18-2007, 01:31 PM

Yeah, I've seen that look ALL over the place lately in ads, especially for Gap. Their look is more grungy with swirls tho, and the one that you posted is going for the same idea, but more feminine and victorian. I haven't a clue what the style is called, but it works!

MSGQuixo

01-18-2007, 04:37 PM

Now I'm intrigued. What do you call that style? Does it have a name yet? You should just coin one here. :)

I like and hate how it brings in elements from victorian ornament (while much victorian print design was so raw and undesigned) but it just as easily could bring in art nouveau or psychadelic 1960's reinterpretations of art nouveau. Sometimes it is distressed. And then it is often animated so that the ornamentation unfurls.

The main characteristic is that it crams lots of ornamentation in with some modern looking elements. What is it?

I dub it post-modern curly cue. :) Next month it will look dated and we'll never want to see it again (but we will because everyone is trying to copy it now).

MikeTheVike

01-18-2007, 06:08 PM

definitly a cool piece

Broacher

01-18-2007, 06:55 PM

I call 'em 'tiptoes through the tulips'.

A lot of the heritage can be traced back to the days of 'printer flowers'-- a cheap way for printers back then to stretch out small manuscripts into bigger books.

Lampshade

01-18-2007, 08:05 PM

I too have heard it called "Maximalism" or vector art(way to broad), but I can't find any tutorials for this kind of work at all.

Ned

01-19-2007, 10:36 AM

And also art nouveau:

Now THAT was the term I was thinking of when I saw that piece...

budafist

01-19-2007, 06:36 PM

I see that McShaman signed up to GDF just to post this and hasn't posted again.

Anyone know where that original piece came from? I'd love to see the rest of that designer's portfolio.

MSGQuixo

01-19-2007, 07:21 PM

Anyone know where that original piece came from? I'd love to see the rest of that designer's portfolio.

Yea, it is insane.... http://www.shinybinary.com/

drool, drool.

MSGQuixo

01-19-2007, 07:22 PM

Mmmm. Maximalism.

budafist

01-19-2007, 08:13 PM

The work on that site is tight. Lots of HR Giger influence which was unexpected.

MaryD

01-20-2007, 02:06 AM

wow...the work on that site is awesome.

Budafist...I love your little hopping bunny BTW...too cute!:p

urstwile

01-20-2007, 02:09 AM

You beat me to it, MaryD. The bunny's adorable! :)

budafist

01-20-2007, 02:41 AM

Just trying to recuit some bunny lovers :)

MaryD

01-20-2007, 03:13 AM

Oh, I'm def a bunny lover...although cats are a little more trainable...:p

budafist

01-20-2007, 03:54 AM

Too true. Sharmi peed on the couch again today...

wienerdog

01-22-2007, 08:27 PM

The work on that site is tight. Lots of HR Giger influence which was unexpected.

Wow, whenever I see work like that, half of me is inspired and the other half wants to jump off a cliff because I know my skills are just not on that level.

Amazing stuff.

budafist

01-22-2007, 09:23 PM

Wow, whenever I see work like that, half of me is inspired and the other half wants to jump off a cliff because I know my skills are just not on that level.

Amazing stuff.

That's true - my bf gets down and doesn't want to draw anymore when he sees really amazing work. But at the same time, there is so much crap out there that good people can't give up....y'know?

SurfPark

01-23-2007, 01:34 AM

I didn't know that had one style. The type looks like something very modern. Thick, rounded, glassy letters. The light source seems to be a mystery though. The floral patterns are either Arts and Crafts Movement or Victorian. The colors and off axis circles (swooshes, if you will) are very modern additions. I'd consider this a contemorary image with a lot of past influences, thrown together in a collage manner.

Hub

01-24-2007, 03:45 AM

I agree - definitely got the victorian flair - but it is loose - like the paisley patterns for ties in late 60's and early 70's. Look up the work of Peter Max - for inspiration.

Some of these designs look similar to the "wood type ornaments" modified in AI. Definitely an up and coming trend - err - returning trend.

seamas

01-24-2007, 04:29 AM

I see the usage of the filligree and ornaments all over the place now.

It's reaching a saturation point.
This piece is very nice, but very often I see some that are just an assortment of pre-designed ornaments.

I wouldn't call this style Art Nouveau, or Victorian or Arts & Crafts.

While it may incorporate elements from some of those styles, those were all fairly cohesive styles, with the artist creating those whiplash themselves (as opposed to copping them from elsewhere), and those styles would incorporate a far different sense of harmony and composition.
This trend isn't as cohesive (I'm not using the term as a judgement), and the use of those ornaments doesn't use the same logic as the earlier (late 19th century) styles incorporated.

Often times I see the use of these ornaments superfously, without much connection to the subject. Maybe in an attempt to look current.

Hub

01-24-2007, 04:37 AM

Sounds like you're right on! Couldn't have said it better myself...wait a minute - I didn't!

Definitely a trend...very appealing when done right...when done poorly - schlock art!

bluboobear

01-24-2007, 06:41 AM

I think you could find alot of intricate pattern if you search under Art Nouveau.
I'm familar with this because my favorite period, Art Deco followed.