My website!

Unfortunately, I accidently deleted all of the photos from 2012 - 2013 which showed work from college and all of the other stuff in between, included art gallery pictures, trips, mehndi stuff, photography and more. :(

I think I will always keep all of my craft projects and development here. I also have a few book reviews too, so I will keep this informal.

I've updated my website and you can check it out here: sonaldesigns.com

My portfolio will be on there and updated. All of my process pictures and close ups of my work can be found on Instagram @sonal.designs

Baby shower favors!

Baby shower favors!

I was asked to make some favors for a baby shower this year and I’ve just came across the photos of them on my phone so I thought I’d post them on here.

I created a small illustration for the personalised tags and printed them out on some creamy champagne coloured card. I wasn’t too sure how the ink would sit on the shiny surface of the tag and the black ink almost looked brown when printed out.

Top left: the artwork for the tags, top right: the jars filled with pop corn 'ready to pop!', bottom: the printed tag

Fluid Painting

We Love Your Books - Ebb and Flow Submission

As we go through life we discover that nothing stays the same. We grow, change, lose, gain, arrive, leave and love. This is life in constant motion.

As a part of my publishing project I created 2 books; 1 was a handmade/craft book and the other was digitally printed book. I submitted my handmade project to www.weloveyourbooks.com and is now on their website. The theme for 2015 was Ebb and Flow so I decided to focus on the changes of life.

My handmade project or ‘book’ became a mobile hanging made from handmade paper (which I made myself). I called this project ‘Life In Constant Motion’.

The flowing pattern on each disk is different and reflects the ebb and flow in life. Life constantly changes and there is nothing we can do but observe and embrace it as it happens.

Check out my work on their website:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/61714195@N00/20285874986

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rejectamenta/20285873356/in/photostream/

Here is a link to the Ebb and Flow 2015 project page:

http://www.weloveyourbooks.com/page21/page21.php

And if you want to find out more the 2016 submission for the theme Dot/Dash you can find it here:

http://www.weloveyourbooks.com/page1/page1.html

Type Project at Uni

I started my typography project at university by experimenting. Here is a very small section of my A2 sketchbook of experiments.

This was the outcome, a typeface I decided to call Delight. Using inspiration from a chocolate box for the colour pallet and packaging for the type. Using shimmery cream stock and patterns created from the type design, I presented the type in a small box with a booklet.

 And here is all the waste from the nets I made. I made a couple of spare boxes too!

Letterpress

So I finally bought some ink to try the letterpress stamp!

Letterpress and embroidery

A friend bought me a small rubber letterpress stamp from Portobello market a few weeks ago. The flowing curves and patterns intertwining with the typeface inspired me to produce my own design. I created small illustrations and then planned out the design on fabric and recreated it using thread to add colour.

I love sew by hand, probably because I'm not great at it but I find it therapeutic.