I’ve been having a good deal of fun editing on my iPhone lately and its even spilled over into some of my design work. I recently discovered a great little app called Grid Lens (well worth checking out), and created a custom grid for myself of skinny columns (Some inspiration from this painting) and took a sequence of photos of a white wall… It turned out like this (see image above).
I figured I was onto something and brought it into Image Blender (another invaluable app) and started layering it. First horizontally and then diagonally. I ended up with this:
This got me pretty excited, especially because it started with a photo of a white wall… I then layered it over another photo that I mirrored for more symmetry and ended up with this:
I find accidental creativity to be some of the most exciting, especially when it comes together quickly, when you almost cant keep up with it.
A few more examples of the same technique:
I am working on a logo right now and I figured this is great application to try out this same technique. I did it all in illustrator but the inspiration came from a $2 app.
Tools that fit in my pocket fit much better into my life.
All images by Seth Hardie
Find me on Instagram here: @hallwood
Thanks for the insight to your process Seth. I have been admiring your work since you started blogging here. And I agree that accidental creativity is really intriguing.
Nice! Love these types of experiments, especially with cheap or free tools. I made my kaleidoscope series from a free kaleidoscope tool, free images and a lot of free time experimentation before figuring out how to do it best.
http://www.davidjroberts.net/35305/344467/prints/kaleidoscopia-prints
Good taste level and restraint on your work. Goes to show that it’s less about the tool and more about your vision, talent and initiative. Cheap or free tools do help though!
Thanks for the tip.
This looks awesome. Love the process.
The logo reminds me of these guys: http://www.wearemaven.com/
more design blogs please! Thanks Seth!
Nice of you to share. Just wondering, what app to you use to mirror stuff?
Really insightful post. I have been into utilizing new technology into my design as well. Thanks for sharing.
Also, would love to know what other image manipulation apps you recommend. Plz. Thnx.
I love the colours in some of those images. I’ll have to try out a few of these apps myself. Thanks for sharing your process.
That’s epic stuff!
Really nice use of the apps.
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Nice I was wondering about the grid-ing! I am very into these sort of patterns and will be getting these apps post-haste! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for posting about your creative process! I enjoyed this post and I hope you continue writing about tools/inspiration. I’m doing a creative thing-a-day project and have been experimenting with symmetry…impressed with what you got out of a white wall. I’ll have to try it soon.
Whoa. Totally needed to see a post like this as I am currently stuck on a poster design.
Sometimes it’s easy to forget to just have fun and experiment with designing; it usually yields the best results.
Thanks for the post!
You are the master. Really great process post!
Whoa super dope! The second image is “Andy Gilmore Esque.” A little reminiscent. Crazy the tools these days. And the speed in which people create. Sheesh…
How did you get the diagonal lines? Alternative app to do 45 degree rotations?
Dig it! This is the same reason I love playing music; creation happening quicker than your brain can think about it, a complete channel of focus.
“The only thing that interests me is how the sun hits a white wall.” – Edward Hopper
bummed lens grid is not 3G…went and impulsed that and then realized, doh..
would like to hear what the apps are in the last post in addition to this…would be a huge time saver. i find the app store is so huge with so many options you can literally download dozens of apps and in the end nearly all of them blow.
thx
Nice Work. Looking Great. I like It. Thanks For Share.:)
I made a video of my trip in Colombia influenced by Cameo poster, hope you guys like
http://vimeo.com/36284918
my best regards.
Brilliant. Thanks for the heads up.
Really great post. It’s amazing what you came up with using a tool that fits in your pocket.
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nice work…I like the i-phone app one best.
Man, these are really impressive. Thanks for sharing the techniques. My hands will surely be even more radioactive than usual.
Thanks for sharing these neat apps, I gave the image blender a go and I love what it can do! I blended a photo I saw on here by Olschinsky and one of me levitating. I kind of love them both together.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79759965@N06/6992022152/in/photostream
thank you for sharing your process! it’s brilliant. i’m a masters in design student in sydney and find your blog lovely and helpful.