Colour – up close and very personal! “Colours speak all languages” Joseph Addison (1672 – 1719) Colour – it's a personal thing The latest series of Strictly Come Dancing has just ended and I remember Mum and I cooing over the women's beautiful dresses. I absolutely loved a jewel-encrusted peach coloured number one of the pro dancers was sashaying around the floor in, whilst … [Read more...]
Profiling Pokemon Go: The app that’s catching the world
It would appear that alongside all the physical benefits of the app, Pokémon Go is seemingly benefitting the mental health of thousands of its users. Psychologist and researcher Dr. John Groho suggests that the exercise and exposure to the outdoors that the game encourages is helping people suffering from anxiety and depression across the world - and it makes sense! Studies have shown that just 30 … [Read more...]
When you thought illustrations couldn’t get any more realistic…
There is nothing I love more than coming across interesting and challenging new ideas for creating illustrations. As a designer at The Wonderland, I am always looking for inspiration and I was mesmerized at Kristina Webb’s method of creating her illustrations. Not only is she a fantastic illustrator but she uses real life objects to create realistic pieces of art. From fruit to plants, it turns … [Read more...]
Paper Art Challenge
Hello Wonder-Challenge fans, it’s that time again where we ask you to complete a fun creative challenge and you only have 10 minutes! This time we are asking you to create something, anything you like using paper. It could be a paper chain, origami, quilling, a 3D shape, bookmark or if you’re really adventurous – a paper plane! So get your paper, scissors and glue ready and don’t forget to … [Read more...]
Get your creative 5-a-day… eat your greens and write with them too!
Here at The Wonderland, we’re always looking for different and creative solutions to problems, the challenge here being: what do you write with if you don’t have a pen? Typographer Ian Barnard has taken potato printing to the next level by fashioning an assortment of vegetables into pens. He uses carrots, broccoli, asparagus, lemon grass and chilli. It’s amazing how different vegetables can … [Read more...]
