here are some photoshoped images to help establish the mood for my second design project. the theme was a surf safari to okinawa, from which i generated the brand name, "okianos" (also a derivation from the titan oceanus/okeanos).
fisherman and shisa/siisaa (mythical fox/lion protector/gargoyle from okinawa)
a big influence came from the female ama divers. apparently, women are better divers than men due to higher percentage body fat (keeping them warmish) and greater lung capacity. the fifth installment of the james bond series -- "you only live twice" -- features these divers heavily, and in the original book the movie was based on, james marries and sires an heir with one of the ama.
my favorite. the plaid was swiped from designs of the manobo tribe from the philippines island siargao.
if japanese men were left to do the diving, they'd probably start using these suits (kinda evoke giant robots, no?). the crests are from karate(?) dojos bryce was associated with: shito ryu, and shotokan. the red circle crest rotated 90 degrees formed the logo for my okianos line (when rotated such, it also resembles the i-ching symbol for water).
the ama traditionally dive topless, so the girl's top here is hastily cobbled together in photoshop. the yellow/red head scarf design is actually swiped from another divers' bottom trunks. scandalous.
the background is from the okinawan screen-printing method called "bingata." the method is characterized by utilizing a rice paste to block out the negative areas of a design (similar to the photo-emulsion or latex screen filler i use). designs get quite intricate and center around a color palate of umber/red and indigo.
nude women divers generated quite a stir on japanese coastlines in the 1960s, so the women began to organize themselves into collectives. the divers began to wear shirts when diving, which negatively affects the ability to glide through the water. as a result, fishing catches declined and the women shifted their focus to entertaining tourists with displays of their lifestyle.
here are some photoshoped images to help establish the mood for my second design project. the theme was a surf safari to okinawa, from which i generated the brand name, "okianos" (also a derivation from the titan oceanus/okeanos).
fisherman and shisa/siisaa (mythical fox/lion protector/gargoyle from okinawa)
a big influence came from the female ama divers. apparently, women are better divers than men due to higher percentage body fat (keeping them warmish) and greater lung capacity. the fifth installment of the james bond series -- "you only live twice" -- features these divers heavily, and in the original book the movie was based on, james marries and sires an heir with one of the ama.
my favorite. the plaid was swiped from designs of the manobo tribe from the philippines island siargao.
if japanese men were left to do the diving, they'd probably start using these suits (kinda evoke giant robots, no?). the crests are from karate(?) dojos bryce was associated with: shito ryu, and shotokan. the red circle crest rotated 90 degrees formed the logo for my okianos line (when rotated such, it also resembles the i-ching symbol for water).
the ama traditionally dive topless, so the girl's top here is hastily cobbled together in photoshop. the yellow/red head scarf design is actually swiped from another divers' bottom trunks. scandalous.
the background is from the okinawan screen-printing method called "bingata." the method is characterized by utilizing a rice paste to block out the negative areas of a design (similar to the photo-emulsion or latex screen filler i use). designs get quite intricate and center around a color palate of umber/red and indigo.
nude women divers generated quite a stir on japanese coastlines in the 1960s, so the women began to organize themselves into collectives. the divers began to wear shirts when diving, which negatively affects the ability to glide through the water. as a result, fishing catches declined and the women shifted their focus to entertaining tourists with displays of their lifestyle.
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