FEED is the main blog where Aeronaut Studio provides various design inspiration in cars, photography, architecture, graphic design, and personal projects. By Josh Lopez
MINIMALISSIMO
Photo realistic renders have been the latest goal of mine. Sketches don't always convey the design when the product is very subtle. Materials and texture are something else that don't translate well when its not executed properly in a sketch. In order to communicate faster and efficiently, I have been focusing on learning new techniques in Keyshot7. Just upgraded a couple of weeks ago and I could already see some noticeable differences with with 7 compared to 6.
JANUARY FORM STUDIES
To start off the year, I decided to produce as much as possible in order to keep my skills sharp. I forced myself to come up with an interesting form study so that I could build my personal library of objects to use as props in future interior renders. I was able to use some of the forms that I created when I was making a scene for the Revolve Cabinet. Hope to keep up the pace in February.
CHANTAJE MEZCAL
CHANTAJE is a rebranding direction of an independent manufacturer from Mexico. The current style of the labels were not designed for the American market and have struggled to grow. I took on this project because of its unique story regarding the owner. He comes from 5 generations of producing mezcal and took on the great undertaking of farming the agave, distilling, bottling, label design and distributing his product. The taste is rich and distinctive that I thought it deserved a label to match.
Looking at the current version, I knew that it had to be simplified down to its easiest appearance. After spending time looking other popular mezcals and tequilas, it was clear that this simpler direction needed contrast against the others to stand out. It shouldn't be too minimal that it looks like a minimalist poster and it shouldn't be peppered with decorative, illegible, cursive text like so many other labels. From my observations these are the two extremes, and with some thought, there could be some strong visuals that could be done.
Timeless elements of Mexican culture can be observed in their use of bright colors of textiles and ornate intricate illustrations by the Aztecs. There are 7 types of Meazcals that are sold by Benesin, so it was important creating a simple design that would be cohesive throughout all labels. I decided to use colors and numbers to make it easy and intuitive for customers to see the difference between each one. These are the results.
FIELD NOTES: 9
Another FIELD NOTES is full and ready for reflection. I didn't get a chance to do as many doodles as some of my other ones but its not a loss if its actually filled with notes. Most of my doodles happen when I have to pay attention and this time around it was the last weeks of my film class. If you look at some of the notes, you'll notice some movie information like directors, films, and actors. That will also explain THEY LIVE on the back cover of the notebook.A film that always relevant despite how much time has passed. On a lighter note, Groovy Dude is something else that never seems to be out of fashion.
I never noticed how much I like to write down the word SPACE. Not only that but kerning the hell out of each letter creating a visual reference in the typography.
Music seems to enter in my notes whenever I can't listen to it. I see three references in my doodles. Groovy dude, which is part of a longer lyric from the mad villain himself, MF DOOM.
“groovy dude
not to prove to be rude
but this stuffs like what you might put on movie food.”
Madvillain - Great Day Today
The other ones are vintage classics that I will always be in the mood for.
The Skyliners - Since I Don't Have You
Smokey Robinson - When Nobody Cares
