Victorian Era

   This is a very good example of Victorian era  artwork. Just look at all those patterns in the background there! Specifically what drew me to this was the use of the harmony with the blues and greens and the repeating background pattern. The Typography is very elegant as well, maybe a little less Victorian but it really helps to bring everything together. I also think the white spaces really bring some nice breathing room to the noise. That logos really nifty too.

 

   This is from the same person. I really like how he can bring in that antique feeling and make it work for now a days too. again the background is really nicely coloured and the faint writing is a neat element that helps to draw interest. The only thing about this one I would change is where the logo is he has placed a texture and I think it gets rid of that nice breathing room the first one brought.

I recommend you go to some of his sites, they have some really good examples.

• http://www.imoments.org
• http://www.harmonie-interieure.com/
• http://www.graphic-exchange.com/home.html
• http://www.fabienbarral.com/

   This is my mock Victorian logo for Starbucks. I chose to keep to the same feel of the original but add flourishes on the border and on the lettering have serifs and fancy capitals. I also wanted to draw the mermaid more romanticized, I kind of failed at that but I tried. I was going to add banners to the type but I ran out of room on the page. If I had coloured it I would have made the ring green and the background with a pattern. It was hard drawing those letters by hand and I am quite proud of them. even though they're not straight.

Cheers,

Melanie