Combining old idea with new idea

Idea 2 - Struggling with getting a good understanding of media city i needed to go visit the area.

When i got to Salford quays i instantly got a better understanding and to me i felt it was like a city within another city. The buildings all looked modern and futuristic, all around me there were different sized buildings, different colours and shapes.

I have come up with an illustration idea using the modernism of the buildings and how futuristic salford quays now looks.

I have taken some photos (soon to be uploaded) of media city and its surroundings.

Idea - I have got some images off the internet which represent modernism, futurism and cities within cities. My idea is to add futuristic elements to media city putting tunnels all around the buildings and adding space shuttles in the air etc.

Still using the swirls in my design i think this will look even more effective with a better meaning behind media city. 

clean simple illustration - tunnels going around the buildings really do make this image look futuristic. The rocket does take it too far really so i wont consider that.

The shapes to this image are very clever and i also like the colours and shadows/reflections off the buildings. Media city is very clever like this, every building you look at another building is shown through its reflection. i should look at this idea in my designs once i have finished my rough design.

The reason i have gone with an island idea is because i see media city as a "city within a city" and then i want to bring the inner city out of salford quays. Im not sure if this quite captures what i want to create but its definitely a good idea.

The simpleness of this design is something that caught my eye, i think the character is the main focus. So maybe i should look at creating a character or creating a focus point to the design?

This image looks to dirty for what im after but i do like the idea of things (cars) moving in the air. I definitely will try something like this in my designs.

This reminds me of a roller coaster. I want something like this in my design from one building to another for a fun element and maybe one day this will be how people travel to one building to another? i should also look at the barclays advert.

The shapes used in the building are really attractive i also like how simple the buildings look. As i am doing a cartoon illustration i could take points from this design with how simple the buildings are.

This design is so simple but really interesting and colourful. I love the traffic lights floating and will think about using something like or maybe the same design in my idea?

Using maps is coming back to the idea of a "city within a city" i haven't got a lot of ideas for this but maybe if i research it more i could come up with a good concept for my design.