Here is my Ident created for Barshorts.
(Source: vimeo.com)
12.05.13
For my zine I chose the theme of Damnation.
Here are my final pages of my zine, all of the seperate illustrations are on one side of a3 poster material and read in a book format, on the other side is a poster print of my Baphomet demon design, I later used this to create screen prints which I am selling. Which is visible in the last image.
My zines are currently for sale at £4 and my larger screen prints at £15.
10.05.13
Here is my final 2 colour print for my graphic trend postcard including an original full colour piece and a 1 colour copy.
When thinking about the next graphic trend I thought about some past graphic tends, one common theme is funny looking animals, in the past there has been cats, pugs, and dears in the past.
I decided the next graphic trend could be sausage dogs. To create my postcard i used painted silhouettes of sausage dogs and drew over them on a seperate layer, to make the background interesting I used a lined half-tone effect.
10.05.13
Here is the final outcome for my Cacotopia poster for the International Anthony Burgess Foundation.
The poster was designed as a two colour print, what appears as grey in this image is actually a lined half tone effect which appears grey beside the black outlines.
For my design I tried to tackle the word typographically, I made this illustration of a street, with dystopian themes of homelessness, crime, authoritarianism, and dilapidation.
All the houses on the street are 3 dimensional letters highlighted by the orange colour of the bricks. I toyed around with ways of making the letters appear more clearly however I found that most attempts compromised the design. However I am happy with the final outcome and I think the letters are clear from a distance. Which would be the desired effect of a poster.
10.05.13
Here is the final outcome for my business card and stamp design.
For my business card I have produced a two-sided 1 colour print featuring a small amount of information on what I do and a vector graphic of one of my recognisable skull illustrations, on the back there is a piece of calligraphy produced digitally reading my name, by producing two aspects of my work in both of these ways I have managed to showcase different aspects of my work without them clashing. I am happy with my final outcome of my business card and I think it would be cheap to produce a lot of them.
My stamp design is bases on the calligraphy letter I produced for my business cards inside a large rounded square boarder. I have not yet had this printed because I cannot afford the cost at the moment, when I do I shall have it cut and ready to be used with my work.
10.05.13
Here are some images I looked at for inspiration for my Damnation zine, they include work by a few miscellaneous illustrators. I wanted to do something with horror influences which is also interesting to look at and fun. I like the hand drawn qualities of these images, the shaky messy lines paired with hard coulour in the images by Bill Connors have a great style and are something I wanted to try and recreate in my work.
10.05.13
Here are some of the images that I created during the Two weeks at editions studio. This was an extremely productive two weeks that helped me to realise the importance of a studio space.
19.03.13
Professional contexts: Editions Studio with Dr Me and Savwo.
For my ProCon module this year I was involved with a live brief with Dr Me and Savwo in Piccadilly Place, for two weeks we were given a studio space where we were invited to take part in workshops and create work inspired by some prints from the salford print collection.
The first week of workshops included many different working techniques, mono printing, screen printing, still life studies and creating ‘Happy Accident Zines’. We also had talks from DR ME and Savwo on how to get and stay inspired, as well as a Q & A session with graphic design master James Victore via Skype.
The second week allowed us to work on pieces freely in the studio and collaborating with the DR ME guys and Savwo. This was an excellent experience and allowed me to gather some useful information and contacts within the industry.
At the end of the two weeks our work was exhibited in the space, the launch was extremely successful. Lots of industry professionals came down to look at the work we had produced. Through interest in the work I had created I was approached about the prospect of doing some work for barclays and given an email address for someone to get in touch with about some hand-drawn type work in the city. This was a great opportunity for me and something I am still in the process of negotiating.
Attached is a link to a video of me Speaking at the exhibition launch night about the experience and how useful it was for me..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FKJvUL5cIHI
19.03.13
C&O Wines Research
For my C&O wines brief I have been working on a piece of typography for the front of their brochure, I have tried to create a piece of flowing type with decorative elements.
Here are some images I have been looking at to influence my design.
07.03.13
Here is my final outcome for the inside of my set design.
With more time I would have liked to have expanded it and made it larger, I think I would have liked to have created a kitchen set instead as well.
14.12.12
Here are some of the images I have collected for research for my current brief. Most are shots of buildings from two of my favourite animations, ‘Ren and Stimpy’ and ‘The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy.’
I have been looking at the odd angles of the walls in the buildings and brickwork, as well as the way windows and roofs are shown.
11.12.12
Working on this design for a screenprint today, still thinking of adding some text to it.
06.11.12
