D&AD

For the past week I've mostly been working on the final project. Got good feedback on the initial ideas and the logo I have created is finalised.

Finally the D&AD work has been submitted. We're happy with the final designs and I'll be uploading some images soon.

Dot Faces

A little Photoshop experimentation relating to a new project. The amount of detail which is created by a few dots is incredible.
Best viewed on a large scale and from a distance.

D&AD and Top Secret

Been a super busy couple of months! This final semester is going by so quickly!

The D&AD live brief is going well. It was definitely a good idea to work in a group for the project, as we've managed to come up with some good ideas and incorporate a range of processes into the design, including printing and photography. We've just got to put the finishing touches to the 4 packaging designs and get the boards ready for submission at the beginning of March.

Also, I've been working on another big live brief which is running until June. It's exciting, a ton of work, and at this moment, top secret :)

I'll be updating with some D&AD images after submission.

D&AD Body Shop Brief

After a nice break for Christmas, and to write a dissertation, I'm back working on briefs.
For the D&AD brief i have decided to work on the Body Shop brief. I started off working alone, but after a quick brainstorm with some fellow students, we decided to work together in a group of 4.
We've been undertaking general research on the products, the body shop brand values and the shop image. We are not working on the packaging design until we get a solid concept.


I'm also writing a personal brief to work on for the next 12 weeks. More information will follow when it's all sorted.

Limited Edition Zeppelin Book

As I posted previously, I have been working with a couple of other people on a limited edition book about zeppelins. The final hardback book is now complete, along with a box case which it fits in. There are 35 double pages with 30 images, most of them created by us. Also there is an A2 screenprinted poster and a fold-out blueprint of a zeppelin. We wrote the story in the book. It is entirely fictitious, but loosely based on facts we found from our research.

I wrote the handwriting style in the book used for the first few words of each diary entry and also varnished on to the end pages and slotted part of the case. The front cover is screenprinted gold and also has a line of handwriting.

It has been a long process to create this book to the high standard we wanted, however it is very rewarding to see the final book in its final form.

Zeppelin Book Photographs

Update

At the moment I have been working with two other people to create a book about zeppelins. We have written the copy, created images, posters and illustrations. The book is to be printed, with the inclusion of some screen printed pages. Photos will follow when it is all printed and bound.

Also I have been working on an ISTD competition brief . I chose the Mutton Quad option to create a typographically based concept for a restaurant. More information and images will follow once the competition is completed and marked in 2011.

Nottingham Poster

 

After walking around Nottingham, I designed a double sided poster documenting my journey. The front shows street names and the size shows the number of times I walked along them. The back of the poster is a series of photographs where I found circles around the city

Party Poster

 

Whilst working at a computer games company over the summer, I created a poster for a party they were hosting for the team. They wanted the poster to reflect the type of game they were creating.

I have had to insert Lorem Ipsum as the copy in the background because due signing a non-disclosure, I was unable to keep the original text story.

Wasps

I returned to my house this summer to find a nest of wasps. I woke up and this fellow was resting on my window.

Sunshine and Rain

 

A photograph taken after a summer storm.

Second Year Over!

So, my second year at Northumbria University is now finished! Been so busy over the past couple of months I'm not sure I know how to have so much spare time.Had a really good year, and have felt my skills and creativity increase. In some ways I wish i didn't have 4 months off now, although I am going to be taking a 6 week internship in Frankfurt, Germany.

I'll be updating over the next few days with work form the last semester, aswell as other bits and bobs I've seen and done along the way.

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