Work in Progress*

A reader suggested creating the logo as a pure bold logo type. Here I re-worked my existing design, even changing some letter forms to make the composition feel more comfortable. I am pleased with the final outcome, as an identity it does stand out - bold is beautiful. The diagonal vectors worked well, but as an identity it appeared a little washed out. It may even be worth trying to combining both styles just to cancel that option out too.

The typeface was based on the font used by ‘Self-Service‘ Mag.

I want to share a really inspirational link with my readers. I came across this blog earlier today whilst hunting for the name of a typeface used by the french magazine ‘Self Service.’

A blog by Ryan G. Nelson’s called Making Known.
“This is a sometimes daily blog about graphic design, typography, books, film and some other randomness.”

The posts themselves explore work which other design blogs may not broach on such a deep level; makes for good reading.

Here is just one examples of how Ryan G. Nelson has incorporated his love of, what appears to be, classical films into his own design works:

Trisha Brown — Exhibition catalogue for the Walker Art Center, April 2008

To see more of Ryan’s original works please CLICK HERE.

Visiting my old village earlier today, i couldn’t help but take a few snaps of a Goat at the old Milk Stand:

A graphical approach:

This is an example of one static design and how it would interact on the screen. I will be creating more storyboards with the designs show in earlier posts.

Select the image for a closer view:

This is my second entry for the exhibition collaboration piece with Vivek.

My inspiration was drawn from gambling chips, playing games of chance for money.

Vector for A1 poster:

“If you’re broke, then you buy it.”

Select for larger image, best viewed large:

Now it is over to Vivek, to add his illustrative touch to the work.

Preparing work for my showcase, i spent today photographing working designs in the form of tabletop photography. When presenting completed work, such as the book jacket, the design becomes real when presented in its entirety.

Book Jacket
created for Insulin Murders
Self-initiated

After the Sunday roast was cooked, i took the liberty of filling the cooking tray with boiling kettle water and washing liquid, left it overnight. The result was this, a fantastically well formed pattern created with the formation of rising fat. It is so unpredictable; created through natural occurrence.

Free cards, there are 70 altogether. Simply email me and i’ll send a few out. These cards are all unique, they were my business cards.

The cards show cropped work from my graduate showcase. I’ve decided to give them away as i’ve designed new ones.

St. Bees at it’s very best. With growing confidence in photography, i’ve added these images to show how different perspectives, lighting and tones add to the character and atmosphere of an image. Such a surreal aura.

I have found that there are great things to be had by designing with the simplest of symbols. In this piece I have explored the pound sign symbol as an image. Creating layers of intricate drawings and abstract forms, conveying the idea of a safe. The design was created by hand on A3 Layout paper.