Work in Progress*

THE WORLD OF YCN
‘FOREST’
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Apple Tree

I was invited by Alex Ostrowski at YCN to produce 4 trees which were to be embellish on both sides (2 small, 4 medium and 2 large). The World of YCN ‘Forest’ is to help promote their 08/09 YCN Book.

The trees are due to be added to the ‘World of YCN’ and be part of the 08/09 YCN book.

So as a small thank you too.

Waste from the ’smile’ cards were put to use.

Yesterday there were talks of a logo for the Whitehaven Snappers group. So i spent some time today creating the identity below.

With the group being open to any photographers living in the Copeland area or anyone taking photos of this north-western part of England - i decided the best approach was to incorporate a camera lens isotype into the typography. In the letter form of the S the circle could have a rotation of scenes taken by the snappers, this image could constantly change with each application therefore giving each snapper the chance to be featured within the logo itself.

This is an initial vector, the full name of the group could be placed underneath the logotype initials, possibly in Leiture Display.

My long awaited self-promotion badges and stickers arrived today in pristine condition.

Sticker: ‘Sarah France stuck this here.’
Badge: ‘Sarah France gave me this.’

Displayed below are the badges:

OUCH

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.

Reading Creative Review today i came across an interesting article about the ASCII Generator.

Typography represented by means of generated symbols:

Really unusual forms, i may become quite addicted to this.

Yesterday, I began a work placement at CN Group Studio. Being there for only two days, I have learned so much about their company. I fully understand why experience is a must when it comes to applying for jobs, the industry pace and standards was unknown to me. I am looking forward to the following days ahead, having live projects in my portfolio, and furthering my understandings.

It is so exciting gaining my experience from CN Group, I have never been so enthusiastic about my future career as a Graphic Designer and Visual Communicator.

Below is a small example of a typographic header I produced for an advertisement template, whereby multiple Garden advertisements will be inserted. The logotype was created in Illustrator, for some reason the quality is not as sharp on the internet.

A big thank you to Scott Hansen, an outstanding inspirational Artist and Musician, for featuring me on his iso50 blog. His style of visual communication is breath-taking, using strong typographic treatment and perfectly structured compositions. Scott’s talents are endless.

Buy work by Scott Hansen.