Sunday, 13 May 2018
OUGD602 - HS2 Posters
I made these posters for a photograph friend who is campaigning against the high speed rail way currently being built in the UK.
OUGDS602 - Sam Hughes collaboration
Collaboration is large part of WYS and we had decided earlier in year that we would with Sam Hughes on a project. Between us, we decided that we would produce t-shirts in collaboration with his 'brand' Visual Stimuli. These would include the WYS logo on the front and a illustration by sam at the back. We set Sam a short brief, focussing on the WYS core conept and gave him creative freedom to produce 10 ideas. From these we would choose one single idea to use of the back of a t-shirt. These will then be screen printed by hand like the t-shirt made within the WYS brief.
The chosen design is called 'the elephant man' and is an adaptation of one of my own drawings. The confused look is meant to represent how lost you could be before WYS can help you out.
The chosen design is called 'the elephant man' and is an adaptation of one of my own drawings. The confused look is meant to represent how lost you could be before WYS can help you out.
OUGD602 - Al branding and look book
To help out a friend, I produce a one da brief where I produced a logo and lookbook for his work. We decided the logo would be based off his own hand writing and drawing style. The final logo is seen below.
After helping him produce the logo I produced his look book. He was looking for a simple and eye catching zine that worked appropriately for the photos he had taken. The final layout used a simple grid system and the typeface Matter on the front and first two pages.
After helping him produce the logo I produced his look book. He was looking for a simple and eye catching zine that worked appropriately for the photos he had taken. The final layout used a simple grid system and the typeface Matter on the front and first two pages.
Thursday, 10 May 2018
OUGD602 - Unknown Flavours
After producing the flyer for Slump Sounds, i was asked to produced another poster/ flyer for a night in Leeds called Unknown Flavours. They wanted this to be made in a similar style to Slump however I wanted to experiment further with textures and type.
OUGD602 - Slump Sounds
I have been asked to produce a poster for a techno night in London named Slump Sounds which is run by two of my good friends. They wanted this poster to include their logo and to have low-res or static features.
Below shows development and final outcome:
Below shows development and final outcome:
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
OUGD602 - Creative convos
This week, Alec organised a variety of professional creatives to come into uni to talk about their practice. I found these useful as gave more option on how I could progress after uni.
Rose Nordin
I found Rose's presentation to be one of the most useful as her practice is similar to mine, focussing on publication design. She is part of the OOMK collective and spoke about how she has used funding to fund her career. The notes are shown below.
Always work in print for interviews
Bookworks (good to stock work and have designer residencies)
Serpentine gallery
artist residencies
(some may not be paid however your own day rate comes from funding. £175 day rate when starting)
British Council
Rabbits road press
go to publishing fairs
Arts fund,
Art links,
Art Quest
Somerset house
Avoid doing any work for free
photocopy club
southyard zine fair
ASP fair
The Book Club
magculture talks once a month
Jeremy Lesley
Kiosk
Robot Food
Start with a workshop with the client
understand who you are designing for
Shout about the USP of the produce use TOV to bring personality to life
Identify a consumer who is not being catered for
design for the audience
spends a lot of time on research
Time spent on a project
2-3 days research
5 days - 2 weeks for a project (couple of designers work on each brief)
Tailor portfolio for where you want to work
Abraham from The Pop Up Agency
Check-in before every session to understand the team you work with.
why
challenge themselves and the industry by solving brief in 24 hours
no roles so constantly evolving and growing
we are a reaction of our time
always define a process for how you will work.
Asking clients if they know anyone who we can work with.
Understanding your business
Make a video explaining what you do
Use time wisely. Can't do it when you're done
try everything to evolve as a business
charge what you are worth. Nothing Less!
Abraham and the pop up agency were originally charging £600 for a consultation. changed to £36,000
divide salary:
salary 33%
expenses 33%
Savings 33%
Business must focus on:
Sales
Development
Execution
Need a good understanding of how to divide time.
60% of time on sales
20% development
20% doing client work and making money
Understand what value you are providing
The value of guidance
Being sustainable is the most important value.
Create your own opportunities.
Don't lose sight of the goal as it can often changge and adapt
Rose Nordin
I found Rose's presentation to be one of the most useful as her practice is similar to mine, focussing on publication design. She is part of the OOMK collective and spoke about how she has used funding to fund her career. The notes are shown below.
Always work in print for interviews
Bookworks (good to stock work and have designer residencies)
Serpentine gallery
artist residencies
(some may not be paid however your own day rate comes from funding. £175 day rate when starting)
British Council
Rabbits road press
go to publishing fairs
Arts fund,
Art links,
Art Quest
Somerset house
Avoid doing any work for free
photocopy club
southyard zine fair
ASP fair
The Book Club
magculture talks once a month
Jeremy Lesley
Kiosk
Robot Food
Start with a workshop with the client
understand who you are designing for
Shout about the USP of the produce use TOV to bring personality to life
Identify a consumer who is not being catered for
design for the audience
spends a lot of time on research
Time spent on a project
2-3 days research
5 days - 2 weeks for a project (couple of designers work on each brief)
Tailor portfolio for where you want to work
Abraham from The Pop Up Agency
Check-in before every session to understand the team you work with.
why
challenge themselves and the industry by solving brief in 24 hours
no roles so constantly evolving and growing
we are a reaction of our time
always define a process for how you will work.
Asking clients if they know anyone who we can work with.
Understanding your business
Make a video explaining what you do
Use time wisely. Can't do it when you're done
try everything to evolve as a business
charge what you are worth. Nothing Less!
Abraham and the pop up agency were originally charging £600 for a consultation. changed to £36,000
divide salary:
salary 33%
expenses 33%
Savings 33%
Business must focus on:
Sales
Development
Execution
Need a good understanding of how to divide time.
60% of time on sales
20% development
20% doing client work and making money
Understand what value you are providing
The value of guidance
Being sustainable is the most important value.
Create your own opportunities.
Don't lose sight of the goal as it can often changge and adapt
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