Self Promotion Project

Brief: 

In response to an advertised job, develop a self promotional pack to fit in an A4 padded envelope. This pack is to contain stationary used for your company, the items to include are:

• Logo

• Self Promoting Poster

• Letter Head

• Covering Letter

• Compliment Slip

• Business Card

• CD Label

• 8 page booklet CV

*For all stationary, excluding the brochure, use only two Pantone colours.

For my brochure I designed a fold out booklet printed double sided on a sheet of A3. The logo is a vector conversion of the ink drawing I posted on this blog a couple months back, also included in the brochure, as I believe it's one of my best non-digital illustrations. The Pantone's used were solid uncoated 158 U and 419 U.

 

 

Deadlines have been rearing their ugly heads once again, after this week be sure to check back more the abundance of work I will then upload. Including final screen prints from projects past! Till then check out my store on Society6 using the embedded widget just to the bottom left that uses words such as 'buy'!

Dada Font Drafted

Mock up of how the font will look, some changes to certain letters to be made

Birds, birds, birds

Some small illustrations of birds thrown together in relation to the "My Dad's a Birdman" children's book, likely to be used when naming the feathers or as part of the scenery.

Magpie

Pigeon

Seagull

Crow

Peacock

*Edit: Been thinking of taking the thicker pastel outline out of the image, anyone agree?

Projects this term . . .

1. Design Theory - 2000 word essay on question of my choosing and presentation + 1000 word dissertation plan

2. Illustrating extract of children's book with 'Seven Stories' - book entitled "My Dad's a Birdman" (David Almond)

3. 48 page journal using InDesign based on Dadaism and the creation of a unique font under this movement

Regarding the children's book here's what I have so far done in Corel Painter 12.

* Edit: further work on bird suit 

And after briefly reading up on the Dada movement I began drafting some font. Based on the idea that Dada is anti-everything, disregarding logic and promoting chaos.

Doodle of the day

Really getting the hang of this tablet . . . that is all

*Edit: Corel Painter 12 colouring

New Tablet

Accidentally misplaced my class today so thought l'd have a wonder into town and maybe get some equipment. To my luck I came across a used Bamboo Pen tablet when looking for a copy of Rayman Origins (cause I'm hardcore). Needless to say I couldn't resist, and i haven't stopped using it since I came home. Here's what I've been practising doing to get to grips with using it.

Those calligraphic brushes are so much better to use with a pen.

* Edit: Corel painter 12 colouring 

Kraken

Now seeing as the new term has started, and I'm betting it's going to be a busy one, I figured it was high time to start getting some drawing in where I can. Because I don't quite feel 'in the mind set' yet I have opted to first draw something already existing and then run it through Illustrator for practice. As I'm currently bashing away at FFI anniversary on the PSP I thought what better than one of the four fiends.

Kraken, Fiend of Water

In Illustrator I tried my hand at some calligraphic brush work instead of using the pen tool. However I feel this is better utilized on a graphic tablet, what with the pressure and variation of stroke settings that would have been available, alas I do not own one but I figure I'll try and get hold of one at Uni soon.

Quick mockup of shades

Term 2 has commenced

As of today (10th) the new term has started, although I do not have my first day until tomorrow. Not much is known yet as to what work I will be doing for the next project but I do know that it will involve illustrating a manuscript for a children's book. The brief we were handed also has some vague mention of the London riots which hopefully HOPEFULLY does not mean what I think it does.

The Impact of Inequality

Our latest project we are engaged in (excluding printmaking project two, in progress) is to design the cover for a book that is to be republished in the near future. It's title, wait for it, "The Impact of Inequality:How to make sick societies healthier". At first we weren't given the full title of the book (something usually gets left out till weeks later) so initially I drafted up this little image.

Ugh

Needless to say, it's terrible, I soon realised it was far to cliché and so did many of my peers who were helpful enough to point out, also it's generally displeasing to the eye. But do not fret I had a far greater idea following a warm up project we were issued to do with illustrating the NATO phonetic alphabet.

Original Sketch

Messing around

Final Image

This I find fits perfectly with what the book is all about, as it explains how lower classes suffer due to upper and middle readily 'excluding' them from society and how it creates what's known as the social gap (I haven't read it myself but did look into a few synopsis'). The back cover has been looking bare however so I also threw this little piece together just to tuck into the corner and add some colour.

Back Cover

After some filtering, burning and colour alteration I added it to the document in InDesign and finished what I think may well be the final piece that I will hand in.

Final Piece

Amy Johnson

A renowned female pilot/engineer who broke many world records such as fastest flight times. For printmaking project one we were given a list of famous people from Nelson Mandela to Amy Winehouse, and given the task of choosing one, researching their life and creating a 2 colour print representing their character, ideals and any significant events. 

Stencil of Print

I designed this using Photoshop to print out and trace to acetate and then transfer to a silk screen using light sensitive emulsion. I have no final prints to upload as of yet but they have been produced and will be added to the post when scanned in.

Plane - Named Jason by herself, every plane that followed was also called Jason

Ring - Was proposed to mid flight by a fellow co pilot after having only first met less than 8 hours earlier

Wrench - For her remarkable engineering skills at a young age

What happened next?

The second project, following the running theme of inequality and social injustice, the class gap and the general concept of 'being labelled scum in Britain' (there's alot of this occurs this term), we each were told to produce a poster based off a quote from David Cameron.

"Let me be clear"

My idea behind this poster was to incorporate as much British imagery as possible, so as to send the message "It concerns you if you are in this country". As this was a poster design in favour of human rights I chose to use a boot signifying someone trying to 'stamp out' the rights of another. The tape wrapping around the boot as if attempting come in between the assailant and it's target, pulling back on the boot. The hand placed in such a way so it would appear as though it were reaching out for the words that hover in it's defence.

So what have I been up to you say?

Well it's been a pretty busy second year so far that's for sure what with having pets leave us, gaining new additions to the house and family engagements. But fear not there is plenty work in amongst all that don't you worry, so I guess this is the point where I make some additions to my work blog. Well here we go.

Guardian Editorial - The Squeeze

The first project we did this year was an image for an article in the guardian newspaper following the riots in London. The piece I call 'The Squeeze' represents politicians grabbing hold of London and pressing tight in hopes of gaining something positive. The oil which seeps out is the outcome of their methods which in turn leads to what is referred to in the article as "flammable streets" where any spark could cause social uprising as was seen in august. My tutor actually loved it, for once.

Trip to Whitby

Went to visit Whitby today to look round the shops and it was scorching hot. Thought it a good idea to walk up the abbey steps, which I soon realised was a terrible choice in activity. I would have loved to have bought some goggles or a new spacer but was lacking appropriate funding (dam students). I did however notice an awesome T shirt design whose designer I can't remember but I did draw part of the image that I liked. I didn't see any seals . . .

Tough Cookie

Apologies, here's an update

This is a very very overdue blog update, just over 2 months since my last post, so ill quickly sum up how life's been since my last projects. First off, I've passed my first year of Illustration and Design! However they lost my marks for a presentation I did for the class and so originally stated I was missing work and failed, luckily that's been sorted thanks to some hounding. Second, I have done very little work since, infact I have not wanted to do any art till now because frankly I felt a little sick of it but I've decided that I've lounged for long enough and have begun drawing again. Today I had practice with inks for the first time since my book cover project very early in the year and im glad to say I found it incredibly enjoyable, especially when a few friends were showing interest and keeping up with my progress. Im going to try and make a new piece, or just practice a bit of drawing every 2 days or so if time allows for it. So anyway here's what I did today for you all to have a look at.  

I originally planned on a clean blade and blood spewing
round pouring over the skull to bend reality a bit

Just as I promised heres some of the sketches from my sketchbook for Assignment One. As for my other projects, the graphic novel is coming underway, I am close to finishing having printed draft copies of the final design, I am just unsure as to whether I want to colour my images or not, Assignment Two I have made up a brief sketchbook with some basic ideas but until the graphic novel is finished I will be benching the character design for now.

Ink and Pen observations