So part of the reason I have neglected my blog is because I have been a slave to book making! Ive been creating a set of miniature books for our degree show based on my collection of buttons linking nostalgic feelings towards personal collections and the vital statistics that are usually linked with collating collections.
Oh my goodness! I cant believe were at the degree show part of our final year! I feel I have neglected my blog in the past month, but I hope to get back into the swing of things! What better way than to invite everyone to the Manchester school of art, Design and Art direction degree show, opening night is 18th June 5pm till 8pm and runs until 23rd June! hope to see you there :)
Last week I took a trip to the screenprint studio to try my hand at screen printing bags! Clinton had suggested that I take my designs for the Ted Baker bags from paper and actually make them, as a potential project for my portfolio. Im really pleased with how they worked out and the packaging I made for them worked well. I was shocked at how simple and enjoyable screenprinting was so Ive ordered some more bags and hope to print some of my own very soon :)...
I feel I have neglected my blog in the past week but its all because ive been trying to sort out my third year journal, but I can now say it is finished! After an emotional/stressful 3 days, countless bars of chocolate and hours wasted, I'm pretty proud of my final outcome, a few things could have gone better but on the whole nothing too disastrous, (spilling blackcurrant juice all over it came close!) I came out smiling :) xxx
Yesterday I started photographing objects for my journal title pages, not exactly how I envisaged them, but I think they look ok!
Been hard at work today designing my new CV and business cards, I’d like to start thinking about getting them printed soon so I thought now was the time to get a move on. I’ve created my own polka dot with buttons and used a simple logo design for the front. I don’t want to be too serious of a designer so I've used a handwriting style font. I’m pleased with the outcome and hopefully they'll turn out nicely when I get them printed, so much to think about!
Heres my new Don’t Panic response for the word TV. I wanted to base my concept on the different ways people say TV remote, after experimenting with lots of text base pieces and failing miserably, I just used the word that I use for remote control...buttons.
I’m pleased with my final design, if a little different to how I had envisaged it in the beginning.
Ive decided to tackle another dont panic brief, responding to the word TV. The theme of my poster will be based on the different names for a TV remote. Im still undecided whether to make this an image based piece or type based piece. While researching typography I found this lovely poster...
Ill be happy if I never have to see another stamp template again! And im still not pleased, here are my last developmet designs, just need to pick one now! Help would be appreciated :)
I have finally finished what was supposed to be a small, week project, which turned into a set of postcards and a poster bigger than anticipated. I’m really chuffed with the final outcomes, and I’m glad I got advice at my tutorial the other week, its just a shame I cant show on screen the stock and colour paper that these will are printed on, because it does make them look a lot nicer!
D and A D, as a year group have had the opportunity to hold an exhibition at NOISE in Manchester. A brief was written and we were to design something based around the word Panic. I brainstormed and felt, panic for me was usually linked with time, so... I started drawing clocks.
I’ve ended up making a book that will be shown at the exhibition, but I am also working on a poster for my portfolio, ill be posting pictures of that soon.
So, this is where im up to with the Stamp brief set by RSA. I thought I prefered the coloured version of the stamps but when I printed, I enjoyed the simple line drawings. Need to add text still, but if you guys have got any preferances then leme know, Im still undecided!
