The day that never ends..

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I’ve never been particularly enthusiastic about posting work from uni, mostly because I don’t think it represents the kind of work I really want to produce. This isn’t because i’m not injecting enthusiasm and interest in the work only because i’m never able to produce the piece of work that I want.

This is what i’m currently reworking on for my assessment in a few days. Hopefully it will turn out the way I plan. I made so many mistakes the first time round. I’m completely redoing the whole thing.

Started from the very beginning. Took the original final piece (right) took a pen and drew lines across the whole thing.. see what was working what wasn’t.

On the left is the body of text printed in actual size with actual column width separated into sections.

The original piece I handed in. A complete mess.

What i’m working on now. The format has changed somewhat and the text is much more structured. This time i’m sorting out the layout before working on the hierarchies. Oh I have sooo many things to learn and so much left to do! Right back to it!

Update:

3rd layout idea. Arranging by section but adjusting composition to make it easier on the eye.

4th layout. the most logical, very clear structure of hierachy even if it doesn’t show. Only downer is that it won’t look as pretty and i’ll have issues squeezing everything in.

Off to bed… back in a few hours..

abc

1hr 30 mins work. WIP. Response to a open(vague) brief set by Phil Baines.

This isn’t the final view. It’s supposed to be viewed at an angle.. which you’ll see shortly and there is a concept behind the whole thing!

Each letter is roughly two inches in height.

‘It’s a new toy everyday’

I’ve always been aware of how rubbish I am to make anything nice out of Lego, … well compared to my brother’s ingenuously to use pieces differently. Over Christmas I took the chance to raid my brother’s collection for parts. Here’s my nutty dancing man with a spinning square on his chest…

.. and his crazy alter-ego.. some kind of crazed cross between Ronald McDonald and St Nic.

Graphic designers tend to have a little soft spot for Lego. Actually when you whip out those colourful studded blocks, it pretty much has that same effect on anybody, that little rush of joy.. I do feel a certain pride that this lovely toy that my brother and I have grown up with have really stood up against the test of time. Lego have managed to appeal to many ages and skill levels and have constantly reinvented themselves for every generation. Not every range is as successful but they’re always trying new things, updating colours and moulds.  I love you Lego.

winter

My initial attempt to make this years seasonal greetings cards. I wanted the visuals to be unusual and not dominated by the traditional symbolic imagery that comes with winter and its festivities.

30mins- 1 hr doodling with brushtip pen, letting the pen do its work, making the most out of the characteristics of the instrument.

last minute christmas cards

A quick think on the toes set of cards using recycled cards and papers.

A seasonal project. WIP.

shin

One of the portraits done over the summer.

medium: ink and chinese water colour.

oils!

I some how managed to escape using acrylics until the last year of secondary school. for some reason using acrylics at gcse was a must. Those who know me back in the day when i actually painted (2 years ago) know i like my paints as watery as possible. I was forced to use acrylics by a great tutor at A level. It was definately enjoyable but i prefer to stay as far away from the stuff as possible unless i have weeks free studio time.

At the moment im taking an oil painting short course at chelsea. THE CAMPUS IS LOOVELLY.. inspiring.. and the studio space.. loads and loads of space although im sure its much more populated during term time.

I suppose the greatest challenge of oil painting for anyone who like their paints watery is that oils dont really do watery watery so much, and the greatest mental hurdle would be painting from dark to light. The exact opposite of water colours and inks.

day one.

That would be my first venture into watercolours.. (still life is also another thing i don’t really do..)

Fairly pleased with it, and i don’t have the patience for it but its nice just to be so ingrossed into a piece of work. Illustrators, you know what im talking about!

The second day: The second attempt at oils was just urgh.. difficult. I realised just how difficult the subject matter was when i painted the first colour.. (with no damn pencil lines) i eventually had to scrape away oils as a means of marking what went where. geometric shapes and patterns is something i struggle with particularly.

day two: first coat

day three: second coat

day two: first coat detail.

day three: second coat detail.

To be honest i was going to give up on it.. the tutor seems to quite like it and although I don’t like it all that much but these pictures don’t really show it off that well.

Its still not finished.. but i’ll start something else tomorrow.

.. almost forgot to mention. The stuff takes TWO MONTHS to dry.

Final day tomorrow!

paper cuts

All hand cut on various paper types.