nice work...

Came across this very creative business card design... Bracket is a publication that features everything-in-between - ideas, process and voices overlooked and under-appreciated.

The business card looks deceivingly empty until pushed open to reveal a bracket that frames the information.

busy, busy, busy.....

So its been a while since I blogged about my current work. Ive been busy working away over easter on my main project for this term, looking into the area of language. With typography being one of my favourite disciplines within design, this final project is giving me the chance to really explore and experiment with the words.

I have split the project down into three main areas, two of which are well under way and the third will be developed further over the next couple of days. I want each of the final outcomes to be quite different although they are all within the same area, as I want to show a variety of final designs to show I can work in different ways.

The project so far has proved to be quite challenging in some ways, as I have tried to push myself to work outside my comfort zone. With the degree show in mind I know I have the opportunity to push the boundaries slightly and hopefully get my work noticed. I have focused a lot less on the research areas than last term as this was an area I needed to pay less attention to, and have experimented much more with a wide variety of different outputs.

Here are a couple of snap shots of what I've been up to...

Emily Forgot

Today we had a lecture from London based Graphic Artist Emily Alston, known as "Emily Forgot." Emily showed a variety of work both commissioned and personal projects for a diverse range of clients. Emily's work shows a wide variety, with anything from illustration, retail display, print design and visual identity she "prides herself on approaching all briefs with creative thought, originality, humour and beauty in mind." Embracing the odd, the everyday & the sometimes surreal with playful visual language and image making.

The subtle use of colour added in to Emily's work really helps to bring it to life as it is not too overpowering. One piece of work that particularly caught my attention was the large scale designs for the Selfridges parade. As I have been looking at working large scale over easter hearing Emily talk about how she went about working at such a scale was really helpful. Overall a good talk with some nice, interesting work.