Peter Saville is one of the most interesting designers that I have found to date, I have loved his work from when he first started with “use hearing protection” poster for the factory, to his work with Joy division. He is in a place where I believe all designers want to be in control of everything, […]
Finally finished, my identity is complete for now, at least. The hand-in for this particular project was to complete an identity and a personal report laid out in the format of SWOT. It was a hard task, to even write about yourself and trying to get to the bottom of the weaknesses and strengths at […]
My first ever shot with a camera, people may say beginners luck… I say I’m a natural talent! In the graphic design industry a camera is an essential part of your toolkit, and is taking me this long to come to terms with that, I’m inexperienced photographer and I’m not a person that takes photos […]
“True failure, is when you know… you haven’t done enough.” – Chris Jamieson, 2017 Grades, pass or fail. They have as little effect on me as the grade itself. The whole point of graphic design is the work and if the work speaks for itself then grades don’t matter – in my opinion. People have […]
The book cover is the first point of contact with the reader. The relationship between the book cover and the book content is now so important to get right, because they not only give a visual representation about the context, content or genre of storyline, but will be the first step in enticing a potential […]
What is genre? According to the Cambridge Dictionary, genre refers “a style, especially in the arts, that involves a particular set of characteristics” (Cambridge Dictionary). Genre within book covers enables people to distinguish a horror from a romance story, science fiction from crime, so it is very important to get the correct book cover for […]
This subject in itself is a difficult one to talk about. People give up on any situation so easily, after a concepts gets rejected or your final result isn’t up to your own standard. And people forget that is the point in this whole circle, why would you want to always succeed. As you go […]
Whenever you pass a class or you become successful. You begin to dread what to do next, what project can one up this one, how do I be better. If you have that main set, you’ve lost it. If you try and out think yourself, you’ve lost. What you have to do is not to […]
As a design student, I understand the basic principles of design, so far. I believe that is how much you can learn from a college or university, is the basics and then you have to push yourself. It is just a starting point, when you leave college. You have to keep it going if you […]
When you’re a creative, you get stuck in your head very quickly, and it is very hard to remove yourself from the situation at hand, and come up with something new. When you’re surfing the web viewing other designs, subconsciously you are remembering the designs that are in front of you, when you are developing […]