MIA...

I promise to update previous and future blogs soon, but for the next week I will be missing in action whilst in the hot sun in Greece! The last few weeks have been the busiest and most exciting weeks to date and I'm so looking forward to persuing placements and opportunities when I return!

In the meantime...congrats to fellow designers, I wish you all the luck in the world!

D&AD / 2010

So, I was chosen for D&AD New Blood as you know, and now the experience is nearly over I thought I'd reflect...

*Reflection in progress :)*

accessorize rebrand / 2010

Another degree project - to re brand Accessorize. I decided the existing identity didn't truly reflect the target audience or portray them as being a more 'unique' accessory store. To achieve this I handmade the logo, photographed and edited to create the logo. The bags and handles were also hand made, with the stickers being produced (for free!) for that extra touch. 
bag/label/sticker
bag/logo/sticker

degree results / june 2010

So the long awaited results were published yesterday, in complete chaos I might add. But, after waiting for a while and reaching the 'table of fate' I got the envelope. I decided to wait with a few others to open them together and find out how we stood after 3 years of hard work and long nights! Personally... a 2.1 for me. Pretty happy with that! It was pretty much what I expected after receiving a 66 in my first assessment, as well as knowing my dissertation was no where good enough to bring it up to a first! The others in my group seemed to do as well as expected so all in all it was a pretty good day!

The Coach House

A beautiful house and gardens situated in Hatfield, was my project of choice this time last year as my last year two project. This is one of the few projects I'm still fairly happy with, the logo in particular. In short, I decided to re brand the logo of the restaurant 'The Coach House' within the grounds. I have tried to incorporate a subtle element from both the gardens and the restaurant.

Snappy snappy

The more I sort out the endless folders of work, the more old work I discover! Here's a little photo taken in 2009 at Dunstable Downs.

Just a little something...

I drew a while ago, revisiting it again makes me want to draw more. Watch this space!

Exhibitions...

And so forth... I seem to be rather busy at the moment, silly me thinking it was all over after assessment! But I shouldn't complain. I'm one of the lucky ones that have been chosen to go down to D&AD's New Blood Exhibition this year and exhibit my work. Even luckier, I'm signed up for the portfolio surgery down there where my portfolio (a work in progress) gets critiqued by designers at top agencies! It's my first time at D&AD so I'm excited and hopeful that some good experiences and contacts will come of this. If nothing else, the opportunity is something to be grateful for and will be made the most of!

In the mean time...

NUCA exhibition. I'm currently working on formatting A1 posters for the exhibition on the 22nd June (not long to go) and developing a show reel to be used at NUCA as well as 'down south'. I'm hoping this will be a way of communicating so the audience remember my work and of course, me! Below are a few shots from the night in question! 


A photo a day...

So my idea is to hopefully snap something each day and upload it, with the aim to compile something at the end of it... not sure what yet! I'm hoping these will improve my photography skills and my awareness of every day objects which will in turn, improve my design skills.

Watch this space!

Grids

http://www.grid-based.com/

A great website for those producing grid based designs (especially fellow Graphic Communication Students!) definitely useful for the newspaper we're about to design, as well as the website. The rest of you, keep your eyes peeled for a sneaky peek at the Degree Show!