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A collection of artistic pieces that I like...some (may be) produced by

me. I am studying Graphic Design at Milton Keynes College so

anything I deem worthy enough will be included. Hope you enjoy and

contribute comments as, anything constructive will be greatly

appreciated. (ooo a widow)

Thursday, 3 June 2010

Magazine



An example of a spread from my magazine: layout/structure -me...writing(not quote) -me...advert -not me


(magazine is a limited edition print of 40)

Home made font



some letters are a little "off" but to keep some consistancy mean letters came out badly

My magazine's advertisment


before censor...



...after, in someways I prefer this, as it draws attention in more - also notice the subtle censoring (most words can still be read with a bit of imagination)



Website banner/logo



Did this for a friend...last time I checked the site was not up and running

Life drawing 3

Life drawing 2

Life drawing 1



hands

Rationale sent with "spa" competition entry

Rationale...


My thoughts:


My aim was to produce a brand targeted towards an already established market/demographic...i.e. mature women. This could be seen as an easy choice, however, it is harder to break into as most women already have a preferred brand. Selling this product range is about breaking their patterns and changing choices.


To do this I thought I would accentuate the quality by producing a elegant, natural range. Every aspect is targeted for this, the swan, the ‘hand stamp’ logo, the casing and bottle...and therefore, the product. To do this means the product could present itself as either an expensive gift or a daily use product (considering the amount some women are willing to spend to get the best product)


The overall design is not all that creative or daring, but I am not intending to isolate or dare people to buy my range. I want the customers to feel confident buying this, to trust it.


Name:


“Swan Tales” is meant to insinuate the tales of the beautiful. The fact that it was for a luxury spa, aswell as a product range, meant that I had to produce a name applicable for both. The “Tales” from the spa trip and/or the trips the product started.


Logo:


The logo was designed with the idea of a stamp in mind, giving it a hand-made, natural, textured finish with the purity of the swan coming out through this in negative space. A mono-tone pallet was used to give a natural feel, with no dye’s or chemical colours being used (aswell as the usual: photocopying/faxing etc).


Packaging:


Case:-


I decided to put my range into a case, all be it made up with material. This is to give an element of subtlety to the packaging whilst stimulating curiosity and surprise. It also shows that extra consideration has been placed into the product aswell as continuing to be ethical.


Bottle:-


This is the core of the design. The part left over and viewed, so it has to be nice. I chose two contrasting textures with the bottle. The lid is string coiled around, linking in the casing whilst the base has a silky satin texture. These contrasting textures offer another dimension to the product, making you experience it before even using it. In certain instances (e.g. for a facial scrub) it acts subliminally, as you take away the rough texture, you are left with the soft still in you hand.


Future developments:


There is the prospect of producing a range targeted towards the younger audience... “signet tales”. This is where the packaging can be made more vibrant, using the colour pallet of orange, white, black and more exotic textures can be brought into it.

Competition entry



This was for a competition brief...basically to name/brand/package a new luxury spa range

Alban hill nursery


yes...it is for someone else...it also required a greater amount of info on, though I did cut it down as much as i could

Another ucmk advert



an iconic image being used for an average advert

Diversity for MKCollege



Maybe a bit too provacative...though it was intended to empower victims

communication 2



communication before and after words with no words

collaberation



We were told to create an advert for the play production Chicago, after an hour of working, this is what Lisa Sampson and I produced

communication 1



Art piece with the annotation "communication"


Advert I did for an art exhibition