In Progress – Interactive

Apologies for the lack of recent posts. The time of year, alongside the addition of work experience and an approaching trip to the ‘States has meant that I’ve been up to my eyeballs in work. Whilst this is no bad thing at all, it’s meant that this blog has been neglected somewhat.

The above photo shows an in-development screen shot of an interactive site that I am making for the De La Warr Pavillion. It will eventually serve to distill the essence of the building into a simple, multilingual experience.

I used the glorious sun this morning as an opportunity to go and take some photographs, which will be the focal point of the production.

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Research – D&AD

Further research into HG Wells, the period in which the novels were written and any surrounding information that may be useful:

More spreads on the sketchbook page. As always, click images to enlarge.

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In Progress – D&AD

For this years D&AD Student Awards I have chosen the Orion Books brief that requires a set of book covers for the non-fiction work of HG Wells. I’ve therefore been out researching the man himself, the period in which the books were written, the subjects of the books and, of course, graphic / book design. The photos in this post fall into the latter category, and were taken at Waterstones in Eastbourne on 31 December ’09. They show interesting sets of books, and have helped give me insight as to how they may be put together.

I find the above photo most intriguing, as it shows how a set can be put together without any of the books looking the same. As Karen, one of my tutors would say, they’re cousins, rather than brother and sister. They’re done in a similar style, and all give off the same feel (the most important aspect) but they confidently stand up on their own.

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In Progress – Sam Little Logo

I’ve been asked by my very good friend Sam Little to create a logo for his solo music project. He simply needs his name and wanted a stylised, old-school pop letterform, so I’ve been doing some rough sketches based on the House Casual typeface by House Industries. In the photos you can see my sketches and alterations intended on perfecting the mark. Work in progress. Click photos to enlarge.

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In Progress – Business Cards

Over the last couple of days I’ve been working on putting some business cards together for self-promotional purposes.

I decided that I didn’t want the card to be ‘flash’ – It’s got to let people know who I am without them having to use an enigma machine. So the devil – as always – is in the details.

The cards are screenprinted and then duplexed to give a rigid, quality feel that’s engaging & tactile which is something I’m very big on.

Anyway, they’re still in progress, but I thought I’d share a sneak peak at my DIY Duplexing methods and give some results thus far.

Filed under: In Progress, PPD, Self-Initiated