Victory Cycles Logo design

Type Project Evaluation

Overall i think most of my type project went quite well, i am also very happy with the final outcomes . I looked into and experimented with handmade type, by making the alphabet out of paperclips and with materials such as glue, gouache, bubble wrap, cardboard and a variety of different inks. I enjoyed making the handmade type faces, and live tracing them so they looked a lot cleaner and bolder and it was easier to adjust and edit them. I think any the type faces i made suited the book i chose as they were a selection of Helvetica designs with different adjustments and effects . (Helvetica, Homage to a typeface) For my final mac-made poster, i created a vector based design to make the initial idea. I liked how this turned out and the simplicity of the whole design makes it represent Helvetica and the red top of the "A" repersents Switzerland as it is a Swiss typeface. The part of the project i enjoyed the most was definitely making the final design on the macs, as i feel i am better at this than making handmade outcomes.

Helvetica Reflection

Here is one of my designs that i have worked up. It is a handmade typeface that i have changed the colour of to make it look like a reflection. I have used a wide range of blues to represent the reflection in the water.

Hand made type

Here are a few hand rendered type faces that i have created. I have simply drawn the designs on on paper and then used "live trace" within illustrator to work them up.

Obama Styled Poster

This here is a piece that i have created in the style of the Barack Obama campaign posters. To create this piece i have used Adobe Illustrator as all of this design is vector based. This design is built up of a selection of different layers and i found that it has created a very interesting and unique effect.

Handmade Type (Paperclips)

Here is some photographs of my handmade type, i have used a selection of paper clips to create this unique typeface. I really like this typeface as its very original and i think it could work well for my final poster idea.

Urban Alphabet

Above is my version of "The Urban Alphabet". I have taken all theses photographs in and around Canterbury town center. I have not adjusted any of the letters, so basically what u see is what is out there. I have edited these photographs within Photoshop and simply added a black and white effect to make them stand out and look unique.

My next step

I am hopefully going onto study a HND in Graphic Design at Canterbury collage. The course is over a 2-year period and will prepare me for a career in graphic design. It will develop my skills across a broad range of contemporary graphics, advertising and editorial design practice. I will also learn traditional skills and combine them with the latest digital approaches to design and image making.

The course will also include Ideas Generation, Professional Practice, Critical Studies, Graphic Images and Mark Making, Typographic Design,Applications and Digital Media.

The course runs over 2 years and covers 16 modules on a full time basis.

To gain acsess onto the HND course you must have at least one of the following: 1 A Level/Advanced GCE; BTEC Nat Dip; Advanced GNVQ/VCE; or Access course - in Art and Design/Graphic Design or other relevant subject. Entry relies on a good portfolio and all applicants will be expected to demonstrate an active interest in design. Mature applicants with appropriate recent work experience are welcomed and will be interviewed to determine suitability.

Please follow the link for more information: HND Grapic Design

Amsterdam Photography

Bicycle (Amsterdam)

Last year our college arranged a 3 day trip to amsterdam were we visited a selection of galleries and sculpture gardens. The trip helped me to understand the importance of photography as a clear, well taken image can make a design look a lot better. I did not use a camera all of the time but instead i created a selection of hand drawn sketches to capture the 3D aspect of the image or sculpture. Above is a photograph of a bicycle that i took when on the trip, i feel that this is a good picture but could do with some editing at a later date.

Handmade Type

This here is my Hand Made Type, i have created the initial design using pencil and then scanned it into the Mac and the using "Live Trace" traced it into illustrator to make the necessary amendments.

Photo Experiments (Depth of Field)

Here are some of my pictures that i have taken, the "G" repersents "Graphics" as this is what i am currently studying at college and these photographs will be going towards my final piece. I really like these pictures and i feel they will work well in my final piece.

Dan Mumford

Dan Mumford is a freelance illustrator/designer/screenprinter working out of his studio in central London, Goodge street, and screenprint studio in Dalston. I really like his illustrations/designs as they are all really eye catching and powerful. His designs are all very unique and work really well.

website link: www.dan-mumford.com/blog/index.php

Applying for UCAS

I have started to apply for higher education courses in Graphic Design. I am doing this through the UCAS website. By using the course search within the website you can find a wide range of courses and universities through simply typing in a key word that relates to your desired course.

Underground Bike co. (corporate Branding)

These designs are all part of my Corporate Branding brief which was to re-design or create a brand new company and create original logos, business cards, T-shirts ect. These designs all keep to the same "splatter" theme through-out to make it noticeable to the viewer that they are all linked to the same company.

Converse Shoes (Retro Poster)

I was given a brief to create a "retro styled" poster. Through using the appropriate software it has enabled me to create a very detailed and original design that I am very happy with. I also researched into Propaganda posters and the Russian Revolution to help me get more of an insight into the styles and themes of that time period.

District BMX Log

This here is my District BMX Logo that i have created. District BMX is a local riding group that meet up regularly and travel around Kent visiting different riding spots and skateparks. I have created this logo by using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. It is a simple black and white design but i feel this makes it a very eye catching and effective piece. They are also going to make them into stickers and apply them onto t-shirts. Looking forward to seeing printed.

Unit 10 blog

Today ive created a blog for Unit 10 of my BTEC National Diploma In Graphic Design. I will use this as a way of showing my progression thought-out my second year at college and thought-out my future career within the Graphic Design industry. I will also to use it to document my progress on projects and as a reference point with suitable website links.