Dubai Exhibition Project

A collaboration project with Vivek.

Photographic experimentation for the first poster design:

"Hallucination is just a visual dyslexia."
Vivek

The initial concept, to play with the ideas of perception via visual representation. Adding the notion of surgical illness to the concept of visual dyslexia and adding a multi-dimensional impact incorporating many levels of visual communication. By adding the clip to the design as a three dimensional letter form only adds to the drama of the piece and will enable lots of visual play. The next step is to illustrate around the 'a' of the 'hallucination.'

Neon

Although i adore black and white, i find the appeal of neon colours invigorating. So fresh and modernistic, i aim to explore this further through photographic methods and hope to progress into some typographic work.

3d Illusion

Still learning along the way, the website design is coming on. By producing my showcase it has enabled me to distinguish a style using typographical hierarchy and a clean visual presentation, this approach allows the work to speak for itself.

Still working on a header for the website, i have created my first successful piece of 3D work through line art alone. I am not sure at the moment as to whether the initial concept of a 'reflecting' header will work, but the experimentation is all worth while and of course as to whether the design idea is too distracting.

Visual Illusion

Experimentation for my new website header.

I would like the graphic and headline, 'a reflection of self,' to visual appear as if it is moving in a sense of reflection - subtly - without using technology but a strong researched structure giving the impression of 'magic eye.'

Below is a piece of experimentation.Currently researching works by Bridget Riley.

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Another experiment, are the lines sloping?



Trial with type:

Extreme Machines...

Watching a documentary on Extreme Machines inspired this piece. Will Robots one day take over the world? For now i think not...but technology has gone as far as them mimicing our movements and balance. The Honda ASIMO humanoid robot is the most outstanding functional piece of engineering, technology has evolved from 6 Robotic legs to the human equivalent of 2...so on that note, i am not a robot!



For the world wide moleskine exchange project.

Abstraction

Manipulating images can reveal some interesting textures and forms. Using an image taken on a flight over to the Algarve, i created 2 layers within Photoshop, desaturated one layer and selected the colour from the planes engine in the other. The outcome is very abstract, the clouds have turned into dimensional sloping lines and the engine appears futuristic.

In Flight I



In Flight II

LogoType

Having a fond love of typography, I made an attempt at designing the logotype for the collaboration project myself and 14 other creatives are involved in, Creative Cumbria. All the creatives have the opportunity to add their own design for the project identity, this will help immensely with the projects self-promotion and for approaching exhibitors and venues.

The traditional newspaper headline meets a modern hand-rendered swash.



Post Updated: 30th April '08
The swash manipulation:


Typeface: BuccardiSchwash

Hand Rendered

The process of being 'everywhere at once' sums up the many roles of a graphic designer. My latest self-initiated concept is to create a typeface, or is it typehand, by photographic methods, the typography becomes hand rendered.



Photographer: Kathleen France
'Hand Rendered' with a touch of retro // letter A
Full alphabet coming soon.

Books to Influence

Two examples of the intriguing publications i will be purchasing over the next couple of months.

Designing Design (Hardcover)
by Kenya Hara (Author)

"Representing a new generation of designers in Japan, Kenya Hara (born 1958) pays tribute to his mentors." Description via Amazon



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Things I have learned in my life so far (Paperback)
by Stefan Sagmeister (Author), Daniel Nettle (Contributor), Steven Heller (Contributor), Nancy Spector (Contributor)

"This book began as a list designer Stefan Sagmeister made in his diary under the title Things I have learned in my life so far, which includes statements such as “Worrying solves nothing” and “Trying to look good limits my life.” The list reveals something that is profoundly true: Although human beings have been pursuing happiness for countless generations, it is not so easily achieved. And we need constant reminders to keep us on the right path." Description via Amazon



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ABC3D // Popup by Marion Bataille

Found via Swiss Legacy.

A popup book with a sophisticated breathtaking concept, so much engineering and thought has gone behind this intelligent publication. Stunning letter forms, i could play with this book all day.

Popup by Marion Bataille
Uploaded by jacques_faciale

***Available to buy at Amazon.com.