London Through The Eye Of A Designer - Mono Print Workshop

This workshop was really fun and easy...really does what it says on the tin: quick efficient way to make a black and white picture/design.

The process is very easy and surprisingly not too messy; bonus: the ink is waterbased...

For the purpose of our books; we worked on A5 portrait size.

First of all, the plate needs to be prepared by taping a frame around so that once you start inking, you are sure to have a "clean" border, although it does not necessary have to be straight.

The ink needs to first be spread in order to get an even coating (or as even as possible).  Too much ink or uneven coating can lead to unforseen outcome...all part of experimenting...

Collage Extension - Final

Finally all done.

Putting the actual box together was actually much harder that I had anticipated. I'll need in future to practice this skill.

Collage Extension - Development and Experiment

I really enjoyed doing this; but I was using Illustrator which I am not all that familiar with.  In the end I went through a lot of tutorials online.

First, I experienced with bottles, the outlines and also creating halftones, which I tried to use also for the type.

I really tried to emphasise on the type, applying Jo's clipping mask.

Very similar, but just changed a few things.

Collage Extension

I have chosen this one, Juxtaposition.

I am going to try to expose the danger of alcohol abuse graphically and typographically.

• Institute For Social Marketing
• Binge Drinking  
• Some Packaging Example
• Packaging Website

 

 

 

Somehow, I would like to include something similar to this on the packaging.

Re-rearranging The Furniture...

Just started taking a look at a project in particular that I dit last year, it was pretty big; it was entitled "Rearranging The Furniture", oddly enough but in fact the brief was to redesign mastheads for the ES Magazine (the evening standard friday supplement); 4 in total - Style, Sport, Entertainment and Homes & Property.  We also had to redesign the logo; had to keep it ES though.  We also had to do one feature of 3 pages, as well as a content/edititorial pages.  

As it has been a year and that trends do change tremendously and because I just thought why not...I am now in the process of updating a few things so here is the before: 

and the after:
Now that I am looking at it from this angle, I can see that the ES is way too big

Still too big and awkward with the big "hole" on top.

Nope, looks too crowded now.

Better, although there is too much space between the letters (tracking), ES and Magazine, too fart apart from each other. The date put too closely underneath ES.

I think this is better, I have closed up the gaps between the letters as well as brought up closer the space between ES and Magazine.  I have aligned the dates with Homes and Property, this way it gives more breathing space for ES.  I just need to decide now whether I should put Homes and Property in a different colour, as there is a different issue for 3 other titles. 

Easter Holidays...Yeah...

Unfortunately it has not been Yeah for me, I have been really unwell over the last week, althought I am not 100% well, I still feel much much better, at least I am able to get up without my whole body aching...so this week I need to carry on with the Collage Extension Project as well as the Timeline.

So much to do...

Yeah, it is the end of term!!  Well not quite officially, really it will be on Friday.  I have handed in my Zerofee Poster, which I think I am quite happyish with it...There is still some alterations to do if I wanted it to be perfectly perfect, but overall it's not too bad.  Probably, I think one of my "best" so far since starting the FdA.

We have 4 weeks off, but it will not be really holiday as I have a lot to do:

• Portfolio - Rectify and send off to prospective work placements
• Timeline
• Collage Extension

I am also booked to resubmit my Education Publicity Project, which I have just started improving.  Deadline is Friday so I am not sure if I'll be able to make it, I'll work as hard between now and Friday morning, if not I still needeed to improve it for myself and portfolio purposes so if I make the deadline to get it regraded that'll be a bonus.