W.I.G.D?

Appropriate , creative, obsessive, frustrating, organised, structured..design lives in the detail.

Motion Graphics/type design..




This sequence of video clips portraying individual letterforms are mind-blowing. My favorite piece of moving image i have seen yet, they are so detailed and interact, Letters Q and I..

By Daniele Manoli




I from Daniele Manoli

BRANDING

The designs on these t-shirts for a NIKE AIR promotion are visually appealing, especially towards the younger generation, the layout , colour and composition is well thought out and works really well.

FASHION PROMOTION..

W.I.G.D?

Amidst all of the hype of modern design and computers, we have remained true by generating the majority of our designs by hand, viewing the computer as a tool and not letting it dictate our designs.-ames design


3D GRAPHICS..

KRAFTLOCKD toys By 'Boya Latumahina', kipporalux

''Out of sheer frustration about not wanting to be frustrated anymore I started a sofftoy label called KRAFTLOCKD. For my Habloc line I got inspired by the fact that people always complain, there’s always a reason to be loud, obnoxious and frustrated. My references vary from old people to exhibitionists.''

Boya Latumahina is another Graphic Designer/illustrator/photographer i am inspired by , i love her abstracted work. She often works free hand and works with her emotions and thoughts at the time ' spur of the moment' which is what i can relate to. This is Some of her other work i am fond of...

Christopher Cox

(packaging design, design for cover of journal)

I work with collage allot and this piece really captured my attention, the contrast between the floral feminine images and the retro cool images clash , but thats what makes it work visually.

Publishing/ Editorial..

hvass-and-hannibal have always inspired me, their use of graphical collage generated on the computer appeals to me and works with the simple photographic backgrounds, i love how they always seem to make graphics come alive, they try to make something un-real look realistic. They are well know for their amazing music videos and album covers, but they also work with  music videos, graphic art, silkscreening, art direction, illustration, installation and lots more.

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Simple and Effective

This is a perfect example of 'simple and effective' using motion graphics, as soon as i saw this clip i was fascinated by the colours and quality of the video, it looks like ink or powder. I was attracted to this clip because i always seem to work with colour and abstraction, i am super inspired by this piece.

'let yourself feel'

by Esteban Diácono






Packaging and Interior Design..

Project from 'SEA' design website, OQO is a London-based Japanese fusion bar/restaurant. 
The round shapes are just photographs of cocktails and drinks sold in the restaurant, but when taken from birds-eye view and placed on a crisp black background the photographs become so much more interesting and start to look nothing like the reality. This is another perfect example of 'simple but effective', it is visually appealing to look at and suits the restaurant/bar's atmosphere well.

Boutique London
Art Direction and Brand Identity for an independent fashion event, this event's audience is the  young fashion consumers of the time.

I think the colors and shape work really well together as it attracts its supposed audience as it is modern, young and easy on the eye.

I really like the simplicity of the shape B with the bold font inside, i think the white negative space looks really effective as it stands out on the block colour.

PACKAGING..

(simple and effective)

Mast Brothers Chocolate

Sex & Sundhead

TheDieline.com: The Leading Package Design Blog

Miles Gould, "Umberto Eco print series

FASHION PROMOTION

Workshop continued with amber 'English language'..

• Noun - The name of a person, place, thing, or idea.
• Pronoun- A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun. You use pronouns like.. he, which ,none , you
• Subjective Personal Pronoun - I, you, he, she, it, we, what, who, and they.
• Verb - A doing work .. run, walk, jump etc
• Adverb - speech e.g how?, in what way?, when?, where?
• Adjective - A describing word e.g big, bold, small, hairy etc

Shortening a story..

1. X-factors Katy W was trying to make emends after being accused of ending up in bed with Matt C, He wasn't happy.
2. Sr Frgy r-fused 2 ans Q's abwt roo stayin @ UTD, roo dint wana sign a cntrct , madrd city n barca r suters burnbeau r likely. Despt tht denial, Q's bwt roo will nt go away.

Workshop

A small task to get our graphic design brains going!

Express the word 'Catch' using the letter A five times.

I cut my letters into different sized circles representing 1) ping pong ball

2) tennis ball 3) football 4) volleyball.

Second word 'Pop'

I tried to mimic a sharp flying dart popping a balloon.


Our last task was to work in a group of three and express the opposite of the word 'Expand', we chose to use the word 'Contract'. We worked well together and managed to express out word well.

CONTRACT