Last year I had the opportunity to get some work experience at SCEE (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe) in Liverpool. I had one week in November 2007 and two weeks in February 2008. The first was a great adventure as I was inexperienced on Adobe Illustrator and was dropped in the deep end being asked to generate logo ideas for an upcoming game called 'Wipeout HD'. I was happy to be told one of my logos had made the final cut. It was used for a logo for a level on the game called 'Chenghou Projects'.
The second placement in February 2008 was also a great learning experience, developing my digital abilities on the adobe creative suite and also getting further experience to how a design team communicates and finds the creative solutions to design problems. During the second placement at Sony I worked on creating logos again but for another Sony computer game called 'Motorstorm 2'. I generated a large body of work during the hectic 2 weeks which shows I was comfortable in the studio and looking to improve and develop as a designer. I created the 'Kannibal tyres' logo which I was told was a tyre company making rugged off-road tyres. The logo is to represent its power and ferocity.
Luke Best is a creative, multi-disciplined illustrator/designer. I came across the work of Luke Best as he has worked with Andrew Rae who has been a strong influence on my work. I was particularly interested in the type work. The hand crafted style is very creative and shows a stunning range of skills and ideas. His work is inspiring and shows a number of similarities to mine. See more of his work at www.lukebest.com
This is a project I worked on last term. It is an idea for a short book looking at the games we played in school and all the rules they came with. It was a fun project with a focus on illustration. I wanted a simple style of illustration like the doodles you would see in the back of school exercise books. 
