Thursday, 14 May 2009

Robot A5 to A1 poster







I wanted to make something more interactive for people to have and desirable to keep. I have tried to tell a simple narrative of how the robots were created. Starting with the pens, next the Mac the the robot parts etc......

Monsterboy A5 to A1 poster






I have been looking at different way to format my designs. I have created an A5 document which pulls out to become an A1 poster. I printed onto tracing paper which I later found to be very difficult to fold and manipulate. It is stiff and less flexible than paper which means it is getting damaged on the folds.

Sunday, 10 May 2009

Lucy Vigrass





Lucy Vigrass is another member of the 'Peepshow Collective' who's work I admire greatly. She is a freelance illustrator working in London. Her work is beautifully bold and shows a minimal amount of detail. Working with shape and colour to communicate her ideas, creating stunning compositions with a her signature style. I have been looking through the work from the Peepshow recently and as this is the sort of group I would love to be apart of when I leave university. Check out www.lucyvigrass.co.uk and www.peepshow.org.uk for more work.

Alex Ostrowski talked to us



On Friday we had the privilege of having a talk from Alex Ostrowiski. A young designer doing exactly what we all would love to be doing. He gave some crucial advice as someone who has been approaching people for work and making contacts in the design industry. He mentioned how it is important to build a rapport, a conversation rather than a request for a job or a placement. Other than his advice on getting work when we leave he showed us a collection of his work which has got him where he is now. A mix of fantastic ideas and well executed design solutions. The 'NOTE TO SELF' book was a great piece of work. It was designed to fulfill a competition brief which insisted it was to be A3 size and have only 16 pages. He created a book of reminders, beautifully illustrated little messages to inspire. He is currently working for YCN doing some great work which I hope to one day be doing.

Was a great time to have the talk from Alex and will definitely put us in a good frame of mind on the run-in to the end of our time at uni.

Friday, 8 May 2009

paper faces 'what you saying bruv...?'

paper faces stop motion from sam on Vimeo.



Stop motion piece just for fun. Practice before the robots piece.

robot stop motion.

robots recycle stop motion from sam on Vimeo.


This is a stop motion piece I created for my recycling project. It is rough, flawed and needs refining but the idea is clear enough. Hope you like it.

Thursday, 7 May 2009

Home Delivery ASOS.



I am currently working on a competition brief for 'asos' the online clothes company. The brief is to make men aware of the company and its attributes and make them interested in using the website. I have tried to connect the brand to men by creating neon signs with the type as seen in takeaways. Home delivery, piping hot brands, fresh styles etc. I think it would appeal to men. I am struggling to create a neon sign look I am happy with.