Posts Tagged ‘Graphic Design’
Research Essay—Hyperreality
Technology is advancing so rapidly allowing people to explore their creativity through it so much more. Every year new computer systems are designed, new interfaces are developed and as a creative professional, it’s our job to utilise these technologies—exploring and taking them beyond places previously ever imagined. The majority of the schools within the arts [...]
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Tags: Essay, Graphic Design, Hyperreality, Research
Pixelated
If you’ve read my research essay then you’ll know I’m fascinated by the ideas of reality and hyperreality. During the last few days I’ve been creating a few works around a photograph and some static images of myself which I’ve drawn from.
Basically, the work is about a 30second long clip than can be constantly repeated [...]
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Tags: Animation, Graphic Design, Projection, Research
Monthly Inspiration #4
This months inspiration is a week or so late, and I’m sorry. But here’s some awesome images to wake up your creativity.
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After submitting my work so far this year, for the first Semester, and speaking to a number of people about my work, I’ve started realising a number of things. For a long time now, I’ve been excited and amped towards making a particular thing, an interactive experience with video game elements using type as a [...]
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Tags: Animation, Graphic Design, Research, Typography, Video
Monthly Inspiration #3
A large collection of images this month. Most images come with links back to their respective sources. I think I’ll work on a Video Inspiration post in the future, as I’m increasingly coming across some great design related clips more and more lately. Enjoy!
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Amazing photography by Shinichi Maruyama, I love it!
Absolutely amazing work, this last image shows the working process if you like…
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Flash Project Concept Artwork
Just a quick post. Here are some images I have drawn recently as possible backdrops/landscape for the game I’m working on. They are in no particular order.
Simplistic lines illustrate the images with a nice sense of detail.
Flat areas of grey’s and blacks help distinguish main themes or highlighted items of interest.
You can’t tell in these low resolution [...]
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Tags: Flash, Graphic Design, Illustration
Graphic Design Podcasts
I’d like to make a quick post about a few podcasts I listen to. I find them very helpful, informative and interesting. Its always great to listen to people discuss the things you are constantly thinking about.
Read Between the Leading although only running for 5 episodes so far but is absolutely brilliant. Its a couple [...]
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Tags: Audio, Graphic Design, News, Podcast
Graphic Design 401
Yeah, so it’s been another couple of months since my last post. But I’ve been on holiday and haven’t really done much design to tell the truth.
I’ve just gone back to University, and the first week back was reasonably quiet. I’m rather excited about this being my last year, not only because I’ve nearly finished my degree, but [...]
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Creating DVD Cover Art
I’m Currently in the process of creating a cover for a DVD containing a short instructional piece on Yoga. Here is my current concepts and I’ll update this soon with an image of the final work. I’ll also be creating as stamp for the disc to complete the look.
I’m going for a very sparse, clean [...]
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Tags: Freelance, Graphic Design, Illustration
Coen Brothers Silhouette
After being blown away by the movie No Country for Old Men, and at the time having to generate a work for a brief related to the Coen Brothers I created this silhouette. I then later cut it from vinyl about 4 meters wide, and also laser cut it from 2mm thick sheet metal whilst [...]
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Tags: Graphic Design, Illustration
A Complete Abstract Diagram
As per the previous post of mine earlier during the year, I finally came up with this as my final diagram depicting my practice as a designer.
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Tags: Graphic Design, Theory, Typography, University
Creating An Abstract Diagram
First post for a few weeks, I know. I’ve been on a 5 week holiday and have returned to university ready for semester 2.
My latest brief at university is quite simple yet quite complexe nonetheless. We are to apropriate an existing diagram, remove the content from it and enter our own in relation to our [...]
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Tags: Diagram, Graphic Design, Theory, University
Making A Light Box
I recently made a light box for a poster I designed at university and thought why not share the process online for those about to do the same. Its not a complete guide, but it will head you into the right direction.
Building a light box yourself will save you about half the cost of buying [...]
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Tags: Graphic Design, Light Box, Posters, University
Great Movie Posters
After reading through a list of the 100 Greatest Movie Posters, I thought I’d select some from that list that I actually liked and had also seen. I ended up with the following 9 posters, I think they all convey a good message that portrays a reasonably accurate message about the film. These are not [...]
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Tags: Graphic Design, Movies, Posters, Typography
My Workspace
I think a designers workspace is an integral part of their life. Not only is it a place where they generally spend huge amounts of time but it also curves the creativity process into certain directions. Therefor I shall share mine with you.
I currently primarily use a 17” MacBook Pro with a secondary 28” Viewsonic [...]
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Tags: Creative Process, Graphic Design, Music, Workspace
At Present
I currently study full time at Canterbury University towards a Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in Graphic Design. In my weekends I work in a record store and have done for the last few years.
But, I think it is time for me to seriously look at getting some experience in the design industry. I’m currently [...]
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A New Beginning
In this blog I will be voicing my inspirational outbursts and deepest concerns or questions towards the recent Graphic Design research I have jumped into. I study Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury, and have decided to delve into the depths of the internet with my work. I hope to create a positive response [...]
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