Exhibition promotion

This a small poster I designed to promote my final project work of my Foundation year before entering the BA course. The theme was 'Tribe' and the figures shown are photographs of wooden cut-outs designed and painted by myself. They stand at over 6ft tall. This was a fine art project. Click on the image to see a bigger version.

Play promotion

Artwork in support of a play which toured South Wales. It appeared in poster form at A3 and A4 and on flyers at A5. Click on the image to see a bigger version.

Theatre flyer

The front (left) and back of a flyer for a play presented at Chapter Theatre, Cardiff. The back page photography is my own. Click on the image to see a bigger version.

Theatre auditions

Two versions of an audition poster for Everyman Theatre, Cardiff. The client wanted sans serif type (not specified in the brief) so the original poster, with an art noveau flavour, was revised with more of an art deco feel. I prefer the original. Click on an image to see a bigger version.

Publication design

This college project involved evolving a new alphabet and then applying it (in context) in a double page spread. I used my collection of old DC and Marvel comics for scans of various titlepieces and used some of those letters for my alphabet. The DPS was for an imaginary publication featuring an article which suggests that, in a time of recession, old articles like vintage comics make a good investment. Click on the image to see a bigger version.

Animation

Selected scenes from an animated piece on the theme of 'nightmare'. Acknowledgements to Bacon, Magritte, Dali et al. Click on the image to see a bigger version.

Art show poster

My entry for a competition to find a poster to promote a local art exhibition. Click on the image to see a bigger version.

Exhibition promotion

These are ideas for banners and promotional eye-catchers for a notional exhibition on the subject of type and typography. Click on the image to see a bigger version.

Illustration – book on music

These are four of eight designs to illustrate a book on the subject of music. I chose classical music as my theme though most observers think they are about jazz. Click on the image to see a bigger version.

Illustration – commissioned

Acrylic brushwork over pencil artwork. From life and a photograph. Click on the image to see a bigger version.

Critical analysis report cover

A college project called for analysis of several fashion websites. This is the cover I designed in which to present my findings. Click on the image to see a bigger version.

Design for books – chapter dividers

This college project involved designing six chapter dividers for a notional book on the 20th century (mostly popular culture combined with landmark events). Each of my designs featured a dominant figure, almost in silhouette, surrounded by contemporary imagery. Click on the image to see a bigger version.

Jacket design – children's book

This is another college project involving a design for the cover of a children's book. This one (invented) is an adventure story aimed at 8 to 10 years olds. Click on the image to see a bigger version.

Book jacket design

This book jacket was designed for a competition marking the success of Barry (South Wales)  in a national reading promotion. Towns which successfully encouraged library usage and reading were given a 'Reading Town' award. The dominant feature of the front cover is a Photoshop-treated photograph of a statue of David Davies, a coal baron and docks owner who effectively put Barry on the map during the coal and iron boom years. Click on the image to see a bigger version.

Advertising – fictional business

This is one of a set of final outcomes for a college project in which students created their own briefs. Mine involved a fictional start-up franchise providing after-school literacy sessions. The business was called WordPlay and the initial advertising revolved around the notion that in a child's mind (ie imagination) anything is possible. The WordPlay sessions would tap into this potential to make literacy sessions interesting and engaging for youngsters. Click on the image to see a bigger version.

Cause advertising – The Big Issue

This image is one of the final outcomes in a college project. The brief was chosen from one of several in the 2010/11 YCN student design competition. It was quite a complex and demanding brief which called for the avoidance of stereo-typing and promotion of a more positive view of the homeless and of The Big Issue's work. This image and two accompanying ones offer a perspective on Big Issue street sellers as embryonic business people getting their lives back together. Click on the image to see a bigger version.

Branding/promotion

Another college project, this one concerned the branding of a business which would promote tourism and interest in Cardiff, particularly in Cardiff Bay, a redeveloped port area. Click on the image to see a bigger version.

Cause campaigning

This image is a final outcome for a college project concerning visible language – in this case advertising. The brief was fairly open. I decided to concentrate on a public information (or 'cause') campaign – road safety. The thinking behind the realisation featured here is that as drivers we tend to become over-relaxed about signage and warnings on the road. They might just as well be nonsense for all the notice we take of them sometimes. Yet they are there for a reason – road safety. Click on the image to see a bigger version.