Bristol Bisons RFC
New logo created for a Bristol based rugby team, concept chosen by it’s supporters and redesigned by myself.
‘On Repeat’ - Competition entry for Ohh Deer
Illustration is my passion, and I have a real interest in print and patterns, so had great fun designing this piece for Ohh Deer. I wanted to create something a little different to the patterns you see today, so decided to draw out a shopping list using illustrator to highlight how week in and week out my shopping is always repetitive.
Art Club logo made for a school in Puerto Rico.
Logo had to be black and white to print on newsletters, clean, bold, simple and ‘teenager friendly, without being too childish and to look professional’
I decided to keep the logo simple, bold and effective to stand out on a newsletter, using an artist palette as subtle inspiration. (The circle and the full stop) as the client didn’t want the logo to be too ‘gimmicky’.
Club Night promotion for a club in Bristol.
I was asked to design a fun and playful flyer which would need to stand out to a young, student crowd.
My design inspiration was based across disco lights to go with the theme of pop music.
Stone Magazine - Publication Design - Hong Kong PolyU - 2009
Whilst studying in Hong Kong I was enrolled on the module - Publication Design. The brief was to design a magazine based on a given word; Stone. I used the word Stone to suggest confidence to create a magazine aimed towards men aged from 16-21 in Britain. I found a gap in the market for young men that covers Pop Culture, Fashion, Film etc and not the typical sports and sex.
This piece was a great experience to really consider audience and how to present information in an appealing way. I decided to make the cover a cut out, and in the magazine feature an advertising page with clothes you can redress the doll with. I also included the same image on page 2 which I altered to black and white to allow the image to remain once the cover doll is cut out.
I have included the mission statement for Stone magazine below. To show a clearer understanding of the ideology around Stone magazine.
Stone Magazine Mission Statement :
Skinny jeans, studded belt, leather coat, vintage scarf, old skool nikies in various colours not forgetting the graphic tee with hoody is what I wear today. My hair is spiked up and I shamefully admit I’m wearing a little make-up. Listening to music on my way; today is another school day. Sat on the bus reading my Stone magazine, I pick up the latest trends in fashion, music and gadgets and inform me of the coolest places to go to party with my friends on Friday.
Image is important, to look cool, to fit in yet be unique, with the one-off pair of trainers that no one else will have, makes me stand out in the class. Old skool, vintage, things from the 80s, neon colours, symmetrical shapes are admirable. Fashion is affordable, second hand, or hand made. Living in an era of social networking; at a click of a button the world knows our where abouts.
Stone magazine looks at the latest trends taken from the Stone Age; vintage, retro, old skool is the contemporary. Recognisable things from our childhoods are now fresh and modern. We find things from the past, inspirational. Our readers are highly creative, imaginative and concerned with their identity and social status.
Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll are the typical characteristics of a teenage lifestyle. Stone magazine is their monthly fix. So we welcome you to the Stone Age.
British Journeys - Sketch Books - 2009/10
For my self directed study in my final year, I explored British Culture. To gain a greater understanding of who I am and where I am from. To allow me to form conversations with new people I meet from around the world.
I began these studies by taking various trips around Britain to London, Birmingham, Middlesbrough, Brixham and Burnham-on-Sea. To see what makes this landscape typically British.
I recorded my findings by producing illustrative stories as I went along. Documenting sights and conversations as well as a chance to develop and explore my illustrative style.
Peculiar Leigh -5 Things About Me - 2007/8
During my first year of my degree, we had a brief to design a response to 5 Things About Me I would like to share. I decided I wanted to tell 5 humorous things I love and hate that contradict each other.
I hate loud fireworks but love loud planes flying overhead.
I hate egg but love egg and soldiers.
I hate dry towels but love popping bubble wrap.
I hate barking dogs but love purring cats.
I hate sliced cheese sandwiches but love grated cheese sandwiches.
These statements mostly relate to my childhood. Which I then presented in a small book inspired by David Shrigley to illustrate 5 Things About Me.
Is this Britain? - 2010
For my self directed study exploring British Culture today. I created this piece by drawing a map of Britain. But I replaced each major city/town with another city in the world beginning with the same letter, i.e London is now Lisbon, Bristol is now Beijing. This was to highlight multicultural Britain and to suggest how the image of Britain can be overlooked when presented with the familiar.
This illustrated piece was displayed at UWE’S Creative Arts Show 2010.
Elastic - Collections - 2007/8
This piece was produced from a brief in my first year. We had to find a collection and produce a booklet with set dimensions and had to include a double page spread of text. I based this booklet on my brother’s collections of elastic bands which he formed into an elastic band ball.
3 Minutes - Stuck in a caravan in the pouring rain - 2009/10
I was set a brief to document 3minutes.
While on holiday with my family in Devon, one day it poured down with rain and was stuck in the caravan. I decided to create a little game for my family to help pass time. I gave them all grid paper and timed them 3 minutes to see how many squares they can colour in, using CMYK colours. The results produced interesting patterns.
I then recreated each image by overlapping and adjusting the colours accordingly, to see what squares they used. The final results produced a beautiful and interesting pixel image which i printed as an A1 poster.
A little bit of Britishness around the world - 2010
For my self directed study I was exploring British Road, Bedminster, Bristol to find out what makes this road British. This lead me to wonder if there were any other British Roads in the world. Using google maps I discovered there were many British Roads, Great Britain Roads, Britannia Streets etc. Using street view I took a screen grab from each road. This was an interesting journey to see how much each road differed from beautiful palm tree lined streets in California, Low income terraced houses in England and to beautiful outback Australia. I presented these findings in a perfect bound book.
This piece was displayed in the UWE’S Creative Arts Show 2010
A day in the life of a Brit - 2009/10
For my self directed study, I wanted to explore British lifestyles through diversity. I gave a muslim family, sikh family and chinese family all a disposable camera to document their daily routines. The results gave a very interesting insight into different british cultures. I created 3 booklets documenting each families different routines and to present the images I received.
British Road Poster - 2010
During my self directed study looking at British Culture. I discovered a road in Bedminster, Bristol called British Road. I wanted to find out what made this road British. I began by drawing every house on the street to highlight the architectural differences from house to house. This was a very enjoyable experience looking closely at each house and seeing little touches that differed from home to home.
Type 42 - British Road - 2010
This information design piece was based around the living classification of British Road, Bedminster, Bristol. The Acorn Classification suggests the living conditions for each postcode. Particularly informing estate agents of the area and to people considering buying a house. British Road in Bedminster was listed as Type 42 With these results I created an information graphics poster to make the information more accessible and to allow people to gain a clearer understanding of the area.
