Rag Doll

Sorry for my lack of posts recently. I have been so busy what with finishing uni, graduating and starting my new job as a designer I havent had time to blog much. However I still have been busy creating. This little lady is my first attempt at a rag doll (and the first time I have used my sewing machine in a few years). Shes so cute I love her hair. Her cute outfit is a great way of using up lots of scraps of material and its great to mix and match lots of colour and patterns. Enjoy.

Degree 2:1

Today I finally received my degree classification. I'm so pleased to have received a 2:1 in BA Graphic Communication from Northampton University.

Endangered Birds of Britain

My final major project for my graphic communication degree focused on the increasing number of Endangered Birds in Britain. The design focused on making the birds easier to identify by using flat vectorised illustrations. Books and greetings cards were produced to inform and create awareness of the birds. These two posters were also part of the campaign and were featured in my recent show.

Show pictures

Here are a few pictures of my area at the Northampton University Graphic communication show which opens this Thursday 9th June at 6pm. I will be putting more pictures up soon and hope to see you there.

My area focuses on my final major project this year in which I produced a range of books containing greetings cards. The subject was the increasing number of endangered birds in the UK.

The other project my area focuses on is my YCN Fedrigoni Alice in Wonderland tea party. Lots of the cupcakes are on my plinth as well as some cups and saucers.

Also shown is my portfolio which I hope you will take a look at.

Find out more about the show and all the students exhibiting at http://www.dna2011.co.uk/

Degree show

Sorry for my recent absence I have been very busy getting all my university work ready for assessment and exhibition next week. The show opens to the public next week so please come along and take a look. My work is in the Graphic Communication section at the University of Northampton and I will be posting some photos of it soon.
Here's the invite to the show

Dissertation

After months of working on my dissertation its finally written, designed, printed and beautifully bound. My dissertation explored the portrayal of women in advertising. Focusing on the role of the housewife portrayed both today and throughout history. The design I used on my dissertation is inspired by the 1950s in which the housewife image was at its peak. Heres a selection of the pages.

3D paper work. The genius of paper.

This 3D paperwork was inspired by science and the universe. Three dimensional paper spheres and cut outs were created from all white paper. They were then photographed and the imagery used on a poster to promote the genius of paper.