Monday, 28 February 2011

Design is About Doing - Organised Chaos


http://www.serialcut.com/?project=51



http://thingsorganizedneatly.tumblr.com/post/2956534426/wad-magazine



http://www.serialcut.com





http://www.agentbauer.com/photographers/alexandercrispin





http://www.coming-soon.be/creativebranding/26_gent_ss.html



http://www.flickr.com/photos/bertolegendaryh/5482944917/

Design is about Doing - Inspiration

To coincide with the release of A-Level results, The Guardian released 'The Fresher'; a guide for new students. I was asked to design a full-page advert for the guide, and so created this large multi-layered papercut piece, with a couple of additional 3D elements.



Really nice use of hand-crafted type and imagery. The multi-layered crafting achieves a sense of depth and is fields apart from digitally created, 2D design.



http://www.alltelleringet.com/



http://www.behance.net/gallery/MORE-is-MORE/302279



http://www.fromupnorth.com/2011/03/in-focus-like-minded-studio/

Wednesday, 16 February 2011

Design for Screen - Amnesty

“Death to death penalty. 139 countries have wiped out the death penalty. 
Only 58 are left to convince. Join us at www.amnesty.fr”



An atmospheric and thought-provoking advertisement by Amnesty International. They have conveyed their wish to demolish the death penalty by depicting various scenarios in melting wax - an unusual media but in this case works extremely well.

Design for Screen - This is where we live



In this video, they have managed to depict a real-life scene not only through paper figures, but through stop motion, also. Multiple events and scenarios take part simultaneously which would have required immense effort and planning. The media works extremely well also as the media compliments the essence of the video perfectly - books are to convey stories and information which is exactly what this video does.

Design for Screen - Kinetic Typography



Clear introduction to type using clear indicators and descriptions. The red circles and arrows point you to the 'elements' in which the part of the video is in reference to making the information easy to digest. Although it does not explain all aspects of type in depth, it gives you an insight into the basic elements which you can then go and explore yourself. The simplistic colour scheme works well as it does not detract any attention from the message it conveys.

Design for Screen - Superbowl Adverts




Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Design for Screen - Coldplay Video (Strawberry Swing)


In this video for Coldplay, they have depicted a scenario from a birds eye point of view using Chris Martin as the main character among potentially thousands of chalk drawing. The effort which has gone into creating this video is immense as each frame was an entirely different large scale design, hand-drawn using chalk. The imagery captures the essence of the song but this works in reverse, also.