Graphic Design & Illustration: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE – Michael Beirut Research

As part of our contextual research, we had to watch a presentation by a well-established graphic designer. I chose Michael Beirut, a graphic designer from Cleveland, Ohio, who designed the logo for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.  His presentation from Offset 2012 was interesting as he…

Animation: 2D Work Using Krita

After exploring digital drawings and stop motion, our next task was to use the computer software, Krita, to create some simple 2D animation. It took me a while to get my head around how to use it, so for my first attempt, I just tried…

Animation: Stop Motion

This was the first practical task in the animation workshop, and I was really looking forward to it as it is something I have never done before. To begin with I had to draw out a path for my object to follow and add equal…

Animation: Final Character Design

This is my final character design, and I am pleased with it as it’s my first time creating a character from scratch and using the methods of animation. I found myself really enjoying this task which surprised me. While I don’t have a specific species/kind…

Animation: Development of Character

When we were first given this task, I planned on creating a very simplistic character as I have no previous experience in animation. However, after completing the tasks during the online lecture I felt my confidence grow a little so I decided that my character…

Animation: Warm Up Exercises

Before I started my character design this workshop, I completed quick tasks during the first online class which looked at the basics of creating animations. I struggled with this at first as it was completely new to me but the more studies I completed, the…

Photography & Video: Digital Photobook

For this brief, we were tasked to create a mini digital photobook under the theme of ‘Beauty in the Ordinary and Overlooked’. This theme really intrigued me as I knew my subject matter could be things that wouldn’t usually be photographed. I found that my…

Photography & Video: Research

Rinko Kawauchi ‘Halo’ When I came across Rinko Kawauchi the main thing that stood out for me was her use of light, whether it be natural or artificial. In her portfolio called ‘Halo’ a key focus of her photography is light and simplistic movements of…