Category: Textures

Graphic Design- Final Poster

Here is my final outcome of my A1 Poster, thats based on my chosen exhibition VOX HYBRIDA in The Golden Thread Gallery. This poster was inspired by a lino print design that i originally created in my sketchbook. This poster represents the name of the gallery but the letters are printed individually to create a scattered effect or to make them look dispersed and some of the letters are purposely printed backwards, as a particular piece in the exhibition really caught my attention and became very influential on my own work as that particular artist also experimented with letters and words chipped backwards. I’ve also incorporated different type styles as some of them are: uppercase, lowercase, block letters and some of them in a calligraphy style. I’ve also included: the name of the gallery, the name of the exhibition, the name of the artists, the date of the exhibition and also the website. Overall,  I’m very pleased with the outcome.

Graphic Design- Vinyl Project

For this project i had created a moving Vinyl using Adobe After Effects software. This Vinyl is representing all work thats currently in my sketchbook and also typography books. Personally i thought that using my lino prints would work well and it also helped experiment further with my design ideas for my final poster. This Vinyl is quite quick and sharp when the images are changing and i also included audio that consists of old radio sounds, which i think works well. There are so many different elements that i was able to include as there is an effect that really stood out to me called the difference effect, which makes the type/text in the Vinyl appear more vivid in colour and contrasts really well together. I also included type in the center of the Vinyl which i’ve called it ONLY LYNO and also inculded 05 which represents May the month that we are currently in. Overall, i’m very pleased with the outcome.

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Graphic Design- Moving Poster

For this project i had created a couple of moving posters using After Effects software. These moving posters are based on my experimental lino prints from my sketchbook and typography books. Personally i found that creating the moving posters were quite challenging as all my work within my sketchbook is based on lino prints, which are considered as images. Although it was quite interesting in finding many ways to make these images move and to create a pattern on movement.

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Graphic Design- Instagram Posts

Here are a few instagram posts that I’ve created using Figma. These instagram posts consist of my experimental lino prints from my sketchbook and from my typography books. These posts are like example mock-ups towards my final A1 poster, so in these posts i’ve included: the name ofthe gallery, the name of the exhibition, the names of the artists, the date the exhibition was on and their website link. I really like how there is a great balance of colour in some of these but i also really like the black and white and it looks very effective.

Instagram Posts

Graphic Design- Open Collab Project

This was a very quick project that involved bringing in a non tabloids newspaper, to then cut out any images, lettering, typfaces, shapes, numbers and symbols that looked appealing. My intension was to create a theme based on tralvelling, so i cut out images, typefaces and shapes that were associated with travelling and turned them into a collage. To create this collab project i took sections out of the collage such as: the architectural structure, the plane seat and a typeface, which was then brought into Adobe Illustrator to combine the few images with text that was relevent to the theme. Once our ideas were finalised i combined my collages alongside other students work, firstly by printing my own collage in blackand white then printing over it again using someone else’s work, which created these lovely outcomes.

Graphic Design- Lino Print Experiment

Here is a series of experimental lino prints, using various colours of card and ink/acrylic. These prints were inspired by a graphic designer Vince Frost as he tends to include various amounts of colour within his practise and another element that inspired me was how he presented his typography piece and how he positioned his typefaces. These prints are inspired by my chosen exhibition The Golden Thread Gallery.

Graphic Design- Typography Book

Heres another typography book which is very similar to my previous examples. Here i attempted to experiment using marker and coloured paint pens to create various amounts of ideas that include the words of my chosen exhibition, The Golden Thread Gallery. Personally, I really enjoy experimenting scale and compostition, as i thnk that it helps balance the designs which a few of them can appear more simplistic. I also like to include a variety of elements such as: shape, pattern, colour and angles, which makes the designs look more effective.

Graphic Design- Typography Book

Here is another experimental typography Book, again using a lino printing technique. As you can see i have went for a bold colour scheme, as I’ve found that bold colours really enhance the details within a lino print. I have attempted to experiment with creating patterns, especially repeat patterns. I had also taken consideration of other techniques to create more abstract ideas that include: composition, scale, negative space, colour and collage. My aim was to create a series of prints using a variety of colours and with any excess paint or ink i rolled onto a separate page to craete a nice textured background.

Graphic Design- Sketchbook Images

These are first-hand images that are presented in my sktchbook which are based on the four Exhibitions i had visted such as the: Cataylst Arts Exhibition, The Mac Gallery, The Golden Thread Gallery and Belfast Exposed. I’ve found that having images presented in my sketchbook is beneficial especially when trying to work on ideas for this project.

Catalyst Arts Exhibition- Observation Sketches

This was another very minimal exhibition based on Catalystr Arts. This was a very spacious area which is an element that i took into consideration when it came to the observation sketches. The main elements that I found interesting was that there was no colour used at all and also the shapes, which is something that would work well within this project.