The avenue I started to look down when creating my photoshop portraits were focused on a multi-cultural, fast paced lifestyle which I grew up in, this led me to look further into how I wanted to explore that and express myself creatively using photoshop. The first self portrait is completely inspired from my passion in […]
Illustrator Self Portraits
My illustrator self portraits consist of two complete different approaches, one is more natural and rigid and the other has taken a more flat geometric design. I chose to go with two different approaches as I planned to use one of the illustrations further ahead in my promotional poster which would then give me the […]
Typographical Logo Designs
My typographical word marks both consist of similar approaches, two logotypes inspired from my love of science fiction games, series and movies. Growing up being engrossed in a whole library of science fiction media, I soon realised how much of the graphic design elements within this media share certain tropes which have inspired my own […]
Conceptual Logo Design
I have taken 2 completely different approaches to my conceptual wordmark logos. I initially started by curating a list of my interests and experiences and then looked at my forename and surname individually and together, and then also my initials. My interest in astrology, physics and space led me to create the first wordmark which […]
Colour
A Good Use of Colour The use of colour in graphic design plays a huge role in how a piece of media is received by its audience, it evokes emotion and can be used to communicate without the use of type or imagery. The colour choices within the poster allow it to communicate a sense […]
Composition
A Good Composition Composition is a culmination of imagery, type, colour and white space and how they are organised in a certain way to effectively communicate a message and guide the viewer’s eye. This poster effectively uses composition to portray a clear and precise message. The event title takes centre stage being the largest piece […]
Conceptual Design
A Good Use of Conceptual Design Conceptual design in graphic design is the process of taking 2 ideas or messages you are trying to convey, and combining them into one piece of work. Sometimes this can be hidden in plain sight or very obvious. The poster on the left is a great example of conceptual […]
Typography
A Good Use of Typography This poster manages to use typography effectively by using a slab serif font and a handwritten script font which have a very strong contrast to each other. there are only 2 fonts used and the variation is created by contrast in weight, colour and size. The thin strokes of the […]