While I was doing my round of studio visits I stopped off to see the last day of the Typographica exhibition at the Kemistry Gallery. The gallery can be found at 43 Charlotte Road, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3PD.
Kemistry Gallery website ^
Sunday, 22 November 2009
Jonathan Gray (Studio Visit)
I met up with freelancer Jonathan Gray while I was down in London. We had a coffee in the Star-bucks in Boarders on Charing Cross Road and had a chat everything design related.
I gained a lot from talking to Jonathan because it broadened my understanding on design for publishing which is something I'm keen on pursuing. He gave me some good advice on my portfolio and told me to keep in touch which is something I intend to do.
Jonathan Gray's website. Soon to be updated.
Tomorrow Studio (Not Really A Studio Visit)
Tomorrow Studio are a design studio part of The Russian Club Studios. I saw where they were working and I picked up this leaflet (below) at the entrance to the building so I thought I would get them on my blog...
Tomorrow Studio website ^
Saturday, 21 November 2009
The Russian Club Gallery (Studio Visit)
The Russian Club Gallery is an exhibition space at the back of The Russian Club Studios in Hackney, London. I was shown around the gallery space when I visited Oscar and Ewan (design studio).
Flyer for Phyllida Barlow and Jess Flood Paddock's work showing at the gallery from 1st-7th November 2009.
The Russian Club Gallery website ^
O&E (Studio Visit)
Oscar&Ewan are two guys who have set up their own design studio called O&E based in Hackney, London. I managed to show Oscar my portfolio during an hour and a half of drinking coffee and having a natter about graphic design.
I found the meeting really really useful. I managed to discover The Russian Club Studios (a collective they are apart of), which was cool. I found out things such as how to start up your own design studio (which is something I want to do... eventually) and how much it costs to live and work down in London. I want to go back again and visit.
Portfolio Review 29/10/09
This is the portfolio I presented to O&E and Jonathan Gray when I went down to London. I didn't get a chance to have a print based portfolio ready so I took my laptop and had it on a PDF.
I'm not happy with the work I presented because I know I can produce better work. I am only really starting to turn around much more potent work that is visually interesting and conceptually sound. Having said that as a designer I don't think I will ever be happy with my portfolio.
The Russian Club Studios (Studio Visit)
During Reading week (26th - 31st October 2009) I went to visit a small studio called O&E who are based in Hackney, London. They work in a building called The Russian Club Studios which is a collective of independent artists, designers and photographers who all work in the one building.
The Russian Club Studio collective website ^
It was really interesting to see how people from different creative backgrounds are all working separately yet together at the same time. It made me realise I wanted to be part of a small community of creatives in a similar way. I think working a variety of people will me get the best out of my work.
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Portfolio Review 22/10/09
I have reviewed my portfolio (or sample page at least) so I can email it out to a couple of small design studio's. This will mean that my work can be stuck in front of the noses of the people working in the industry who will hopefully offer the chance to show my full portfolio, and then maybe a job, maybe even a million pounds.
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Promotional Material
Over a day or two I had to quickly put together some promotional material advertising myself. Over the summer I had designed a set of typefaces so it seemed only natural for a quick turn around to include the work I had done and sell myself as a typographer.
Thumbnail sketches of how I wanted the promotional pack to fold.
Screen shots from Illustrator (the green has mysteriously changed).
Working in Indesign.
Business card front and back.
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