Visio – Luxury Lifestyle Brand

Posted by on Apr 22, 2016 in Branding, Own Work, Typography
Visio – Luxury Lifestyle Brand

A couple of weeks ago, designer Craig Black came into our class to launch a live brief. Not only is Craig an incredibly talented designer but he was also in his final year when I was in my first. I remember his degree work being really excellent at the end of year show and it’s […]

Type – Cycle by Marcel Piekarski

Posted by on Mar 30, 2016 in Animation, Typography
Type – Cycle by Marcel Piekarski

“The greatest ideas are the simplest.” ― William Golding, Lord of the Flies The more I go on with studying design, the more I understand that the simplest ideas are more often that not the best. Typography is a massive part of my studying, not only that but as a complete typophile, I can’t go […]

Testing Your Kerning

Posted by on May 26, 2015 in Typography
Testing Your Kerning

As a student, my typography skills have seen a vast improvement over the last few years but I am fully aware that I have a long way to go. Once you start, it becomes impossible to switch off – I am constantly checking for em/en dashes and looking at kerning on posters. It’s almost like […]

Kinetic Typography Animation

Posted by on Mar 31, 2015 in Animation, Own Work
Kinetic Typography Animation

As part of my second year studying Graphic Design, I have been taking a class in 2D Animation. Having dabbled in traditional frame by frame animation before (and my goodness it takes ages), I was keen to start learning how to use After Effects. I can’t lie, as with any new piece of software it […]