Update V

BAM!


LATEST BRIEF:

[awake since 4 a.m.]

It's a fourteen page InDesign document. The objective of this brief is to design a non-fiction book from a list of titles given. 

My book's subject matter is anatomy, going by the title of 'Nexus.'

nexus |ˈneksəs|noun ( pl. same or -uses )a connection or series of connections linking two or more things.
I have explored this brief using a minimalist approach. The purpose of the given title is that it places emphasis on the ideology that anatomy is just a connection of groups and series. The cover itself consists of 5 pages with each letter of the title, with segments of a ribcage/spine (printed on transparency film). This reinforces the concept of connection.
The interior is simplistic in nature, with consistent use of dashed (2pt) line and circles which reinforces  the concepts stated above. These graphic elements also link all the pages together.
The book itself has yet to be put together; it's currently in the process of being done so.
A post of the final product, will be posted.
 

Update IV

So, currently all the NDS students are on break; [including myself, obviously. Heh.]

However, this break feels very little like a break; the constant yearns of my acquaintances, leave me sleepless - quite a dramatic verbal interpretation, but trust me when I state things in such a manner; a ridiculous amount of social interaction deserves an over the top comment. Alas, I shall cease with the somewhat sardonic humor. 

As you have most likely noted, this 'Update' is not orientating around my course and/or work, but rather, it can be defined as a random, out of the blue... digression? More or less? In trying to understand someone's work, you must also learn of the artist. I am definitely not an artist as of yet, but purely for amusement purposes and some form of gratification, this is purely just a ramble based on any factor that draws forth from my mind. 

So, as I stated earlier, I am ridiculously weary. Lethargy is currently at an all time high; slightly melancholic, is it not? I'm attempting getting in my last few days of rest before heading back to NDS, however, I think this will not occur. People seem to have this incessant need of being pervasive and intrusive. Really, it's like mental claustrophobia. I really don't know how to gently tell these people to go away. 

But, hey, if anyone reading this, (which is highly doubtful), you should give me suggestions on how to inform others to leave you be in your own contented isolation. 

So, above, as you can see, is my current state of apathy and lethargy. I think I have made my point.

Have a nice day. 

Update III

Once again, I apologize for the lack of posts. I was on a two week break in Malaysia. Moving on, here is a quick little 'doodle' I was working on whilst stuck in the sweltering heat of Malaysia.

"Te Desidero"

I Miss You.

I was feeling slightly homesick and missing a lovely person.

"Article; Guy Fawkes"

[Imagery + Illustration]

Got a new brief for Illustration. The aim was to develop an illustration that related to an article we received.  

Next week, we have Mid-Term Interviews. Here is just a quick snap shot of SOME of the work that is to be in my folio. Crazy, no?

Update II

Just a few things I've been working on as of late. 

"a"

3D Typography

[Board, Fake Wood Lino, Copper Chain, Dried Blossum Twig, Acrylic.]

As stated above; the brief assigned was for us to develop a pieace of 3D Typography. 

' [&] In Just One Week,"

['so much can change; so much can falter.']

[Watercolor Paper, Board, Marker, Biro, Thread.]

We were to develop a visual representation of one week that passed by. We were to focus on one part of that week and represent in any manner that we wished. I chose to focus on the people and places I saw; the visual component is a 'journal', which includes illustrations and typography.

 The following are just a few close up shots of the final.

"Dear"

[Close Up. I.]

"Adam"

[Close Up. II.]

"Mother"

[Close Up. III.]

"Flinders Street Station"

[Close Up. IV.]

Update.

Here are just a few "W.I.P's" of a current brief I'm working on. 
The objective of the brief is to design 3 business cards for self promotional purposes.
Here is one of the designs I am currently developing. 


Self-Portrait [VECTOR-based]

Basic Line Work

Color Experimentation

Color/Layout Experimentation

Apologies && Overviews.

First off, I'd like to apologize for my lack of posts; [our internet provider decided it would be amusing to sever our internet connection -insert abuse here-]

Moving along; throughout the past three weeks, I have returned to NDS after a two week break. After returning to NDS for a week, I have been given multiple briefs to complete, here are just a few. 

 'Job Application'

[This brief asks us to apply for a job; imagining where we would be in three years time and presuming we have the qualifications needed for the occupation of our intended career path. We are to write up a covering letter, which is to be submitted with a folio piece.]

I am quite content with the result of my final product. Instead of being bland and 'cliched', I chose to be slightly more creative in this brief. The final product includes a 'Book Box', which I produced using an old book found at a second hand store. The 'Book Box' contains a business card and a small pamphlet, which includes a cover letter and resume; [pages are sewn together]. There is also a four paged A4 portfolio [hand sewn], which includes four designs I developed during my break. Each page is separated with a piece of transparency film. 

[Designs in the A4 Portfolio]

'My Boy Builds Coffins-Florence + The Machine'

[Poster Design]

'Anti-Smoking'

[Poster Design]

'Twitter'

[Advertisement/T-Shirt]

'Typo'

[Advertisement/T-Shirt]

- - - - - - - - -

'Sea'

Expressionist Landscape

[Influenced by the German Expressionists]

'Him'

[Influenced by the 9x5 Exhibition]

(Oils and Acrylics, canvas board)

Done over the two week break.

Prefered.

Nine weeks of the course have flown by. Throughout the past nine weeks, many of us have produced several briefs. Here are a collection of a few finals that I have generated throughout this time span, that I favor. 

'Greenpeace'

[Greenpeace Advertisement]

'Faces'

[St. Kilda Extended Piece]

'BoAka'

[De Stijl Label Design]