Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Holmes Wood
Over Christmas I spent a week at Holmes Wood consultancy. I had previously spent 2 weeks there over summer and been working on a way finding project for Roehampton University Library. Since then they had made the presentation to Roehampton and waiting to hear back about which direction to go with. I had a look at the presentation that they had given the client and it was really good to see that a lot of the ideas/concepts that I had come up with and been working on over the two weeks had been included in what they had developed. Seeing some of my ideas within the presentation was really great and gave me a bit more confidence in my work.
The stuff I was working on this time was a bit different. Since previously I had been asked to come up with concepts and initial ideas, whereas this time they had already come up with some design directions/concepts and they asked me to develop one of the routes they were considering. I was asked to develop the pictogram route for this particular project which I spent a couple of days doing. Initially I was thinking of obvious picto's and icons for each of the 'words' but it was then suggested that I think of more abstract/lateral solutions. So I started trying to develop more obscure designs. We then had a team meeting and the design direction I'd developed wasn't to be taken any further because they thought it might not be as accessible as other routes.
After this, I spent some time helping out with audits and putting presentations together and contextual research for another brief. I much preferred working there this time because I felt more comfortable initially and also there was more contact with the other designers. It felt more like a collaborative way of working and I really like the chance to discuss the designs with the designers and listen to how they bounce ideas off each other. While I was there I also got the chance to discuss some of the topics for my dissertation and managed to get a couple of contacts which might be useful to talk to.
Friday, 19 November 2010
Mark Howe
Notes from presentation.
Notes from portfolio feedback. This was a really useful talk with Mark. Specific things that I took away from it was how I approach a brief which is so research driven. Particularly the idea of listing things I already know so I can refer back to it. Also the idea of setting rules for pictograms etc was really useful. There's probably too much feedback to write really, which is why I've scanned in my notes instead but it was good to sit and pull apart the briefs, and in the cases where it might not be realistic to go back and change things on this timescale it's given me food for thought for future briefs.
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
A3 drawing using fine liners for a friend. The type reads; 'And no matter what the day is, with you here it's better.' which are lyrics from Tom Baxter's 'Better'. The drawing is a wedding present for my friend and the lyrics are taken from the song she had playing at her wedding. I actually enjoyed doing this, as it gave me a chance to just draw and think visually. It was a process with much more freedom than I have worked with for a while.
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Business Card Development
Developing my business cards. This was a really difficult task for me, but I think I now have a starting point that can be worked on.
Monday, 4 October 2010
Holmes Wood
PDF of the work I did during the 2 weeks at Holmes Wood. Including concepts/ideas/sketches/audits/floorplans/sign family proposals. The work placement there was really useful. I learnt a lot about the way a design studio operates. How workload is divided and deadlines managed. It was pretty interesting when listening to the conversations between other studios and clients as well.
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
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