Most of my designs begin on paper though I'm not unaccustomed to diving straight into Photoshop and getting stuck in. Where possible, I like to keep my designs simple; the message being the important part of any graphical communication. I have designed for a variety of mediums some of which can be seen below.
In the role of Barrage's Artistic Director I was able to work extensively on all merchandise design. This is essentially a matte painting using various images and compositing them together using a variety of techniques.
To enhance a first year university project I created stylised portraits of my group members. This 'comic' style was popular amongst the department faculty who commissioned me to create portraits of family and friends.
Rochford Harney Music Productions needed a logo rebranding having not been updated for over ten years. I was able to simplify their design, provide a recognisable logo and fresh colouring.
The catchily WDIRMTCARW event was organised by my university department and brought in speakers from around the North West to speak on the subject. I wanted to create a poster that could be considered a nod to website design using vibrant colours and icons.
Described as somewhat droll by one or two recipients, this Christmas card was sent to friends worldwide. It was digitally painted in Photoshop using my Wacom tablet.
A friend was considering starting up a online fair-trade baby clothing shop and needed a logo. I based the waving bear on the Fair-Trade logo seen on relevant packaging. Unfortunately the project never left the drawing room.
In an attempt to stand out a little, I decided to include illustrations in my university portfolio. It worked, I got 95%!
Another friend commission; I wanted to link the teepee concept with digital marketing and communication. Whilst doubling as the canvas design, the asterisks could also be seen as unspecified text. This is still a work in progress and is likely to be improved in the future.
Lost Invaders were a small electronic music project that commissioned me to design them a banner with retro imagery brought forward to the modern day.