The end has come...
we finally had our D&AD degree show hosted at The Manchester School of Art. The work included hand-made publications and books, screen-prints, vinyl work, branding, packaging design, posters, info-graphics and even laser cut sculptured pieces. To showcase exactly what the Design & Art Direction BA Hons course was about.
Our preview evening flew past, and so did the remaining days of the exhibition - here's a little sample of some of the work...
The show's site displays more of the students work HERE
The identity for the School's Degree show was designed by D&AD Graduate Jenny Davies.
The identity for 'Design &' By D&AD graduate Adam Brandon
Sunday, 27 June 2010
Saturday, 19 June 2010
Lilac wine
Came across this beautiful moving image work recently...
A cover of Jeff Buckley's Lilac Wine, the videod was directed by Blind's Vanessa Marzaroli.
Quite relaxing to watch...
The cover was created for DR. Martens Cinematic Orchestra, which includes 10 artists, 10 video's and 10 covers for the brands 50th anniversary. Some other great covers I particularly like the Noisette cover of 'Ever Fallen In Love With Someone You Shouldn't've'
Curious of how the video was made I checked out Blind's site and had a look at some of the storyboards - I love sotryboards and seeing how the idea is transformed from paper, check these out
A cover of Jeff Buckley's Lilac Wine, the videod was directed by Blind's Vanessa Marzaroli.
Quite relaxing to watch...
The cover was created for DR. Martens Cinematic Orchestra, which includes 10 artists, 10 video's and 10 covers for the brands 50th anniversary. Some other great covers I particularly like the Noisette cover of 'Ever Fallen In Love With Someone You Shouldn't've'
Curious of how the video was made I checked out Blind's site and had a look at some of the storyboards - I love sotryboards and seeing how the idea is transformed from paper, check these out
Sunday, 16 May 2010
The Enchanted Palace
The Enchanted (Kensington) Palace has been transformed by the Cornwall based Theatre company Wildworks into a fantastical, visual adventure which is exciting, engaging and I believe pushing the boundaries of exhibition design with a new contemporary direction in an attempt to re-engage with visitors - particularity children. If I had children I'd take them, If I had grandparents I'd probably suggest they sit this one out - I saw quite a few 'elderly' visitors wandering round, looking somewhat confused and nervous.
I'd read a few reviews and was impressed by the creative handling of the project, lead by Bill Mitchell. The theme of the exhibition was discovery, as the palace went through its renovations new secrets were uncovered and the rituals and lives of its princesses are told in a unique way.
There were some introductions to the exhibition on the way in (as can be seen in the pictures.) An iron gate in the gardens hung with different keys, and a tree encased in a decorative mirrored vine that ran upwards, which I really liked. Cabinets in the entrance hall held an amalgamation of items which were left up to the visitor to interpret. My only criticism of the exhibition would be about the historical paintings on the walls of the rooms, their significance and relevance I think had been overlooked.
The rooms were transformed with ambient lighting, dancing shadows, children's whispers, tree's, footprints, filled fireplaces, and mirrors. There was one room of suspended headwear, a stairwell with a dress designed by Vivienne Westwood titled 'A dress for a rebellious princess' and a room with a dress displayed mid-flight by William Tempest. It is hung above a doorway and is formed buy hundreds of paper cranes.
The leaflet guide was aptly designed in a hand-drawn style with a scribbled buried treasure looking map on the reverse. Pages were left for children to collect information and respond to the exhibition.
I suppose it was letting your imagination run wild within the history - allowing yourself the opportunity to enter the worlds of the Princesses or more likely entering their dreams?
Inspiring nonetheless its a visual feast of inspiration, with a pinch of escapism. I think its exactly what I needed.
I'd read a few reviews and was impressed by the creative handling of the project, lead by Bill Mitchell. The theme of the exhibition was discovery, as the palace went through its renovations new secrets were uncovered and the rituals and lives of its princesses are told in a unique way.
There were some introductions to the exhibition on the way in (as can be seen in the pictures.) An iron gate in the gardens hung with different keys, and a tree encased in a decorative mirrored vine that ran upwards, which I really liked. Cabinets in the entrance hall held an amalgamation of items which were left up to the visitor to interpret. My only criticism of the exhibition would be about the historical paintings on the walls of the rooms, their significance and relevance I think had been overlooked.
The rooms were transformed with ambient lighting, dancing shadows, children's whispers, tree's, footprints, filled fireplaces, and mirrors. There was one room of suspended headwear, a stairwell with a dress designed by Vivienne Westwood titled 'A dress for a rebellious princess' and a room with a dress displayed mid-flight by William Tempest. It is hung above a doorway and is formed buy hundreds of paper cranes.
The leaflet guide was aptly designed in a hand-drawn style with a scribbled buried treasure looking map on the reverse. Pages were left for children to collect information and respond to the exhibition.
I suppose it was letting your imagination run wild within the history - allowing yourself the opportunity to enter the worlds of the Princesses or more likely entering their dreams?
Inspiring nonetheless its a visual feast of inspiration, with a pinch of escapism. I think its exactly what I needed.
Doctors orders
An Apple a Day
DR.ME's opening of the 'An Apple a Day' exhibition at Common, in the Northern Quarter. "a visual exploration and dissection of the medical profession overlaid with the collectives personal theme's served in their signature satiric style." Half exhibition half interior installation, including window vinyl wraps - on until September 2010.
RE:VIEW
A second year Manchester School of Art photography exhibition at Beehive Mill, Manchester. The exhibition explored the theme of revisiting. It was interesting to see the different themes which each individual chose to 're-visit' a memory, a place, a journey - some of the themes were personal and some students had chosen to interpret another persons memory or experience. I began thinking about how the passing of time can effect a memory or experience?
Saturday, 15 May 2010
Du Vin
Thought this branding work for the hotel chain 'Hotel Du Vin' was very clever with its copy, playing with the words on its menus and promotional material. Simple, clever branding.
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Thursday, 29 April 2010
.....It's a Unicorn
Clever little buggers, I remembered that Johnny Hardstaff mentioned back in November he was working on a (top secret) project with agency DDB. Well the clever clogs (along with the RSA) commissioned Johnny and four other RSA directors to produce a response to a very unique script. The (short) script goes...
What’s that?
It’s a unicorn
I’ve never seen one up close before
Beautiful
Get away! Get away!
I’m sorry
what would you do?
Check Johnny's response below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue55SLIA3tc
Out of the five films I think Johnny's is my sure favorite in second would be 'The Gift' by Carl Erik Rinsch and then 'El Secreto de Mateo' by Greg Fay. I didn't really connect with the other two - but check out these bespoke boxes which carry through the visual language of the films.
A Scarborough affair...
Blustry drive through Scarborough brought back so many childhood memories, the arcades, the fish shops, the sweets and rock. Love to just photograph all the neon shopfronts and unique seaside shop signs,
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Masculinity
My friend Jennifer Smith (who is studying photography and is in her final year) required some flyers for her recent photography exhibition which explores the theme of 'Masculinity'. With just a few days turnaround I sent Jen some variations and she selected the most appropriate one. Jen decided to go with the design above. Out of the selection of designs I liked this one - especially with the text. I wanted to show how the perception of Masculinity can be so diverse so I tried to use a bold, masculine font and merge it into a lighter, italic font. I hoped the designs reinforced the theme of the exhibition in a neutral way. Visitors to the exhibition were encourage to fill out questionnaires and submit their thoughts and so that is why I chose the neutral colours.
Friday, 2 April 2010
PANIC @ NOISELAB
The Countdown
Panic slowly encroaches upon us, getting more and more intense until we fully acknowledge the fear. The familiar sense of counting down the days, hours or minutes until an anticipated moment is something we all know a little too well.
On Wednesday Rachael, Helen and I were invigilating our PANIC exhibition @ NOISE in Manchester. I was very impressed with the layout, display and overall curation of the exhibition.
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