Photo shoot

Off to the studio back home in Kent this morning to get lots of photo shoots done. The images are for my photography project I have on at the moment which is inspired but Halsman's Jumpology theory. To make people jump instead of pose, so that they forget about their stance and posture and focus purely on the jump, thus showing their true personality. 
So into it :) and using a dancer this morning so should get some awesome jumps. Not sure the studio will be big enough though...


Also the model's ill, so a massive thank you to her for battling through, as this is the only day the studio is free.


Thanks Alice, you're a star!

Turner Contemporary

Pretty lucky living in Kent when things like this come around...
Went to the new Turner Contemporary Gallery in Margate this week (first week it was open). It also coincides with my self directed project I am completing at the moment, where I have mentioned Turner and how he found light extremely important.

“Turner Contemporary’s purpose is to stretch the boundaries of current visual arts practice, to make the exhibitions sufficiently varied and to bridge the gap between the historical and contemporary.” Victoria Pomery, Director, Turner Contemporary

http://www.turnercontemporary.org/ - link to the gallery's site, if ya fancy looking...

I love contemporary art (as I'm sure most my lecturers know, as I focus a lot of my essays on the subject) so I was really excited about seeing what was there practically on my door step. And don't get me wrong I loved the artwork, I just feel it was a bit sparse... there seemed to be a lot of 
S    P   A   C   E which is of course a very modern thing to do, but I believe there was too much. I understand that one of the main focus' was to capture as much light as possible, however I feel their attempt to do this is not obvious, unless however you already knew their intentions. 
Also gold type on a red background for some of the descriptions... I mean really?! Kind of hard to read and I'm only 20...

Plus you had to really look for the descriptions of each display (which are kind of vital to understand the work when it comes to most contemporary pieces of art). Therefore if you're not that interested in art would you really go looking for it? And considering it's in Margate... is the artwork then wasted?

However on a more positive note, it was amazing having contemporary work so close to home and I hope they continue putting new pieces in there :)

Graphic Design

Dover Museum

Got confirmation a couple of days ago that the work I had done for Dover Museum was now up and on show. Here are some photos of the permanent display panels I designed:

Everything is Made.

One of the girls here at the design agency showed me this book a couple of days ago and it was brilliant. Full of thousands of designs and stories/meanings behind them.
"There is an important message at the heart of this Annual.  Everything is Made.  This statement appealed to me on every fundamental principle of being a Creative. The fact that everything we create is born of us, starting with a blank piece of paper and finding the inspiration and motivation to not just answer a brief but to do something different, something special and dare I say it, original.

Then the skills of crafting take place making the craft integral and relevant to the communication. Creativity is a wonderful and powerful thing.”

Definitely recommend it :)

Arnold KLP (2)

Can't believe how much I have done since I have been here... work for 7up, Nokia, spoken to the designers, the illustrators, the copy write people etc etc and learnt that there are so many slightly different jobs within the industry that make up the company. It has also made me realise that if I decided I didn't want to be the person to create the actual design, there are so many other opportunities out there which still allow me to be within the design world.
I have also attended a couple of serious meetings, signed confidentiality reports and visited another company that creates adverts and moving images. Was reassuring to see that they mainly used Final Cut Pro which I am familiar with :) was also so inspiring to see people using their skills on programs I  recognised and understood but for huge companies and designing posters, short clips, logos that will be seen by thousands if not millions and will without doubt influence people.

Brighton Uni

Had my interview for Brighton yesterday (for my top year, just incase I don't get into Bath Spa)... got offered the place on the spot... BOOM :) a lot less pressure now, if all fails with Bath.


Also got an e-mail saying my interview for Bath is on Tues... eek!

Ministry of Sound exhibition

Previously I mentioned an exhibition taking place in Ministry of Sound that I really wanted to go to... well I went. It was so good mainly due to the fact that I was there on my own so got my own personal tour of the club, sound and light system :) as well as having the manager go round the exhibition with me. The display showed and explained the last 20 years of the industry. It gave me a greater insight into the brand identity and the journey to become so well known. It explained not only the progress of the company and design over the years but also the social issues that were taking place at the time whether it be the recession or Royal divorces... all of which had an effect on Ministry.
I loved how every panel was explaining a different year, beginning of course with 1991 and you were given the option to listen to the music of that year through the type of music player that would have been popular i.e ranging from cassette players to the latest ipods.
My favourite use of the logo had to be in 1996 when  Charles had his first divorce, Ministry displayed a shameless instinct for self-promotion, projecting its portcullis logo on to the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace, the latter with the legend: “Lasts longer than a royal marriage.” Utter brilliance.