goodbye third year!

Can't believe it's this time of year already - today we handed in our last projects and portfolios and in just under two weeks time it's our graduate exhibition. Crazy stuff. Here are some silly pictures of me looking silly, holding up the last thing that I need to hand in today, my application for next year, a BTech degree in Graphic Design...

you would look great in my studio

Something amazing that I just discovered thanks to Pinterest - this is an awesome concept from a Korean company called Mintpass. I so wish that I had a fat credit card and that these were more than just concepts, because I would definitely order one straight away! I need a hard-drive and have sort-of been shopping around for one lately, but so far all I can see are black, bulky lumps of expensive plastic and circuit board (ok, i'm not going to pretend to know exactly how a hard-drive works)...

Ooh father christmas, you can add this to my wishlist!

corporate identity

Some slightly nicer shots of my newly finished, full range of stationery items.
I'm very happy with them!

very distant memories

These pictures made me laugh, back in first year we had to photograph a designer or creative person in their workspace. Almost all of us just photographed each other, I don't think we were being lazy, we just didn't have time to find real designers, or something along those lines anyway! So these are some shots of me, pretending to be very productive and thoughtful, in my (old) room/studio that my friend, Leigh, took.

Funny funny...

progress/procrastination

Type stencils for the posters - it's taken about 2 hours to make these, but from the start of this project I have been determined to spend as little time in front of a screen and at the print shop as possible, so it's all going to be worth it.  Next step... handmade cd covers.

finishing touches

I must be on a roll with this blogging thing, i mean, 6 posts in 2 days? what nerd/procrastinator i am. This is a screenshot of something that I'm currently working on. Part of a poster series that will go with my corporate identity in time for the big bad graduate exhibition. Just under a month with too much to do! Fun times ahead.

a happy afternoon

Say hello to my newly-stamped business cards!

Very happy with them.

dessert, surrounded by deadlines.

better than christmas

The rubber stamps for my personal corporate identity have been ordered and will be ready for collection tomorrow afternoon. I'm so excited! Can't wait to start stamping... I have a feeling that I will end up stamping a lot more than just business cards and letterheads, soon my whole room, including my face hands and lunchbox will be covered in inky logo's and contact information and then I will need a whole bottle of Handy Andy to come clean.

Super excited!

lost in toner valley

These are some old printouts that didn't quite come out right, because my old inkjet printer was running low on ink, but I actually really love the way they look. They are both pictures of my boyfriend, who has been in countless photoshoots and random poses for me over the past three years of my graphic design course! Thank you Mr. S for always being a top class model, without you, so many of my projects would not be the same.

♥

bedroom studio

1. Sophie, my old friend. 2. Trusty desk light. 3. My dad's old compass that now lives on my desk; it doesn't really work too well, but it's still great to look at!

4. Real fake ceramic coffee mug, next to a pile of sketches. 5. I also love to sew, and I love the typographic detail on this thread. 6. Beautiful colourful bracelet from my love.

7. Some of the bits and pieces on my notice-board. 8. Street flowers that are now desk flowers. 9. Bookshelf of inspiration that hangs above my bed, with the pattern that I love so much and my new bag that I love even more.

10.  Another snapshot of my well-used noticeboard. 11.A typographical rule that belonged to my dad; I still use it all the time. 12. I just like the colour of this glass! 13. Brilliant roll-up pencil case.

There's no real reason for this post, I've just been procrastinating a little bit (okay, a lot) and I decided to take a few quick snapshots of my space. I think it will be pretty interesting to look back at these in a few years time...

i work because i love this shit

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This is a little reminder for myself, and anyone else who is working or studying in the field that they are most passionate about. The next few weeks are going to be heavy, we have exactly one month until our graduate exhibition and there is so so much that needs to be done. But, as this little type sample says, I love this shit, so I'm going to keep focused and enjoy this process! The great thing is that our final projects (a design history one and a communication one) are both completely self-motivated, which means that I get to focus on the things I love doing and reading and writing about most. Some of these things include poster design, inky line drawings, cutting, pasting, painting and stamping...

This is going to be a good weekend.