development

working on the PJ Smoothies hasnt gone so smooth as I thought, Ive been struggling to be able to get my ideas onto the Mac, so I went to see Nigel to get some advice I was told to add bright colours to make it stand out more so this is what I came up with. Im still a bit unsure at the moment cause Im not used to such vibrant work so I will start working on my ideas more.

Struggling again Faber and Faber

Today I have been working on my final cover design for Se7en its so hard because the other three look good and im hapy with them just having problems incorporating the seven sins into the type, because it just looks stupid. I think ill just do a transparency on it and see what it looks like.

essay essay ESSAY!!!

Well this week i am forcusing on my essay more then anything purely because its such a struggle for me to do. I have 300 words so far. I will also work on my PJ Smoothies because I havent done much on the drawing side so far. I know what I want to go for its just getting that idea down on paper. So I do have my work cut out for me this week......

Essay

My essay has proven a struggle but with 1500 words done im well under way =) I have researched and researched and there is not a lot on The Designers Republic and its a pain in the ass. I have searched high and low in books and on the internet and both have proven a difficulty. But now with the understanding that they have gone buss I can now talk about that and see were it will take me.

Ideas

I have been doing only a few sketches of what I want my F&F to look like cause I already have an idea of what I want it too look like. I have already done a few Mac draw ups and they look really nice I created my own type face which im really pleased with because it works really well.
Just going to continue with the development of that.

its been a while!!

Its been a while since I last wrote an entry purely because I havent had any time lately.
So I will show you what I have been upto.... so far I have created two covers for my Faber and Faber. I have also been working on my critical study as the draft has to be in this Thursday.

Faber and Faber ideas generation

Today I have worked on one cover for Faber and Faber..... 28 Days Later.
I done ideas generation this morning and then worked it up on the Mac.
The outcome has worked really well =)

I designed my own handed typeface because I'm working in the style of Saul Bass and his typeface is also hand drawn.
First I used a layout pad and worked out a grid so that the letters were set at the same size and it gave me room to plan out each letter.
I then worked up some designs using 3x3 inch squares to quickly jot down ideas. I then worked up the design I liked the most.

More research I think is in order

I have come to the conclusion that I think I need to research more into the PJ Smoothies brief because my ideas are so bad that Im having problems getting to gribs with what I want it to look like.
Hmmm back to the drawing board I think.

what!! no more Designers Republic!!

I started on my essay today on the movement of The Designers Republic. While researching them I discovered that they are no longer nooooooooo. Couldn't believe such a high end advertising firm has gone bust.
Its a working progress though so ill keep you posted on how its going!