Computer Arts Feature
Jun 25.10 / Design
Computer Arts 176 – It’s pretty cool to be in a magazine I read when I first started getting ‘serious’ about design. Plus it’s always a good thing to show the parents!
Oh, hello again! I’m Kim…
I’ve been MIA from here (again) for the last month or so, but not intentionally – I’ve been keeping busy.
1. University = no more
I’ve officially finished university and on course for a pretty good grade. It feels odd for me because even though I had handed in all my work (some of which I will show you at another time), I was still working on things related to the degree show so I didn’t really ever stop working. Which leads onto…
2. Show Ten
My degree show opened officially on Friday last week and it was a nice event although the heat was almost unbearable! Finally, all the extra work paid off! I have no idea how I became involved in so many things to do with it to be honest, in fact, I barely remembered what day it was during that quite lengthy period leading up to the opening night.
If you’re interested in making a visit, you can find out more information at the LSAD Graphic Design blog.
If you can’t make it or if you have some spare time on your hands and you just can’t quite make that decision on what to do, check out the Show Ten website featuring a fair bit of work from my entire year. Cheers to Dirty Mouse and the guys at Just Us for their posts about the website.
3. Felt
I’ve been lucky enough to be on a work placement for the last week in London with Felt and it is really good. I’m also absolutely loving being in London and wouldn’t hesitate at all about moving down here.
4. Computers Arts
I’ve had my work published for the first time! My work has been featured in Computer Arts 176 in the Exposure section along with a tiny written piece that took me ages to write because I was self conscious about how I was writing. Pictures soon. I say soon, it probably won’t be!
Just Us Design Collective
May 07.10 / Design
Good new part one – I’m happy to say I’m part of the 2010 Just Us Design Collective. Make sure you check out the fab work from the other members!
Patterns in Progress
Apr 25.10 / Work in Progress
I’m currently working on one of my last university projects! It basically involves creating some new design proposals for the book Flatterland (which I dare you to read).
For one of my proposals I am placing every letter into a square, then all the letters for each word are also arranged in a square. Yep…
More later, if my eyes haven’t died.
(Oh I have some mega exciting news which I can’t wait to share – Don’t you just hate it when people do that? I couldn’t help myself though!)
Moving into the Window
Apr 20.10 / Design, Making, Work in Progress
So after two weeks of solid working, it was moving in day! It took us approximately from 10am to 6pm to complete the whole display with a quick lunch break inbetween.
Tom was kind enough to give us a hand with the window vinyl.
Here is some of the dollhouse furniture that Andy’s family enough were generous enough to lend us. I’ve never really seen a lot of dollhouse furniture before, but it really is so beautiful and delicate.
I couldn’t believe the detail that goes into making all the items, made me want to start my own dollhouse collection, although I think I’m a bit too clumsy to handle all the pieces. When we were adding all the interiors of the boxes, I kept crashing into things!
Ted Baker Window Display
Apr 19.10 / Design, Making, Sketchbook, Work in Progress
This is a recently finished project by Andy Colclough, Sam Wood and myself for submission to the YCN Awards that after two weeks of solid working early morning to late evening, we are very proud of!
It’s a brief set by Ted Baker to create a window display for their Autumn/Winter 2010 collection without using any of those stereotypical Autumn ideas, so our display ended up being themed around birdboxes and dollhouses – bringing the outdoors in.
As this was quite a hands on project (barely any computer use which was a refreshing change), I’ve got some images of the process to show you.
Initial thoughts, the main one being ‘none autumnish’.
Moving on to the final theme which was originally thought to be treehouses.
Lots of sketches for various roof styles.
Thanks to my dad for helping us out with all the MDF boxes!
Freshly painted boxes took over the whole house.
Once the first coat of paint was dry, all of the boxes were given a second coat in a dark brown, then once that was also dry, we sanded all thirty one boxes down with wire wool to give them an antique look. A small FYI for anyone thinking of using wire wool – it will get everywhere and a dust sheet will achieve nothing as the wool is so fine when it falls apart that it will go through the sheet.
Photos of the display going into the window tomorrow!
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