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Have a look in the Design page for some of the recent work I have been doing post uni…

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Hi All,
Ok, so i’ve been officially rubbish prior to and after completing my MA, sorry about that! I’m just about to update the design and photography pages with my MA project work and the design work i’ve been doing since leaving university. Firstly here are some of the stills from the animation that was my [...]

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Postcard Design 1 – Day Dreaming

Postcard Design 2 – Siren at Sunset

Postcard Design 3 – Cursed

I called this project ‘Life on a postcard’ because I took quotes from my subjects that were very honest statements about themselves / their lives, photographed and illustrated these quotes. I chose to use the postcard medium to enforce the messages because [...]

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*New Illustration* May 2008 – Crimson Butterfly

Inspired by the computer game Project Zero II – Crimson Butterfly this illustration was part of my experimental practice in exploring alternative narratives. Two girls get lost in a haunted village after following a mysterious crimson butterfly…

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*NEW* Rapunzel – Collaborative Illustration for Ginger Lily Hair Salon -
by Angela Keeler & Abigail Horsley
 

Over the past few weeks I have been working with a talented Fashion Illustration student called Angela Keeler (www.angelfishillustration.co.uk) to produce a piece of Illustration for a local Hair Salon. This is the finished image which will be printed A1 [...]

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Wong Kar-wai, In the Mood for Love, feature film, 2000 (photographer: Wing Shya @ Shya-la-la Production, Courtesy of Tartan Films)
 
Well I finally made it to the China Design Now exhibition at the V&A and I have to say it was definitely worth a visit! The exhibition explores China’s hopes and dreams over the last two [...]

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Snow White
Over the past few weeks I have discovered the absolutely amazing potential of Photoshop, Photoshop brushes (http://www.brushes.obsidiandawn.com/index.htm) and Wacom Graphics tablets. Previously an Illustrator snob, I admit I’d never attempted producing Illustration work in Photoshop but from now on I can imagine using it more often than not. Enjoy

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“I always liked the Little Mermaid because it was about a girl who wanted to walk!”

I am currently working on a series of illustrations based on things friends have said to me that I feel say a lot about them. This illustration is based on the above quote and will be one of several, which [...]

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Graphic Design Project Brief – Work Experience
Aim: To design a poster that will encourage physical activity uptake in teenage girls (14-16 year olds)
I started the project by looking at what teenage girls are interested in (which included celebrities, boys and looking good). I came to the conclusion that encouraging girls to do sports at school [...]

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I’ve been working on a graphic design project as part of some work experience. The brief is to design a poster that will encourage teenage girls to do exercise. I though a good way to do this would be to use a celebrity that is known for dancing, then it could become part of a [...]

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