Charity Posters.

The new year has started with some new posters for the charity I volunteer for, Action for Family Carers. These posters are similar to the designs for the same event last year, with a few amendments.

It has been quite tricky to finalise these, as due to my and their office hours we are not able to communicate in person so we keep going back and forth by email. But it's worth it when we have a finished design :)

Christmas Round Up.

Some more of my homemade Christmas decorations...

EP Cover.

My photo has been used on an EP cover for the artist Klimeks. I'm very flattered that they asked to use my photo and for the great coverage it is getting!

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Floristry: Week 2.

Week 2 on my floristry course went just as well as week 1. This week was a hand tied, which is a technique I haven't tried before and is a little tricky at first but doesn't seem like it will take long to pick up.

This design has changed in the 4 days since I made it as the flowers are coming out more, and the colours are becoming more and more vibrant.

I also tried out out the technique at home with some roses and alstromeria:

I'm a Student Again!

I've been thinking a lot lately about what I want to do with my life - the design thing wasn't working out and by not working in the field for a couple of years I'd lost interest in the subject. I knew I still wanted to do something creative though, and when my mum suggested Floristry it instantly appealed to me. Everyone I spoke to about it said that it was an area that would really suit me, so I decided to look into it a bit more. I then helped do the flowers at my brothers wedding and knew that it was what I wanted to do.

I found a course at Writtle College that I wanted to do but it would involve taking one day off a week at work and they weren't very keen on that idea. So I found another course, again at Writtle, that was in the evening. I don't think it's a formal enough course to be able to get a job off the back of, but I can apply for the first course again next year and hope work have a change of heart (or get a new job!)

The first session was last week, and the second tomorrow. The first subject matter is hand helds and arrangements, so I made this:

I actually found that I took to it really easily, and it felt natural. I was happy. I'm really excited about pursuing Floristry and really hope I have a better future as a result.

Charity Posters.

It's been a while since I was asked to do some work for Action for Family Carers, a local charity that I volunteer for. However, they have asked me to design some posters for a club night, and here are the three initial ideas I sent over to them:

They're nothing too out there, it's only a small charity so simple works best. The wording was all provided so unfortunately I can't cut it down because it seems like quite a lot for a poster.

I've enjoyed doing design work again, I've kind of lost the drive to keep designing in my spare time. I'm constantly looking for jobs in design but I'm also lacking confidence in my ability and they don't make a good combination! I still have faith that I'll find the right role for me though, and that's what's important.

Internship.

I went for an interview last week for a Graphic Design and Illustration internship, which would be working with two companies. One of these sells nail art products, and the other is like Amazon for London market sellers. It went really well, and if I can negotiate working part time at work I would love to be able to do it two days a week. To see how I work and how we get on discussing ideas, I was set a couple of tasks.

One of these was to design a nail art plate. This was the example they gave me:

I was designing for a 'Frenchie' themed nail art plate, so basically designing french manicure tips. This is what I came up with:

The final outcome

Took me forever to turn these from initial sketches to drawing them on Illustrator - I'm still quite new to the programme and I've pretty much taught myself how to use it. But I'm very happy with what I came up with.

Task 2 was to go to a London market and take a few photos with the intention of creating a postcard to advertise the website where the market sellers show their work. I went to Portobello road, on a Monday, which was perhaps not the best idea because there wasn't much there but I still have a few ideas. I've sent the first photo off:

I'm back!

It feels like forever since I last blogged! It really has been far too long, but I've had a bit of a wake up call. I've been working out of design for far too long, I've let myself get comfortable with a 9-5 office job and regular salary, which I said I'd never do. But I have and it's time to change.

So I've been working on my website a bit and even applied for some Graphic Design jobs. I really need to do some work on my portfolio so it's interview ready, just in case, so that's my project for this week.

All I've added is some photos of my baking. Not really design I know, but I like to show myself as a creative, versatile designer. Plus it may work in my favour...as a bribe ;)