gender play.

continuing my practises of graphic design after an inspiring read of "What is Graphic Design" by Quentin Newark.

ELLE intern 2012

My application for Fashion Editor as part of the Elle intern 2012 competition allowing interns to produce the October 2012 issue.
My idea for the main photoshoot was inspired by the film 'the boat that rocked' due to collections produced by Miu Miu, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Jonathan Saunders involving bold colour, prints and jewel embellishment. Due to the film being based on "pirate radio" it seemed relevant to make the link between "pirates" and "jewels." The location of the shoot would be on a boat and photographed by the talented Will Davidson who captures a models movement brilliantly, making his images fresh and interesting. The model Jacqueline Jablonski has a directional but relaxed facial features making her relevant to the typical Elle consumer as well as making the shoot overtly interesting.

the dystopian dream.

As part of our portfolio work we were given a photoshoot brief based on the designer Gareth Pugh. The purpose was to link the theme "New York, New York" with a dystopian attitude, inspired by the film Metropolis and for it to be suitable to feature as a promotional editorial in Dazed & Confused.
We hired the space above the Reiss retail store in Nottingham and borrowed clothes designed by the fashion design students to create a style similar to Pugh's aesthetic. I was involved in the styling & makeup which was inspired by Pugh's aw12 collection with layered black textures and embellishment.

for my muma

Annoyingly I'm not spending Mothers Day with my mum, as I'm not feeling too great and have too much work to do. But I'll be back home this Friday to make up for it.

I created this card for her and sent her a box of chocolates which I suspect she will greatly like.

Hope everyones looking after their mums today, and every day in fact. :)

3 cheers to S

Created this congratulations card for my sister who managed to get full marks in her A level exams in January. So proud! (and jealous.)

portfolio take 1

 First original mood board, highlighting my 60s obsession

Second mood board. After a great talk from a current graphic designer and through countless afternoons spent in the Orange Tree I'm increasingly becoming interested in the perceptions of women and female identity. 

Currently at a 2:1 standard. I'm hoping to further develop my skills and create a 2nd half to my portfolio. stay tuned.

first term, done.

First term at trent is complete! Must say that I couldn't have asked for a better start to uni life, I'm a massive geek and have loved every second of it so far. Here are a couple of moodboards I've created for 2 of our assessed presentations. The first one was a group brand presentation on Comme des Garcons. Rei Kawakubo is such an amazing lady, and Comme as a brand is fascinating. As a group we all achieved the highest mark of the year, and was only 1 mark off a First! but I'm chuffed with our 2:1. :D

Our second presentation was on Country Chic and how it has been visually represented in contemporary culture. My love for Tim Walker has definitely grown. Achieved another 2:1 for this presentation.

so all in all I think it's gone preeetty well :) haha xxxx