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G.F Smith Portal
My personal response to the 36 Days of Type project, set by Treintayseis Studio. My concept was inspired by a common activity graphic design education will do, where u make a letterform with your body and photograph it. I then decided to emphasise the characters to create funny stories in each piece of type. This project was successful on social media and really helped me develop a personal style in design.
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36 days of type
My mini zine project FRAGMENTS looked into the a group theme of dreams. My edition was about stress dreams and why we have them. I created a zine that works as both an A5 booklet and an A2 poster once unfolded. The pages have a chaotic overlapping aspect with playful typography mashed together to really embody the stressed issue.
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Fragments
A fun, colourful pattern created for a kids plant kit brand. I used the toolkit to create a risograph print, with lots of overlayed colour and texture. I then took that print and showcased it at this years print auction.
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Plant pals
This is my illustration for the Aah Mag Freshers Issue cover. The work was inspired by a personal project into rainbow capitalism. The characters are all proud people, drag queens, and allies at the Manchester Pride parade 2023. I made the work in order to highlight the beautiful crowds of people at the heart of queer pride, not the corporations and rainbow capitalism predominantly seen at parades these days.
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Pride illustration
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Show Off
A favourite page from my book which aimed to reinterpret the themes and story of Giovannis Room by James Baldwin. The book is very held back in its description of homosexuality as the 1960 audience was rather shocked at the topic. My idea was to flip that and highlight this theme of shame and guilt about queer romance and showcase the love between the two characters that is only hinted at in the book.
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Giovannis Room
Just a funny photo I wanted to include of the day I did a runway walk as a neon cloud.
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Catwalk
This personal piece started in my first year on the course. I did a workshop led by Johnny Hardstaff and was inspired by his advice he gave me: If everyones piece was hung on a wall, what sets you apart? and I really tried to express my illustration as outlandish, queer, and bold as I could. This final piece 'SEE YOURSELF' is a further developed outcome after his workshop.
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See Yourself
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bury 'fishermen' - Responding to the fishermen found within Bury's archival hair works, felted brooches attached to a hand made book, fabricated from recycled paper and materials found by the banks of the river Orwell in Bury. Assisted by Louis Joseph model - Floyd Magee
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Bury
A film responding to Anthony Joseph's poem 'For Kamau', in collaboration with Harrison Leitch and Louis Joseph. Celebrating the life of Caribbean poet Kamal Braithwaite. Model - T.J N Engine.
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For Kamau
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For Kamau
should this be found - working with the natural history museum's archives, 'should this be found' takes the form of an open call exhibition, creating the branding through the details in how you interact and view the museum's archives.
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Should this be found
should this be found - working with the natural history museum's archives, 'should this be found' takes the form of an open call exhibition, creating the branding through the details in how you interact and view the museum's archives.
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Should this be found
should this be found - working with the natural history museum's archives, 'should this be found' takes the form of an open call exhibition, creating the branding through the details in how you interact and view the museum's archives.
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Should this be found
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'The Beauty Of The Dream... Vanished'. A fabric publication, combining photography by me, letterpress, and embroidery. Retelling the story of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, celebrating the needle and thread that brings the creation to life.
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The Beauty Of The Dream... Vanished
'The Beauty Of The Dream... Vanished'. A fabric publication, combining photography by me, letterpress, and embroidery. Retelling the story of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, celebrating the needle and thread that brings the creation to life.
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The Beauty Of The Dream... Vanished
'The Beauty Of The Dream... Vanished'. A fabric publication, combining photography by me, letterpress, and embroidery. Retelling the story of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, celebrating the needle and thread that brings the creation to life.
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The Beauty Of The Dream... Vanished
'The Unseen Zine'. A brief set by the Natural History Museum, educating children on nature, the archives they host, and how to become advocates for the planet. An educational pack, featuring a publication/brochure, and a sticker pack.
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The Unseen Zine
'The Unseen Zine'. A brief set by the Natural History Museum, educating children on nature, the archives they host, and how to become advocates for the planet. An educational pack, featuring a publication/brochure, and a sticker pack.
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The Unseen Zine
'The Unseen Zine'. A brief set by the Natural History Museum, educating children on nature, the archives they host, and how to become advocates for the planet. An educational pack, featuring a publication/brochure, and a sticker pack.
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The Unseen Zine
'The Space Between'. A letterpressed and illustrated fluxus/publication piece dedicated to the love letters sent between my grandparents. The beauty: 'The Beauty Of The Dream...
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The Space Between
'The Space Between'. A letterpressed and illustrated fluxus/publication piece dedicated to the love letters sent between my grandparents. The beauty: 'The Beauty Of The Dream...
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The Space Between
'VYZEE: Embody Disruption'. An exhibition, with a publication accompaniment, as shown attached, dedicated to the sounds featured in the song VYZEE by the late SOPHIE.
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VYZEE: Embody Disruption
'VYZEE: Embody Disruption'. An exhibition, with a publication accompaniment, as shown attached, dedicated to the sounds featured in the song VYZEE by the late SOPHIE.
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VYZEE: Embody Disruption
Typography project
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Typography project
Collaborative project with Dan Severs, creating branding for a film festival.
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Film Festival Branding
Collaborative project with Dan Severs, creating branding for a film festival.
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Film Festival Branding
The Order of Time Book Cover
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The Order of Time Book Cover
The Order of Time Book Cover
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The Order of Time Book Cover
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Manchester Medical Museum Branding
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Book it
Book-it Billboard
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Book it
Book-it Billboard
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Book it
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i Degree show branding
Degree show posters
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i Degree show branding
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Box2Box
Box2Box billboard mockup
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Box2Box
Box2Box shirt sleeve promo image
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Box2Box
I have created a 12 page brochure for a new Chester Zoo Wayfinding system. I had to think about signage, map, route, pictograms, information, education and audience. I had to take an audit and analyse the current wayfinding of Chester zoo and figure out what needed improving. I then implemented my new wayfinding system by designing a one route scenario.
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Hairmony is a hair repurpose company, in which hair salons will receive my packaging to put old hair extensions and hair cut offs into it. Customers will then send it back to my company and I will turn the old hair into wigs for charities, cosmetic brushes, and new hair extensions to buy or salons to sell back in their shops.
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Hairmony
Sprout Squad is a plant care kit that comes with a unique twist - each plant comes with a fictional character and story. Customers will receive a care kit accompanied by a beautifully illustrated booklet that tells the plant's whimsical adventures. My target age range is 8 years plus.
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Sprout Squad
The Motherload is a project focussing on the experiences of working mothers in the design industry.
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The Motherload
The Motherload is a project focussing on the experiences of working mothers in the design industry.
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The Motherload
The Motherload is a project focussing on the experiences of working mothers in the design industry.
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The Motherload
Chorus is an alternative planet with set rules.
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CHORUS
Chorus is an alternative planet with set rules.
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CHORUS
Chorus is an alternative planet with set rules.
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CHORUS
Spreads created for the 2023 Freshers issue of aAh!, Manchester Met's student-led arts and culture magazine
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aAh! FRESHERS Issue
Spreads created for the 2023 Freshers issue of aAh!, Manchester Met's student-led arts and culture magazine
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aAh! FRESHERS Issue
Vinyl sleeve designed for the G.F Smith Portal project
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G.F Smith Portal
SUR, a surrealism museum at Fiddlers Ferry power station
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SUR, a surrealism museum at Fiddlers Ferry power station
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Sur
SUR, a surrealism museum at Fiddlers Ferry power station
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Sur
SUR, a surrealism museum at Fiddlers Ferry power station
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Sur
posters I created for my bacteria museum called the Bacilli Museum. I grew the bacteria myself in petri dishes. The posters show how my museum's branding could be applied to promotional material.
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Bacilli Museum
posters I created for my bacteria museum called the Bacilli Museum. I grew the bacteria myself in petri dishes. The posters show how my museum's branding could be applied to promotional material.
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Bacilli Museum
I explored the ways we use cosmetics, body modification, and fashion to change our appearances to be more 'beautiful', in my publication 'Adorned'.
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Adorned
I explored the ways we use cosmetics, body modification, and fashion to change our appearances to be more 'beautiful', in my publication 'Adorned'.
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Adorned
For my project aiming to breathe life back into Wrexham's city centre, I created an event to bring back pride in the centre, invite local vendors to trade there, and invite locals to learn about Wrexham's history. I created billboards to be placed in empty shop windows that showcase famous people from Wrexham, and others to encourage locals to learn Welsh (as the rate of speakers is declining). The attached flyer and poster were designed to promote this event.
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Celebrate Wrexham