I found some more interesting typefaces used on movie posters. I like the boldness type of Repo Man and the old style typeface for The Good Heart. Taken from the apple movie trailers webpage!

Lauren Moriarty is 3D textiles designer. She didn’t plan to be a 3D designer but experimentation with different materials led her to 3D design. I liked how she was very confident in her work and how she liked to experiment with different types of materials and inks. She has produced some really interesting looking work. She gave really helpful advice about mass-producing her products and keeping in contact as you never know who might ask you to design something. Links can found by clicking on the images!

Today I went to Tayburn design agency for a portfolio visit and found their advice very helpful and motivating. When I arrived Ben took me to the studio where I meet Vicky who was very nice. They asked me to take a site and we got chatting. I introduced my self and told them that I was in my final year at Stockport College. Vicky said that she also went to Stockport College and studied the HND degree; I asked her how she found the experience? She replied saying that it was good and that she didn’t have computers back than so she had to do her work differently. Ben explain that Vicky was the one who is very hands on with the design work that they do and the he liked working on the computers. I than showed them both my portfolio box and the work inside.
They liked my screen printed poster and asked me if I had an idea behind my work, I explained that it was more to do with experimenting rather than having an idea behind it. Moving on they looked at my British Dental Museum Logo and Poster, they liked my poster but said my logo was good as it had an idea but wasn’t very well executed, Vicky suggested that I change it, she explained that I know that this work has been graded but if you want to show your work for a placement than it needs to be spot on, I agreed. Ben and Vicky both suggested that I push the poster idea further as the idea behind it was nice but didn’t do my poster any justice. Having looked through my portfolio Vicky gave me some helpful advice. As she was looking through my portfolio; she noticed a few things and suggested that I make changes in order to expand my design work. First thing she noticed was that I use the typeface Futura a lot in my design work and suggested that I use different typeface as it shows that I experimented with different typefaces and that Futura doesn’t always work. Second thing she noticed was that I liked working in black and white but need to move away from that and use colour where necessary. Third thing she noticed was that I had a lot of posters in my portfolio and that I should design something different to expand my portfolio. I totally agreed with Vicky and Ben and told them that I will change some of my work in my portfolio in order to improve it. I was at the studio for almost an hour discussing about my work and ideas to Ben and Vicky and they both seemed to like my work and asked me to revisit them in June. I also told them about my current project and ideas behind it; they gave me good advice on ideas and gave me one of their design works as I was designing something similar, I thanked them both for their advice. I also asked Vicky and Ben if it was ok to send PDF of my work and they both said that would be great. I really enjoyed the portfolio visit as it helped open my eyes to few things that didn’t noticed in my work.

Last week I went to London for a day to see a design agency call Dew Gibbons. Dave who works in the studio welcomed me and my other classmates in the studio. The studio quite big and had many floors. Dave took us to a room where he showed us a presentation about the studio and some of the design work they did. The presentation was very interesting as it showed us what Dew Gibbons did over the years. Dave also told us a little bit about himself and how he got into the design industry. At the end of the presentation Dave gave us a quick tour around the studio. Overall it was a very helpful visit as it gave me an idea of what to expect when I leave university.

Recently I had a chance to visit A to M studio. I really like some of the design work they have produced. This is some of the work taken from their awesome website.

I got another reply regarding a portfolio visit but the agency mistakenly took my e-mail as a job opportunity. I decided to e-mail back asking for a portfolio visit not a placement.

I got a reply back from James Buckley asking me to send a PDF sample of my work. I e-mail James back asking that it would be better if I come see him in person but there has been no reply so far.

I e-mailed quite a few design agency asking them for a portfolio visit and finally got a reply back from an agency called A to M.

On my last portfolio visit I had a chance to ask Mike Fallows at A to M studio a few questions about my work and a bit about the design industry. I only got to ask a few questions due to the limited time!

I asked him do you find the process of coming with ideas very difficult?

He replied not really, sometimes when there are deadlines it can be quite difficult at times but not for the most part.

I asked him how do you feel when a client does not pick your ideas?

He replied we just have to agree with them and take on board what they have to say?

How do you find working in a small studio?

He replied that he liked working with a small group of people and that it really only gets busy near Christmas time.

Unfortunately he was running out of time and I thanked him for his time and advice.

Yesterday I went to see Mike Fallows from A to M studios for a portfolio visit. When I finally met Mike he was very friendly and welcomed me in the studio, which was located on the 5^th floor. He asked me to take a seat and asked if he could have look at my portfolio. The first thing he picked up was my magazine, he flicked thought it and liked it. He than started to look at my portfolio pages, as he was looking through, I explained very briefly what the projects were about and why I choose the out come. When he was looking at my British Dental Museum poster and the Logo that I designed, I thought he didn’t see the idea behind that design so before he was about to move on I explained the reason behind why I was holding the poster. When he saw the smile levelled with my face he smiled and sad “I didn’t notice that”. He really liked my poster and the idea behind it. The only thing he wasn’t very fond of was the Logo that I designed, he told me that I couldn’t get away with that logo because of the spacing and the boldness of the typeface, and he suggested that I improve it or take it out completely. I totally agreed with him and told him that it was part of the poster and I will defiantly make improvements on the logo.

He moved on to my older posters that I design in my first year for the Design Museum and liked the ascetic of my posters. He asked me why I chose the main poster and displayed in situ, I explained it had more of an idea than the other three posters. He gave me advice on my Design Museum posters as he liked the other three which where located on the same page, he suggested that I have a separate page to show off the other posters, I agreed. After having viewed my entire portfolio he suggested a few tips on what pieces of work I should include in my portfolio and what I should avoid. He also gave me advice on how he like to see my ideas pushed more further to show them at their best. Overall I thought the visit was very helpful and ask Mike that if it was OK with him if I send him my work to get further feedback. At the end of my visit I had a chance to ask Mike a few questions about my work and a bit about the design industry. I asked him do you find the process of coming with ideas very difficult? He replied not really, sometimes when there are deadlines it can be quite difficult at times but not for the most part. I asked him how do you feel when the client doesn’t pick your ideas? He replied we just have to agree with them and take on board what they have to say? I asked him how do you find working in a small studio? He replied that he liked working with a small group of people and that it really only gets busy near Christmas time. Unfortunately he was running out of time and I thanked him for his time and advice.

I am looking at different packaging design and came across this Simple Seed packets. I like the simple concept and the minimal use of colour. Link!

Continuing with my research on different typefaces used on different mediums. Here is a typeface from the official website of Vincere. I like the boldness and screen printed feel of this typeface.