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I went on a three day course with a Adobe authorized training center, concentrating on CS5 Photoshop and CS5 illustration skills. This benefited me greatly for me academically. The time spent learning all the software’s techniques, helped me to work on my time management and how to use the software correctly to my advantage. This was a tutorial lesson on with Photoshop learning to use all the effects/filter/layer with imagery

This was a project on typography. I had to pick a time in the history of graphic design & to illustrate my own interpretation. playing with layout and typography.

This was a project on for an Exhibition. Again I had to pick a time in the history of graphic design & to illustrate my own interpretation. playing with layout and typography also showing what the exhibition would of looked like.

This was a competition brief. the leader of the Foundation Degree Contemporary Theater Practice approached our class and asked we would design the a flyer/poster & information booklet for the event. An installation inspired by and complimenting Anish Kapoor’s

Flashback exhibition at The Manchester Art Gallery.

(My work was chosen to be press ready for the Exhibition)

Project: drawing skills & scale scale exercise

Project: illustration skills, cross hatching exercise

HIGH GROWTH FOUNDATION

This was a competition brief. this was concentrating on corporate identity and company image. I was asked to design a few options to help re-brand the company name. and to present to the company in a meeting.

PENGUIN BOOK COVER: re designing a book called '100 Years Of Solitude'

BAR CODE BAR AND CLUB ROOM //

This is a piece of my free lans work. I work for a company called Astra Signs as a junior design in their art department. I was briefed to design a logo and the manufacturing of the signage for a venue opening on dean gate locks. I was then approached to also design& manufacturing flyers/logos/tear drops/ banners/stickers for their various themed nights at the begging of the academic year 'freshers week'.

B.A Events Management course - Charity event poster for the rainbow trust.

I was approached by a B.A Events management student to design a poster and flyer to help promote there event called the 'the rainbow trust'. the event was called 'Fallowfest' (festival themed student night) at 256 Fallowfield.