Response to a Haynes Manual

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This was a 3rd year project and a personal response to a Haynes Manual. I became most interested with the oily fingerprints left on the Manual from its previous owner. After studying the contents for weeks I could sympathise with its previous owner as the frustration of trying to De-code this closed language was clear in the greasy fingerprints. I felt like the more you became physically involved with the manual, the clearer the information became. To portray this feeling of frustration I set the Engine chapter of the Manual in fingerprints that were only recognisable as type when viewed under a magnifying glass. This was a handmade reproduction of the Haynes Manual featuring the engine chapter in fingerfrints.

La Boheme

This was a shortlisted entry for the live brief presented by the Scottish Opera. Rarther than designing a conventional romantic poster I wanted to concerntrait on typography, hilighting the industrial, gritty side of the Scottish Operas modern adaptation of this old classic. I used the huge industrial structure as a metaphor for how powerful and overwhelming the opera can be, as well as using it to spell out the 'L' and 'B' of La Boheme.

Esquire: special edition covers

A week long project working with David McKendrick, creative director of Esquire magazine, designing the subscribers 'style' edition for Esquire. I designed a range of magazine accessories: waistcoats, moustaches, origami ties and Dicky bows with an aim to add a little personality and character to the cover of the magazine.

Thursdays Typo

A selection of spreads from experimenting with interesting compositions of text on a page using the good old fashioned method of cutting and sticking.

"bloodthirsty guttersnipe"

A 2nd year, one day project. The fringe was printed on the reverse of the page so that initially all you can see is the quote, then when held up against the light it becomes apparent that the quote is also Hitlers moustache putting it in context.

Pinhole Photography

A view of Glasgow- taken with a pinhole camera made from a lovely IKEA tin!

revisiting 1940's Graphics

With an aim to reference the current economic climate, i salvaged two sweaters from a charity shop and used a phrase from a second world war propaganda poster to put a new spin on an old meaning.

Developmet work

Development work for the above project looking at 1940's graphics and investigating how changing the context can alter or update the message.

Life Drawings

A selection of life drawings from 2nd year.