Work Placement Opportunity

Just recieved a phone call from Pauline a tutor at university and she’s put me in touch with a graduate from the University that is offering a work placement scheme. This is great news and I’m justing at the chance. I’ve so far not managed to get my own work placement lined up yet so to have this fall into my lap as it were is brilliant.

Just gave him a ring and he’s going to get back to me with the details. He has stated that it’s just going to be the basics; brochures, logos and simple things using InDesign and Illustrator which I am very familiar with.

I really hope I will be able to get this work placement and start showing the world really what I can do

 

 

Wrexham Banner Advert

This Is An Idea I have created to market Wrexham on the internet using this banner advert.

It could be placed on places like visitwales.co.uk northwalesborderlands.co.uk nationalrail.co.uk and even visitengland.co.uk

It is based around the Concept “Discover” which attracts visitors to “Discover” all the different aspects that Wrexham has to offer from the Aquaduct at Pontcysyllte to the shopping available at Eagles Meadow.

N.B Discover Twitches a small amount during the end sequence but i am working to rectify this.

 

Wrexham Re-Brand Update

During this project to Re-brand Wrexham I have been in contact with a Chris Henshaw at Wrexham Borough Council.  I arranged an interview with him and this interview was very productive.

It gave me an insight into the costs of each campaign Wrexham uses to market itself and the strategy behind what they produce.

He also gave me some important feedback on the work that I have produced. He believed the work was very interesting and really liked the logo that i designed (See Image) But he did also mention that Wrexham is unlikely to Re-Brand in the near future due to budget restraints and the large number of parties that make up the local government which all have differing views and opinions on how Wrexham should be marketed.

This was very helpful, both on the level of my Negotiated Studies Project but also on for my Professional Practise Module as I have been into the outside world and almost pitched my work to a client.

 

Wrexham Re-Brand

For One Of My Negotiated Studies projects I have decided to Re-brand Wrexham to attract more tourists to the area.

I believe this will be a very beneficial project for myself as it allows me to work on branding and advertising.

I contacted Wrexham council to try and arrange some sort of meeting and feedback on how Wrexham markets itself to tourists.

I received an email from Chris Henshaw at Wrexham Council and he is very interested in arranging a visit and hopefully give me some valuable information into the real side of marketing Wrexham and North Wales.

 

BTCC Update

This is the first livery i’ve design for the Triple Eight BTCC team if they were entering the championship next season, this is a first draft livery featuring no sponsorship yet and only basic colour scheming. I like this design but I shall see when I have completed 8 or 9 more designs whether this is one that I take through to be further refined.

 

Last Week Of Summer Vacation

Just about to start the last week of my summer break and I’m working on two projects and going to try and get them both refined to a completed stage by the beginning of term.

Matthews Of Chester:

Re-branding of an estate and letting agents in Chester including the design of new shop front, displays, stationary and the company car.

This is only a small project just basically designing a new brand identity for Matthew’s Of Chester and then applying this to the shop front and all related stationary and wrapping it around the company car.

Triple 8 BTCC Racing:

As Mentioned In A Previous Post I was doing some initial research into who designs the branding and general “look” of a BTCC (British Touring Car Championship) Team.

I’ve been interested in this project as designing the general “look” of the car is relatively free but incorporating all the sponsors and making sure their demands as team sponsors are satisfied is also a critical aspect.

I will be basing this project around the VXR Vauxhall Racing team that would probably be driving the Vauxhall Astra if they returned next year. This will be a larger project that will be slightly more interesting and also hopefully completed by the end of the holiday.

 

Creative Query

Was just watching tv and saw an advert for the British Touring Car Championship and all the stuff they take with them to races, Trailers, Overalls, Car, Garage Hoardings etc and was wandering who designs the branding for the team? Is it the sponsors? Is it the team that work on the car? Who Is it?

This could be a big project for my third year, designing everything for a british touring car team from the car to the overalls and uniforms.

If anyone does know who designs the branding for the teams please let me know

 

Freelance Update

Over the summer I have been producing some work on a freelance basis and this has moved on from just designing the original logo onto:

Designing Packaging For A Related Product

Designing Flyers For The Product

Designing The Packaging For The Product

Designing Packaging For A Related Product

This work has kept me busy during the summer and hopefully I will have produced work that upon completion will be fit for my portfolio.

When the projects have been completed and the products launched I will upload my designs but until then I must keep it confidential.

 

Paper iPhone/iPod Touch Stand

http://www.dessinemoiunobjet.com/iphone-and-itouch-paper-stand-dock/

I found this on www.thedieline.com and I think it’s amazing how someone’s taken a piece of 270gsm cardpaper and turned it into a functional and stylish stand for the iPhone/iPod Touch

The purity of the white card even fits in with the minimalist apple style.

Shall definately have a go at making one of these

 

Getting Stuff Printed

I found this blog that on the first entry is very helpful and should only get more helpful as he posts more stuff up and will be good to be used as reference when getting stuff printed.

http://www.tomtheprinter.co.uk/2007/02/what-is-printing-bleed.html