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asked by AnonymousGood luck - you seem quite passionate about it. It would be pretty cool if you didn’t post as Anon in future - I’m really eager to see your work!
asked by AnonymousSorry, I have no idea. Patience. ;)
Messing around the other day to become more acquainted with After Effects. There was no planning involved which is why it’s pretty shit. Good fun (and frustration) putting it together though. I’m liking After Effects.
I’ve started working with 3D in Blender at the same time. After hours of trying to get a basic Blender model into After Effects the other day I got too pissed off and gave up. I’ve been meaning to get into 3D for quite some time though, so I’m glad I’m doing it.
I’ve also decided to try and tackle my weakness in corporate (?) branding and type too. I grabbed the nearest branded item on my desk (can of Monster) and started to rebrand it. Can’t say it’s going too well so far, by I might start using it as a regular exercise.
Got Pokemon Gold working on my Android. Now I reeeaaally want to get one of the new ones and a 3DS… after I get a new camera that’s capable of capturing film… and a couple more records… and potentially a Mac… and some new clothes… and shoes… and some more graphics and photography books… on my £5 an hour job.
asked by AnonymousGreat! I’ll be in for a crit tomorrow - I believe in the same room or just under where interviews are taking place, so say hi if you like!
Good luck!
‘Inspired Project’ - Daniel Libeskind Kinetic Typography
We were each given an artist to research, and pick an audio clip of them saying something that inspires us - 15 - 20 seconds long. We had to use After Effects to visually communicate the message through typography.
This was my first time using After Effects. I’ve learnt a lot from it and it’s really inspired me to get more into film - I’ve been meaning to for a while. Daniel
Libeskind audio clip is thanks to Hillman Curtis.
Just finished this project today.
We were each given an artist to research. I was given Daniel Libeskind - the architect behind a lot of mind-blowingly awesome structures, and the man responsible for the design of the tower currently under construction on Ground Zero in NYC.
The ‘Freedom Tower’ concept art.
The Royal Ontario Museum was my favourite though:
Royal Ontario Museum
After researching the artist, we had to pick an inspirational clip of vocal audio by them 15 - 20 seconds long and visually communicate it in a video using After Effects. I chose a 16-second part from Hillman Curtis’ interview with him.
The picture submitted at the top of this post is a work in progress shot of me desperately trying to get a steady shot while filming my response to the brief. Video to follow.
Apologies for the recent blog laziness.
Here’s my response to a recent brief - ‘Celebrate the Mundane’. We had to choose a mundane object and use Illustrator to create an A3 poster celebrating it. I chose a spool of burgundy-coloured thread.
I can’t say I’m too happy with the outcome if I’m honest. I guess it celebrates the object and therefore answered the brief, but I don’t think it’s that good.
asked by AnonymousThe college is great, and the course is everything I expected it to be and more. It’s a very different approach to a lot of the much more ‘traditional’ graphic design courses. For the first term it almost feels like you’re on The Apprentice - a couple times a week you come in and you’re all thrown into groups, given somewhere between a few hours and a few days to respond to a brief and come back at the deadline and pitch your idea and what you did or whatever to the class and get feedback on it (here’s a post on my first week). *Edit: that blog post really doesn’t do the week justice - I was quite exhausted when I wrote that!
Second term is more challenging but still just as enjoyable. A lot of friends on other courses and in other colleges tend to not bother going into their classes, whereas I feel gutted like I missed out whenever I miss a class.
From what I’ve heard, it only gets more challenging and more exciting as you make your way through the course, so I’d definitely recommend it.
I grew up in a small village and really wanted to give living in the city a try. I love London - there’s always something going on, the world’s on your doorstep, and I have a lovely view out my window. Once you’ve settled in I think that most people forget to take advantage of the city though, and that’s where all of my gig photos have come from - getting out and doing things, which has led onto other opportunities that I’m yet to post on this blog (and can’t wait to).
London really is a beautiful city of opportunities once you learn how to live with it. It’s not everyone’s thing though, but as far as I can tell graphic designers in general tend have a thing for this city.
I hope these answer your questions, good luck with your applications and be sure to say hi if you ever see me in college!
