stephanie stilwell semester 2

STEPHANIE STILWELL W:

www.stephaniestilwell.co.uk

B:

stephstilwellsstuff.blogspot.com

E:

stephaniestilwell@hotmail.co.uk

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

SEMESTER OVERVIEW

INTEGRAL ELEMENTS : Generally I find the easiest place to start my work is with text elements, this helps create a place for images or other text to sit. The first element I put on to my projects is body copy, after I am happy with this element it makes it easier to decide how to style other text or image elements so the page is consistent but a hierarchy is evident.

SUCCESS : I feel I have been most successful in the briefs I have worked quickly on. My C-Art poster, and branding for the Architects Bergman and Kohen were created in less then a week and gave me the freedom to act instinctively and not second guess the work I had produced, this let to more creative outcomes that I feel reflect my personality as a designer but are also individual within my portfolio of work.

PERSONALITY : I Love to work for print, I like the weight of books and the sharp edge of properly aligned text , I feel my work shows this I try to add elements such as line and enclosed images to exaggerate and complement the line of type. I keep colours simple to allow the personality of whatever I am designing to come through. I feel I am able to introduce my interest into my work, this semester I have worked on projects based around to of my main interests, architecture, and science. I would like to continue to work in print however I feel the app for my architecture project was also successful.

Are there integral elements that often form key elements within your work – in other words how do you best generate an create your own designs/imagery?

What are your strengths? Where have you been most successful? What do you think was the reason for that positive experience?

What are you interested in, what are you about? Do you feel you have been able to introduce your personality and interests in your work. In

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what creative direction do you want to proceed in the future?

VISUAL SUMMARY

C-ART GEN 2 ISTD

BERGMAN AND KOHEN O N E D AY INFORM FORM

GETTING UP

PROJECT 1

C - A R T : A souvenir poster for Tullie House.

BRIEF

BACKGROUND

The Brief was a live brief from Tullie House who wanted us to design something as a souvenir for their evening event showcasing local artists.

COMMUNICATION

They requested that all the artists be represented on this one artefact and that they be represented by chosen images, which happened to be all different formats.

AUDIENCE The audience was aesthetically aware people, this

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included artists and guests interested in art and design.

PROJECT1

SOURCED :

TRANSFORM :

C - A R T : A souvenir poster for Tullie House.

PROJECT 1

PRODUCTION :

C - A R T : A souvenir poster for Tullie House.

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PROJECT1

REALISE :

C - A R T : A souvenir poster for Tullie House.

PROJECT 2

G E N 2 : Branding for training company

BRIEF

BACKGROUND

The Brief was a live brief from Gen II who challenged us to re-brand the compy and create a new logo

COMMUNICATION

The company is not the usual type of company I would say my style suits, and they also have a number of different departments.

AUDIENCE

The audience was young adults wishing to train , or do degrees in specialised areas, companies wanting to

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train or manage staff, and individuals wishing to apply for jobs in companies Gen II were recruiting for.

PROJECT 2

SOURCED :

TRANSFORM :

G E N 2 : Branding for a training company.

PROJECT 2

PRODUCTION :

G E N 2 : Branding for a training company.

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PROJECT 2

REALISE :

G E N 2 : Branding for a training company.

PROJECT 3

I S T D : Unsung Heroes book.

BRIEF

BACKGROUND

The Brief was set by ISTD for the 2013 competition. The Unsung Hero’s brief was to take a person that is in our eyes an unsung hero and show ISTD why we believed this through any media we felt appropriate.

I chose to represent my cousin Evie O’Donnell Broardbrent and the way

COMMUNICATION she has dealt with having a paediatric tracheotomy. As the information from her mother was quite negative I had to adapt my idea to a booklet for a tracheotomy support group as opposed the NHS. AUDIENCE

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The book was aimed the parents/careers of children under going or that had had tracheotomy surgery.

PROJECT 3

SOURCED :

TRANSFORM :

I S T D : Unsung Heroes book

PROJECT 3

PRODUCTION :

C - A R T : A souvenir poster for Tullie House.

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PROJECT 3

REALISE :

C - A R T : A souvenir poster for Tullie House.

PROJECT 4

O N E D A Y : Summer exhibition posters

BRIEF

BACKGROUND

The Brief was a live brief from the tutors to create four posters and ticket for the summer exhibitions, following a series of rules.

COMMUNICATION

The posters were follow specific rules about type , images, logos and fonts.

AUDIENCE

The audience was not only graduating students and the families of the students but also the public and people from the creative industry.

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PROJECT 5

G E T T I N G U P : Dissertation based book

BRIEF

BACKGROUND

The Brief was to create a visual version of my dissertation. which focused on street art. I set the book up as a promotional/collectable item for a street art festival that takes part in Bristol every year.

COMMUNICATION

I wanted to create a communication between the slick art catalogue like pages and the style of the artists work - street.

AUDIENCE

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The audience was the artists at the festival, and design aware people that would be following the festival.

PROJECT 5

SOURCED :

TRANSFORM :

G E T T I N G U P : Dissertation based book

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PROJECT 5

PRODUCTION :

G E T T I N G U P : Dissertation based book

PROJECT 5

REALISE :

G E T T I N G U P : Dissertation based book

PROJECT 6

B E R G M A N A N D K O H E N : Architects branding

BRIEF

BACKGROUND

The Brief was to create branding for a fictional architects - Bergman and Kohen.

COMMUNICATION

I wanted to create a website that could be used well on the iPAD, but of this was deciding how you would get to the next screen as there is a range of different options with a iPAD.

AUDIENCE

The audience was aesthetically aware people interested in Swiss architecture, and looking for an

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architect.

PROJECT 6

SOURCED :

TRANSFORM :

B E R G M A N A N D K O H E N : Architects branding

PROJECT 6

PRODUCTION :

B E R G M A N A N D K O H E N : Architects branding

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PROJECT 6

REALISE :

B E R G M A N A N D K O H E N : Architects branding

PROJECT 7

A L M A : Information graphics poster

BRIEF

BACKGROUND

The Brief was to illustrate something you are interested in through infographics.

COMMUNICATION

I chose the super telescope recently opened in Chilli.

I did not want the infographics to be vectorised as most are now, and decided to style it as a vintage space comic, when science and technology interested everybody. I wanted to create the same excitement about this SCI- FI like project.

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AUDIENCE

The audience was generally anyone interested in space or science.

PROJECT 6

SOURCED :

TRANSFORM :

A L M A : Information graphics poster

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PRODUCTION :

A L M A : Information graphics poster

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PROJECT16

REALISE :

A L M A : Information graphics poster

EXTRAS

BLOGS

BERGMAN KOHEN http://www.behance.net/gallery/Bergman-and-Kohen/8622827 INFORMER http://www.designjuices.co.uk/2013/04/graphic-designer-steph-stilwell/

FREELANCE

Logo and artwork for band “from the sticks” https://twitter.com/fromsticks Wedding invitations http://stephstilwellsstuff.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/wedding-invitations.html

DISSERTATION

What is the identity of street art? How is street art both an extension and cause of social behaviour? How is sub cultural art used as a catalyst for social change.