Cyprus study group

2 weeks in Cyprus with the university. I was chosen one of four students from my class to go on a study trip to Cyprus so I could take part in the 3 eyes project. The point of the project was to present concepts that would eventally help Nicosia (the capital of Cyprus) become the cultural capital of the world in 2017. We had a budget of 42 million to spend over 5 years but I took a little time away from that to see some of Cyprus. We attended a workshop where Cypriots created amazing sculptures and and chiseled wood by hand with incredible detail. Skilled indeed!, The hostel we stayed in was not bad. Pretty basic but thats all we needed as we only slept in it. A bus was ordered to take us to the countryside to see the greener side to Cyprus and it was good to learn the history by visting various ruins. It astounded me as to how much our own culture is different to theirs. Lasty we were taken on a bus tour around the entire island seeing Nicosia, Pafos, Limassol and other places. It was a good trip and a great experience.

Instagram update

A Quick update on Instagram photographs. From these you can see I visited a workshop in Cyprus that focuses on the craftwork and traditional talents of true Cypriots. The nature was astounding. Blue waters, Green plants and white rock. Not something you usually see in Glasgow... Lastly today I tried the new Philly with chocolate spread. It was odd but tasted good none the less. Will definatly be buying that again!

End Child Poverty

 

My old project for my graded unit was to create a campaign to end child poverty around the world. This is a serious issue as children do not hae the power to save themselves. For an effective communication I decided to use the imagery of broken toys to represent children who have been emotionally broken.

A week of romance

  

A week of romance at waterstone. Originally this was supposed to be for Borders but we were prompted to change it due to Borders closing down.... Anyway this project was one of my favourites when I attended college. It was to advertise a week of romance and create a booklet for several novels. I wanted to put a supernatural spin on it targeting teen romance involving werewolves and supernatural music. Have a look!

Kinetic Typography

 

Another project was to practise Kinetic typography in a creative way. It's very Amateur at the moment and definitely leaves room for improvement! I chose lyrics from the song 'Human', by Ellie Goulding.

Have a look

Labuat

Labuat is an interactive site that allows the user to move their mouse and paint a moving picture along with the song playing. It's impressive and quite innovative as it puts a personal spin on it allowing the user to feel more involved. Check it out at

http://herraizsoto.es/labuat/eng/

Logo #2

As a Uni project I was asked to design a Logo for my own TV channel. I chose the name 'Ardent' as it represented passion and energy!. Naturally the colour red was chosen and the letter 'A' was replaced with a triangle with a simplified white flame within it. In most cultures the triangle actually represents fire.