Vienna Smith

Here are some more designs I have come up with.

18th October 2018 - 19th October 2018 DM18 DISRUPT; speak up, speak out and do something a bit different. The organisers felt that now is high time foe a shake up in this most special of cities, particularly in light of the rather sad-looking, mediated future we seem to be facing. Design Manchester 18 will hear from all brightest and best creative disruptors from every conceivable field, all with the aim of encouraging us all to forge our own creative paths through the gloom. Some influential people that where there Anthony Burrill   – Globally renowned graphic artist, print-maker and designer Kate Dawkins   – Founder and Creative Director of Kate Dawkins Studio, London. Matt Ipcar   – Executive creative director at Blue State Digital. Principal design leader for both Obama campaigns Michael Wolff   – Co-founder of global design agency Wolff Olins Morag Myerscough   – UK designer & founder of Studio Myerscough and Supergrouplondon Sir Terry Farr...

These are the first concepts I have produced. These two designs are supposed to shock the audience into wanting to make a difference and help out by supporting BeeCause. These work very well and I have had a lot of positive feedback however, I am not sure how I would take this concept further and apply it to different platforms throughout the branding. Due to this, I have decided it would be beneficial if I produced/ explored different concepts which would suit better.

I decided to experiment with typography by creating my own alphabet using honey. Using honey to write with was incredibly hard to be accurate with however, it was fun at the same time. Having little control over the way the honey moved added to the aesthetics of the typeface. Here is the alphabet type I created:

I have decided to go with a question regarding politics and graphic design. I came to this conclusion after researching various dissertation questions. Once I had done this, I spoke to my tutors about which one seem the strongest.  I selected the question, then moved on to completing a draft to be emailed to my tutor Simon Bell. Here is the draft sent:

So this is it... it is my final year of university and I can honestly say, it has gone fast. I am hoping that my final year will be a good one. Im planning to get my head down and work incredibly hard however, I have the added stress of working part time this year. My student loan just about covers my rent, this means I need to work along side my studies.