Wight Trash Logo and T-Shirt

Here is a new Logo I designed for actions sports brand Wight Trash, having looked at current extreme sports logos I came to the conclusion that the designs there were very aggressive, a characteristic in which the logo for Wight Trash needed to be, I decided to use the Isle of Wight map as a template to fit the letters W and T in, the isle of wight diamond gave the letters the aggressive look i was after. The logo was so greatly received that the logo got put in to production on their latest T-shirt

Time is Running Out CD Cover (Personal Project)

The photo used in this personal project was originally used on another project. I decided to use it for this one as the sparkler provides a perfect visual representation of the song

Muse Greatest Hits CD Cover (Personal Project)

I decided a while a go to make a Best of Muse playlist on itunes. After making the playlist I decided to go a step further, give the playlist a name and create a unique bit of accompanying album artwork for it. After looking at muse's previous album artwork for inspiration, they tended to the theme of outer space and conspiracy theories a lot, this gave me the scope to name my playlist parallel universe. the red and blue moire patterns represent the 2 universes.

Bestival T-Shirt

Another collaboration w/ the folks from Rapanui Clothing, although this time it was for one of the biggest events on the Isle of Wight, the Bestival, rumour has it the shirt design we both created was worn by a few famous people at the actual event itself

Rapanui Point of Sale Display

This is the first of many bits of work I have done for Eco-Clothing company Rapanui. The Poster's I have design will be part of the Point of Sale Display that will be used in the clothing outlets they will be supplying.

Business Card

has been about 6 months since my last business card design so I thought it was time for a new one. I decided to use a technique I had used on a previous project where I manually pixelated an image, creating a more abstract effect.

Frozen in Ice photos 1

For one of the pages of my final major project I decided to freeze a pair of sunglasses and photograph it (as you do) I was very impressed by some of the abstract effects I achieved

3D Anaglyphs

After seeing the cover of Stefan Sagmeister's made you look book I decided to have a go and converting a few of my photos in
to anaglyphs (3D red and blue)

Chlamydia Is Invisible

I was inspired by a poster I saw on a bus ride stating the symptomless nature of Chlamydia by saying it's invisible. I decided to show this by hiding the text in a pattern of lines. I decided to use magenta as a colour because allthough men are capable of catching Chlamydia, it affects women much more.

Imperial Leisure Landlords Daughter Cover (Personal Project)

The main reason behind this project was to help me get in touch with drawing again, in which I used a makeshift lightbox to draw the image of the barmaid. I was initially going to colour it using pens aswell but decided against that and coloured it in using illustrator giving it a pop art feel to it.

Valentines day page

Shanklin Downs in the Snow

When the snow eventually reached the Isle of Wight, I saw it as a good opportunity to go and capture some of the beautiful scenery with my camera,

Muse Uprising Cover (Personal Project)

After looking through my portfolio, I wanted to do something a little different, With that in mind I devised a project that would provide the medium to try out new techniques. For my take on Muse's Single Cover Uprising, I decided to depict a futuristic revolution scene. After looking at a lot of old propaganda posters from the 1920's and 1930's I was inspired enough to try drawing my imagery then colour halftone them in photoshop.

Puckpool Park Photo's

During the Summer I visited Puckpool Park on the Isle of Wight to Photograph, what remains of the Puckpool Battery, The main purporse of the Battery was to provide defensive cover for the Solent and Portsmouth Harbor during WW1 and WW2

Letterpress Wall Mural

This Letterpress Mural was a collaboration by myself and fellow freelance graphic designer Adam Downer (http://adamdownerdesign.blogspot.com/) under the guidance of our Universiry tutor.

We were all in agreement that it was the best way to advertise the BA Hons Graphic Design Course and the 2009 Degree Show. It was also a good opportunity to demonstrate the benefits of letterpress printing (which the university now has the means to do) As far as I know the mural is still being displayed outside the Graphic Design studio of Southampton Solent University today.

Final Major Project (What Is Autism)

For my Final Major Project I decided to explore the characteristics of the Autistic Spectrum. Being on the spectrum myself I saw it as a good opportunity to understand how my mind works and educate people who also didn't know how autistic people see the world.

In terms of a graphic design style I was encouraged to experiment and take risks. I feel that I have with a combination of unique photography and type manipulation in an attempt to put a viewer in the shoes of someone on the autistic spectrum.

As well as the photography and the type I also used a variety of techniques for the format of the book. These include Embossing, Laser Cutting and Sew Binding, these techniques gave my book a more sensual feel to it.