New work

Here is a set of new work that I have done, some were for new products which I had never sent to print before, so it was a new learning curve for me, as not all products are printed the same, there are a variety of methods and things that need to be learned in order to get the correct result. And not mess up a clients order. Luckily I had help, and below is some new stuff  have worked on.

A building company had been recommended by friends who we done printing for, wanted some flyers to post through doors.

Indian dosa restaurant who order regularly from us, wanted a take away menu designed based on their restaurant menu, and made a large order, along with vouchers and comment cards for in the restaurant.

Chinese restaurant menu, for a customer who had ordered before, but had rebranded his restaurant, new name, menu and design.

Tiles company invoice book. This was a tricky job, as invoice books have different printing methods, as they get printed 2 part, 3 part and even 4 part. There is also a lot to check, as regards to wear the glue is placed, numbering, colour of the 2nd copy, etc.

Care home who's logo I had designed, came back to order some leaflets.

Local jewellers Stephen Pomerance, re-ordered their business cards which I had designed previously, along with some letterheads and envelopes.

Flyer for a designer fabric shop.

More industry work

So here is another selection of work I have done, lots of flyer and business card designs, with some logo design variations as well.

Flyer for Valentines Day event at local bar

Old school music flyer

Flyer design for essex event. 

E-shot design that was later printed as flyer for local bar

Solicitors advert for newspaper

Nursery Business card. Managed to convince them not to have their details in Comic Sans, and tried not to show my true feelings on their logo (which we didn't do)

Nursery Reward Flyers

Logo ideas for club that teaches children to swim

Business card for Guyana inspired food restaurant

Flyer for Guyana food restaurant

Leaflet with menu for Guyana food restaurant

Re-branding of a hairdressers. appointment card

Hairdresser loyalty card

Hairdresser price list

Roof specialist flyer

Local Jewellers business cards

property management flyers

Some logo work

Some examples of logo's I have designed whilst at printing.com.

Logo Designs for Solicitors

Beauty therapist logo

Industry Work

Well its been a while since I last posted, so thought I would just update, as its been hectic since university ended. The job at Printing.com @Digipix ilford is going well, not as much work as I hoped for, but we all have to start somewhere. Lots of sales calls, making templates and eventually I get design work to do for clients. My job involves designing business cards, flyers, leaflets, booklets, bit of logo design occasionally, and a lot of other products. I had to undergo some training at the Printing.com Head Office in Manchester, got to stay in a hotel for 2 days, all paid for,m the course, hotel and travel. And I got a tour round the main printing hub, all the processes involved for different products, how the ink is made, etc. So, there is a few examples below of work I have done so far, and more to come. Enjoy.

DJ Mavrik Flyers 

DJ Mavrik 2nd set of flyers

An escorts flyer...Lucky me. Also had to do business cards....

Driving lesson flyers

Menswear store closing down flyers

Beauty Place booklet of prices

Indian Restaurant Takeaway Menu

Double glazing company flyers

Company Christmas Card

Haulage Company Business card

Haulage Company Compliment slip

Beauty Therapist Busines Card 

Personal Trainer flyers

So this is the work I have done, there will be more to come at a later date. Some of the customers were right pains to work with, while some were willing to just let me work my magic, and go with instinct and what pleases the eyes. Any feedback is welcome :)

Found work

Its been a while since I last wrote anything on here. All the organisation for the end of year show at university, preparing work, getting things prepared, graduation, kind of overtook everything else....and then the fun bit after all that, looking for a job. Graduation was great, spent the day looking like an extra from Harry Potter, fun times, lol. But seriously, it was good to relax and have fun. I had doubts in the back of my mind about job hunting, so many other graduates doing exactly what I was going to do. I was bang on, nearly every day, applying for jobs, online, ringing up agencies, while at the same time sorting out stuff with the job centre, who I now consider absolutely useless, and unhelpful. And after 2 weeks, to my amazement I had 2 interviews lined up in a week, and the second one then rang back after 1 and a half weeks, telling me I had the job. It felt brilliant to hear them words, and they even told me that its starting off part time, and the after a trial period, I would then be considered perhaps for a , permanent position. Experience is essential for me, I have my foot in the door and thats all I wanted for starters. The company are a printing shop, which is run by Printing.com, and I work as a junior designer there. In my first month, I have designed templates for online, taken orders for clients that required printing, designed for clients, logo's, flyers, compliment slips, business cards, brochures and lots more. There is never a time where I do nothing, there's always stuff to do, and the days fly and I enjoy it, as it involves doing something I like. I even stay sometimes past my allocated hours to finish jobs, but I just enjoy working on designs, and my boss don't seem to mind, lol. The people that work there are a laugh, and the other designer is experienced and has shown me many new things, that have helped when dealing with difficult clients, and producing work. So my advice to those looking or soon will be looking for work in this industry, be persistent, because the opportunities are out there. So overall, its been good so far, and I will try to get together some work to put up that I have done so far at this company, off there huge database of client work (only the good work, as some clients give their own designs for us to print, we don't keep those, lol) . Their site is www.printing.com , check it out and if anyone is reading this and wants work or printing, give us a shout.

Relentless advert 2011

This advert I have seen when in the cinema quite a few times, when I see Thor, Kung Fu Panda 2 and Green Lantern, has stuck in my head, because of the way it flows so well. It is called ‘Virtues’ a word that has powerful, perhaps even biblical meaning behind it. Elemental imagery features frequently in the video and the suggestion of good vs evil is played out really well through the use of top athletes such as Jiu-Jitsu champion Roger Gracie, street dancer Zoe Green, BMX star Mark Webb and Gallows guitarist Steph Carter, blended with crows, wolves, fire and shattered glass. It narrates how getting scars that don't fade, but yet they are grateful as it shows what is within them, and what is within reach of them. Basically saying how suffering has been worth it, reaching for whatever goal, shows they have worked hard for it, and the scars stay as a reminder of the hard work put in, could relate to physical and mental scarring. The video is co-directed by Ross Cairns and Matt Follows (click here for his website) – a great piece of work.
A lot of the brands now, like this one are focused on the concept of not giving up, particularly energy drinks, cars and films. Often through our efforts to achieve something we want or need, circumstances can change so much that we may not ever reach our goals. These type of adverts give us a different view, and show us we can achieve our goals, through their advertising and product.

Site start

Here is a sneak look of what I have started to do for the new layout of my site, much more tidy looking than the last with the actual brand for myself as a designer.