Papercut Project W.I.P.

This is a work in progress, the brief is to create something interesting by only cutting into multi-coloured paper. I thought rather than just rip and cut at random, I would design something along the theme of the 2010 UK general elections (albeit a little late) I hope to cut into the paper to add pie charts and graphs (if I have enough room that is) and see what comes of it. So far though, I am very impressed! My skill with a knife has increased massively and the result is quite effective!

Thatsssssss A Very Nice Shirt You Have There…

Getting my geek on, I went screen printing with Jen Bows, and we printed game based t-shirts for Aperture Science (Portal), Creeper Face (Minecraft) and Black Mesa (Half-Life) (Not shown below), along with the Help Japan posters I posted yesterday. I had a great time, and managed to fulfill my geekiness at the same time, score!

Help Japan Poster; Screen Printing

After reading Matt Cross' comment on the previous post, I decided to screen print the Help Japan poster onto an A1 piece of cartridge paper. I printed 10, some of which have been given out to friends, the others I will give to family members and keep some for my portfolio. I really enjoyed printing onto paper, and I would love to create more screen printed finals next year.

Birthday Card - Claire

My friend Claire absolutely loves felt and all things crafty and is an absolute goddess at creating amazing felt cubes (one of which she made for me for christmas, which is epiiiiic!), so for her birthday I decided to get her loads of felt, wool, some ribbon and thread! I also attempted to make a little bear, which when you compare to the felt cubes Claire makes, my stitch work is appalling, but I gave it a good shot I think :) I've also wanted to create some hand rendered and floral-esque type for a while now too, which I've managed to do so and killed two birds with one stone!

Also, check out Claire's blog!

Layout Exercises

To begin the academic year, and to get back into the swing of things, we were given a starter brief to design 8 double page spreads, by using existing images and text cut out from magazines - however, we had to place the objects within certain restrictions.

Birthday Card - Dani

A card I made for my friend Dani's 21st birthday, I wanted to try cutting typography out with the scalpel, and it was much harder than I thought, but I gave it a good shot.

Sketchbook

We were asked to keep a sketchbook of what we saw in the university, and I focused on lights and the shadow they cast upon objects. I then developed them further until I created a sort of final piece with the work I had created.

Shoes - Finals

We had to create 6 final pieces for the shoes project, each image had to be a different size ranging from A1 to A6. The two below are my favorite ones out of them all.

Shoes - Development

The development for my Thinking Through Image making "Shoes" module. We were given a task of cutting up a pair of shoes, then to take photos of the dissections, and collage them together with any other medium.

Birthday Card - Laura

This is my favorite card yet, probably because I actually got better at cutting things out.

Birthday Card - Edd

I decided to make another birthday card, this time for my Friend Edd. I thought it would be a good idea to make a completely analogue card this time, so I cut into the card to create an abstract shape. To add to the whole analogue feel, I sewed the corners together, rather than stapling/ glueing or taping down, as it is much more aesthetic. I really liked the sleeve from the last card I made, so I made another as it adds to the presentation.