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Screen to Stage

May 3, 2018

Poster design based on the adaption of a film into a stage production. Working in a pair, I had to watch the assigned film – In The Mood for Love – and create a set design based upon the movie to be photographed for the poster.  The poster design is based on the skyscrapers of Hong Kong where the film is set and is also inspired by the screens and shutters which appear throughout the film.

 

Left Behind

May 3, 2017

Left Behind is a photographic zine based on the effects the tide has on a beach. The zine features all my own photography, taken on location at St Andrew’s West Sands. The 16-page zine is printed in black and white on sugar paper to show the textures and patterns found.  It also features two different overlay covers – one acetate and the other tracing paper – to add extra detail without competing with the images.

  • Earlier on today I got to have a preview of @vadundee and it was simply breathtaking! I can’t wait to visit again and explore it even more
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#vadundee #dundee #museum #djcad #designstudent
  • New year, new studio
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#designstudent #finalyear #graphicdesign #studioview #djcad
  • Symmetry
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#tbt #themet #nyc #newyork #museum #symmetry #architecture #photography #architecturephotography #newyorkphotography #newyorkart
  • 3rd year finished ✅🎉 #graphicdesign #djcad #assessment #designstudent #creative #branding #motiongraphics
  • Pattern making for a current eyewear branding project 👓🕶 #graphicdesign #branding #patterndesign #brandingproject #designstudent #djcad #eyewear #glasses
  • Learnt how to make books today

#books #bookbinding #workshop #design #craft #handmade #designstudent #djcad
  • So this arrived in the mail today and it’s my new favourite book 🎨 #colorindex #colourpalettes #research #graphicdesign #designstudent
  • So the secret is out!
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I can now reveal that @vadundee chose me to design one of the doors of their social media advent calendar 🎄Check out their feed to see what’s behind the door
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My design is based on the classic British Christmas image of a robin in a snowy scene and was created using layers of paper that I cutout by hand and then stuck together to make the final piece 
#vandadundee #christmas #adventcalendar #december #robin #papercut #layeredpaper #designstudent #graphicdesign #djcad

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Alumnus of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design with 5 years experience as an in-house Graphic Designer.

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