FINAL TERM - TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY

I haven't posted a blog post about the work I create for competition briefs in over a few months and I think it's about time I started to blog some more about my design experience. In over a month I will be joining thousands of other designers starting in the world of Graphic Design. I am truly looking forward to getting into the industry and building myself up into being a successful but also a productive designer. My 5 years of studying at 3 different institutes has being an amazing experience and I would highly recommend anyone going into studying to further their choice of employment for a better future. I have being gratefully thankful to all my tutors who have taught me various skills over the past 5 years and without their help I wouldn't have being able to understand who I wanted to be as a designer today.

SELF PROMOTION

Brief

As part of the Professional Communication module, the brief asked to create a brand that would promote us into the graphic design industry.

 

My Design

The design is simple and bold. I wanted to create something that was relative to me and the use of red shows that I am passion for my design work and the industry of graphic design. The circle centres my logo and this is the brand for self promotion. 

SELF PROMOTION - HAYLEY SIMPSON 2013

 

CREATIVE TEESSIDE 2012

Brief
Creative Teesside is a magazine that features work from the School of Arts and Media students.'Subject matter is up to you - what do you find inspiring? - Your work environment, people around you, quirkiness, a clever idea, fun, intrigue, the beautiful as sensuous!' A maximum of three images could be used in either 3D, digital, print, photography or drawing. The initial design was to create a piece that would be used to promote the Creative Teesside Event.

My Design
Using the colours of the Teesside University logo, the colours express both creativity and brand. The quote used represents what a new student should think about the campus and also the work of other students.

CREATIVE TEESSIDE 2012 - HAYLEY SIMPSON 2012

 

ILLUSTRATION

Brief
Professional Communication - To design an image or brand for your self promotion.

My Design
For my Professional Communication module, we had to identify what designer we were. I had a huge passion for illustration but also found that I loved other design industries within graphic design. I finally decided on being a graphic design then an illustrator but I love designing illustrations and vectors as well as editorial and branding.  

SELF ILLUSTRATION - HAYLEY SIMPSON 2012

TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY

Teesside University

I have finally started my first term at Teesside University studying my BA Hons in graphic design. I have started to focus on what I want to achieve by the end of the year and I have also become aware of what industry I need to focus on for my future career in graphic design.

Targets

> To start and complete my dissertation draft for submission
> To begin my Professional Communication module
> To start and complete my next project for Penguin Book Awards 2013

END OF YEAR SHOW - SUMMER CREATIVE

SUMMER CREATIVE THEME 'MAD MEN' - FRANCIS FITZGERALD - 05/12

Summer Creative, End Of Year Show

The end of year show for Cleveland College of Art and Design has finally finished and so has my studying at this passion institute of art and design. Throughout the whole of the university courses created a theme that would represent their course of study and themselves as designers. For our course we decided on the theme of Mad Men, the 60's inspired television series about a advertisement agency in America. The course consisted of 11 students who all had a passion for their design work produced within the mac studios and institute. My overall experience at Cleveland College of Art and Design has been challenging but worth the struggle. Throughout the duration of my BTEC course in Middlesbrough and my FdA in Hartlepool over the past 4 years has been amazing. I have met amazing people along the way, making new friends and meeting creative designers within the industry of graphic design. If anyone was to look into studying a course for arts and design, this would be the place to study for either your BTEC or FdA.

Whats Next?

I have enrolled onto the top up year at Teesside University to continue my studies for my BA Hons. From there, I will be going out into the industry of graphic design as a designer for future client.

I wish everyone on my course good luck for their future plans and I hope to see many of you in the future.

Here are some images of the exhibition show that was available to the public during June 2012. 

ECO-LABEL FASHION

Brief

A local fashion company specialising in creating economy clothing around the North East. The company were asking for a name that was trendy but also relates to their fashion clothing line. The company were only asking for a brand that could be applied to various platforms and medias.

My Designs

I wanted to generate an idea that would both show the companies economic values and fashion styles. The name Eco-Label is designed to make the company look and sound economic.

ECO LABEL FASHION - HAYLEY SIMPSON 2012

ECO LABEL FASHION - HAYLEY SIMPSON 2012