Kick In The Teeth - R.I.P Running Man

Something I have worked on for work experience will not be unveiled as my college's new gym logo due to similarities to a rival college's advert graphic. The main feature behind my Running Man is that it is a figure created using the initials 'S' and 'P' from the gym name 'Station Plaza Fitness' to make up the arms and legs of an athletic mascot. A shame Spencer (which I have named him) will not see the light of day and  a shame that I won't have something spectacular to add to my portfolio of work.

Album Art

Looking through my collection of CDs, I've noticed there is an overwhelming variety of album art. I love album art because it gives designers and artists so much freedom - anything at all could be album art. I managed to pick out my favourite and least favourite from my 50 CDs - first up is my favourite:

It says all it needs to say about the in your face, bold, loud music but in a stylish almost subtle way. The photograph is beautiful and the colours are a clever blueish/sepia tone. To top it off, it works well with the two different types of typography it has to work with.

And now my least favourite... do I really need to say why?

Another Identity?

In my very first post, I included a picture of my brand, my identity. However, since then I have learnt the limitations of a very curve-based logo and wanted something that I could adapt for business cards, letterheads, compliment slips and other stuff but at the same time keep the sleek, fashion-based image I went for with my first logo and I came up with this:

This is somehow more versatile than my rounded logo and looks very stylish IMO. It can be looked at and analysed in many different ways - some I'm sure I haven't even seen yet! Hopefully it can be used in all the ways I plan for it to be.

Creative Advertising

I always used to look to modern advertising for inspiration, especially during A-Level. I usually think of Graphic Designers in the advertising field as the most creative-thinking of all, especially when the adverts use the environment around them. Why suddenly post this now? I came across this excellent example the other day, and it happens to be one of my favourites.

World Cup Trophy

After Man U sent Chelsea crashing out of the Champions League earlier this week, I feel it is a good time to post a football-related piece of work. I created a World Cup Trophy replica out of pasta to promote Italy's hopes in last year's terrible 2010 World Cup. I was more than happy with the way it came out:

Maybe a Euro 2012 trophy next year? Or not...

Something amazing I just found

I dunno about anyone else, but I found this casual shirt stunning. I've seen similar designs and ideas, but never executed this well. It's a South Korean design, which supports my belief that South Koreans are the coolest people in the world. Behind Italians. Anyway, I love the lines on the shirt - it made me want to do something Graphic just with the lines this particular picture gives. Sounds crazy, but I've never felt like this before about a shirt. Obviously, I have one on order.

Can I Just Say...

I know this blog looks terrible. The fonts they give you are horrible. The quality of images you can upload is also appauling. And the panels and stuff are terrible. I couldn't want to do anything less than write a blog, but the conditions I have to work with here just add insult to injury! Plus I'm ranting like an old man for the first time in my life and that can't be a good thing. Oh well, I might as well chuck in some work at the end of this... Here's something I worked on recently:

They're design concepts for a heart box, for a male aged 18-21. The idea behind this is that the heart is a precious thing, and patients in need of a transplant would find comfort in it being transported in a strong object, such as a metal male torso replica.

Finally made a blog!

Although it was because I was forced to - I'm not posting my mind because I want to. Also I feel like no one's ever gonna see this and I'm just talking to myself. However, I'm glad I got to put the name FATT to good use once it wasn't chosen for our college newsletter. Good thing I remembered it - I was about to call the blog 'Pirates Are So 2004' because I couldn't think of anything better.

Other than that complete waste of an opening paragraph, how else am I meant to start a blog? I can't be bothered to talk about what type of Graphic Designer I am yet, so I'll just express it through the logo I created for myself. For now.