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Adobe Photoshop Self Portrait x2

The first portrait was based on personal experiences being transgender. The background is a photograph I have taken from the Russian illustrated bible, the specific page being “Banishment from heaven” as is written at the… 

Conceptually Designed Personal Logo x 2

This caps lock logo was arranged in a specific way when I realised that I can see a vague shape, and decided to work on it further. The sharp angles and the positioning reminded me… 

Typographical Name Logo x2

Typographical Name Logo x 2 The first attempt was a refurbished version of my original idea in prescribed exercises in which I made my name be purposely hard to read by reflecting, moving, and scaling… 

Three Cover Designs

Cover design 1 Cover design 2 Image taken from bulbapedia at https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Bug_(type)#/media/File:BugIC_RSE.png Cover design 3 Image taken from https://1000logos.net/animal-planet-logo/ Cover 3 adjusted References.

Editorial Information PagesĀ 

Spread 1 As I have mentioned, my intentions for this project are to educate people on the spiders in the UK and prevent people from unnecessarily getting rid of them, so the spreads follow the… 

Conceptual Editorial Masthead Design

Masthead 1 The masthead for the original cover was designed to fit the idea of making a scientific textbook, this is emphasised by the fact that I have used a serif font in order to… 

Branding Graphic Standards

The easiest identifiable feature of this book is its black and white colour scheme. The unique coloration makes it not only practical for those who do not wish to view photographs or illustrations of realistic… 

Colour

Bad example of use of colour in magazines. Fixed example of colour in magazines. Good example of colour in a magazine. References.

Composition

Compositionally bad example of a magazine. Fixed compositional example. Compositionally good example. References.

Conceptual design

Conceptual design masthead – bad example. Fixed conceptual design masthead. Conceptual design masthead – good example. References.