Professional Practice Ideas and Evaluations

Professional Practice Ideas & Evaluations



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1. Looping gif of a person driving fast only to be stopped at the next stop light. 2. A series of posters displayed in the city about the pollution of the air. 3. Using reflection to create different shapes. 4. Animation of dark thought interrupting a meditation session. 5. Animation gif of a person falling in the void of his thoughts. 4

Ideas 6. Replacing the needle in the tattoo machine with a pencil and using it for drawing with dots. 7. Large positive poster in the middle of the city 8. Short animated jokes 9. Rotoscoping a person making graffiti 10. Video mocking the Bulgarian mafia inspired by the Childish Gambino’s ‘’This is America’’ 5

Ideas 11. Short film made by a series of gifs 12. Digital fake art inspired by Callen Schaub. 13. Art for the colour blind 14. An installation that can be seen differently from two angles 6

15. Collage from old photos 16. Using different colour light to create backgrounds for a photo 17. An illustration of a person hiding from a giant onion with a knife 18. Using blurry images of recognisable people and items. 7

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Evaluations 9

Evaluations David Shrigley is an artist who uses simple drawings to tackle serious world issues such as unemployment and child welfare. Sometimes he includes absurd topics, but every time his main goal is to convey a clear message with his works. His style of typography is legible and recognisable. http://davidshrigley.com ESH Gruppa is a Russian creative studio based in Moscow. They are designing visual systems and exhibition spaces. Their worked is recognised both in Russia and abroad. https://eshgruppa.com 10

Jurg Lehni works between disciplines where he tackles design problems using technology. His works are thoughtful and creative, allowing the designer less time to produce art. He also solves software errors and collaborates for exhi- bitions and booklets. http://juerglehni.com Thonik is an Amsterdam based graphic de- sign collective of designers. Their aim is to change the world with their design. They advo- cate a clear, open and understandable commu- nication in their design. https://www.thonik.nl/work 11

Evaluations Mainstudio is an Amsterdam based graphic design studio. Their style is led by typography and they are exploring innovative approach to design within its media. The studio has won many awards in the Netherlands and abroad. https://mainstudio.com Greg Barth is an award winning director and artist, who creates comedic surreal narra- tives. He has a unique, recognisable style. His works contain a serious message hidden be- hind the comedy and absurdness of his charac- ters. https://www.gregbarth.tv 12

Nieves is an independent publishing house found by Benjamin Sommerhalder in 2001. He has a background in graphic design and is cur- rently focusing on the zine publishing. His aim is to make his work affordable as it is easier to exchange his creativity. His work is inspired by foreign cultures and has a wide international reach. https://www.nieves.ch Neasden Control Centre is the studio name for the artist and illustrator Stephen Smith. His work is known for his hand drawn ap- proach which is often combined with lettering, drawing or a collage. He has worked for big names such as Adobe and has his worked ex- hibited internationally. https://www.neasdencontrolcentre.com 13

Evaluations Edward Ruscha is an American artist, who uses the combination of lively images and text. His understanding of art is different and his in- spirations come from the everyday life. https://edruscha.com Pentagram is a multi-disciplinary, inde- pendently-owned design studio. They have de- signed for many well-known companies. In ad- dition to their design work, the firm has worked for an architectural projects. https://www.pentagram.com 14

Fuel is a graphic design and publishing com- pany with a focus on contemporary art and photography. They aim to work outside of the commercial design and explore different themes of design. http://fuel-design.com Pilvi Takala is a Finnish performance artist. She uses a simple everyday situations and uses performative interventions as means to process people’s reactions and to follow the behaviour changes in different cultural contexts. https://pilvitakala.com 15

Evaluations Lineto is a network connecting a 20 design- ers from all around the world. They design type- faces and font-related projects. https://lineto.com Brave New Alps is an art collective form Itally. Through their work Brave New Alps try to engage people in discussing, rethinking and intervening in social, political and environmental issues. http://www.brave-new-alps.com 16

Fraser Muggeridge studio is a graphic design company based in London. They spe- cialized in typography and printing, but they work in wide range of formats and styles. http://pleasedonotbend.co.uk Kessel Krammer is an advertising studio based in Amsterdam. They use common ob- jects and display them in an abstract way. They use wit in their works and tackle design prob- lems using absurdness and humour. http://www.kesselskramer.com 17

Evaluations OK-RM is a studio found by Oliver Knight and Rory Mcgrath. Their work is contempo- rary and efficient. They imply minimalism in their work and aim to make the design unique, so it could be discussable. http://www.ok-rm.co.uk Dinamo is a Swiss type design agency, that create typefaces for web, print and mobile apps. Their website is the one that I liked the most as it stands out. The movement and the placement of the context shows how well their understanding of text is and they know exactly how to use it. https://www.abcdinamo.com 18



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