Bethany Threadless Graphics

As part of our graphics course this year, we had to create a t-shirt design for a company called ‘Threadless’.  It involved a lot of brainstorming, a lot of Photoshop, and a lot of technical stuff. Here’s how I developed my design;

We had to choose a subculture to create a design for—one that we felt would suit us and other people within a chosen age range—so I chose to design some shirts for ‘Goth’.

We had to go through a process of different techniques on Photoshop, including silhouettes, congestion, mono-printing and typography. All of these components became first ideas, and were then developed into final ideas.

I created all my designs in Photoshop, and then put them onto t-shirts from the Threadless site. We then had to choose one design to put on the student forum for other people to pass a verdict on. This was a great way to improve on our ideas and to get an opinion from the type of people/age range who would buy the tee.

After putting it on the student forum and gaining feedback, I then improved the design by re-designing it. I decided to re-design all the tees to get a broader range of ideas. This made it easier to choose a design to submit to the Threadless site.

After re-designing everything, I then put my chosen tee on a pitch board, and asked 20 members of the general public (mainly in the train station) to pass a verdict on it. Based on the feedback I received, I wrote an evaluation on how to improve and then submitted it to Threadless.

BTEC Graphic Design-Moodle Logos

Over the last few weeks BTEC Graphic Design Students have been looking at the branding, design and accessibility of Moodle. This week they have been focusing on the Logo itself and how the branding of Moodle and the college can be integrated.
Over the next week or 2 some of these will be showcased becoming the colleges Moodle logo for the day. Which are your favorites so far and why? Add a comment below.

Craig

Dan

Emily

Emma

Grant

Jack

Josh B

Laura

Mitchell

Rachel

Rebecca

Rebecca R

Ryan

Tasha

Vishal

Zak

Josh J

Josh-Phone Advertising BTEC Graphics

Part of our Graphic work this year we had to design phone adverts for the "N Shape Phone".

This is how I developed my final design. I started of by taking the picture of the phone and headphones in a back pocket. I used a macro lens from far away in order to the blurred effect for the background. I then brought up the contrast to make the colours richer and more vibrant. I then copied the layer and edited the image so that only the darkest bits would show. I did this my changing the threshold and then selecting a white colour range so I was left with only the black. Placing this over the top of my original image gives it allot more depth. I wanted my design to contain some eye catching text that would make potential buyer want to purchase the phone. The phrase “more money for your pocket” tells you that by buying this phone you will be saving money. I put the words “more money” in different coloured text as I want that to be the first thing people read which would interest someone straight away. I chose this particular type of font as it is often associated with text language, also using text like spelling “4 ur”. The main selling point of the phone is the free music downloads which I have also tried to make a main focus point. By placing the text in a box the eye is more drawn towards it as it shows it is something of importance.

For this design I took some my ideas from my billboard design such as the text and the use of headphones to communicate music. I started of by adding a black to grey gradient background. I then added my picture of a phone with the headphones coming out of the sides. Next I added flourishes over and around the phone to make it look more dynamic and exciting. Next I added contouring circles which I made in illustrator and copied into Photoshop. Finally I added my text and logo. For the text I wanted it to mean something to someone who might be reading it and make them feel like this phone is saving them money. However I put the words Free, music and download in a bigger font and different colour to draw the eye to them 3 words, being the phones main selling point.

From peer assessment I learnt that there was a bit to much text in my first advertisement so I had to rethink my design. I still used to same image with the same flourishes but changed the text. The first thing you notice when you look at this is the word “free” in big capitals. This would draw in potential buyers. The add still contains all of the information needed, the name of the phone and its main selling point “free music downloads”. I think that this advertisement worked really well and the colour scheme I used makes it bold and bright making it stand out whilst still being easy of the eye to read and interpret. All of the information can be absorbed at a glance.

Btec Subsidiary Diploma Graphic Design- Nshape

Students were asked to create a design for a new "N-Shape" phone using Abobe Photoshop and Illustrator. They had to produce all elements of the images themselves from the photos to the brushes they used.

Grant: This is a design that I came up with for the N Shape. I made the guitar on adobe illustrator but going around a picture using a pen tool and adding certain detail to it. I tried to achieve an image that advertises the phone within the catergory music.

Vishal: The design itself heavily relates to an exisiting advertisement by Samsung, which examines how sound waves are interpreted, here through the use of large circles.



Ryan: This is my attempt at advertising The 'N-shape' phone I was aiming for an elcetronic futuristic feel.

Rebecca- BTEC Subsidiary Diploma Graphic Design

Creative Boom is a website dedicated to support designers. The site has offered us the opportunity in the form of  a competition to design a banner for them. There are 4 words to choose from inspire, work, social, and fun, I chose the word inspire.

I have come up with a mixture of ideas, mostly done using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, although I have produce some images by hand.

I did I this design using a method called continuous line drawing, I drew this on illustrator, I took the word inspire tried to relate the images to the word, and and to make the image fun I made it look like it was underwater.

I developed the line drawing further and then I edited it using Photoshop, I scanned in some pages with paint on them edited them into the drawing. I experimented with lots of different designs but I think these are the best ones even thou there basic.

In this project I learned how to use Illustrator, I had not used it before I also improved my skills using Photoshop. In addition I learned how to come up with new ideas, some times I came up with these ideas by doing the wrong thing completely.

I have really enjoyed the project especially using Illustrator; I liked it so much that I have developed many of my ideas in my spare time, the most enjoyable of my designs is the one one with the bees and flowers.