In groups of 3 we were each asked answer the following questions:
What is your professional name and contact details?
What 5 words best describe your design practice?
illustrative/ organic(not geometric)/ ornamental type/ minimalist/ fliud
What 5 words best describe you as a person?
What are your 5 strongest design skills?
What areas of graphic design interest you the most?
What are your 5 favourite designers/design studios?
What makes these your favourites (Where can you see there work)?
What are your 5 favourite design blogs?
What 5 things do you want to be?
What 5 things do you think you need to do to be this?
From the answers we received we created adverts for each other. Here are the results;
ME (SARAH HEAL)
What is your professional name and contact details?
My professional name is Sarah Heal, my email address is sarah.heal@hotmail.co.uk
What 5 words best describe your design practice?
- illustrative
- free flowing
- feminine
- youthful
- colourful
What 5 words best describe you as a person?
- Chatty
- bubbly
- experimental
- aspirational
- honest
What are your 5 strongest design skills?
- free hand lettering
- illustration (by hand or using adobe illustrator)
- paper engineering
What areas of graphic design interest you the most?
- branding
- identity
- packaging
- poster designs... anything illustrative
What are your 5 favourite designers/design studios?
- Walt Disney Imagineering
- Jessica Hische
- Kate Forrester
- Brittney Lee
- Chris Sanders
What makes these your favourites (Where can you see their work)?
Crafting, working in groups, concept designing and amazing colour application is everything i love doing. You can see the designers at Imagineering's work in the Disney theme parks, en-captured in family photo albums forever.
What are your 5 favourite design blogs?
- http://www.chrissandersart.com/
- http://britsketch.blogspot.co.uk/
- http://www.neighborhood-studio.com/
- http://jessicahische.is/thinkingthoughts
- http://www.thedieline.com/
What 5 things do you want to be?
- An imagineer
- An illustrator
- A Graphic Designer
- A Concept Artist
- Successful
What 5 things do you think you need to do to be this?
- Motivated/ Driven
- Friendly / Happy
- Skilful
- Organised
- Enthusiastic/ aspirational
SARAH GOLDTHORPE
What is your professional name and contact details?
Sarah Goldthorpe- Sarah.goldthorpe@hotmail.com
What 5 words best describe your design practice?
illustrative/ organic(not geometric)/ ornamental type/ minimalist/ fluid
What 5 words best describe you as a person?
Creative, considerate, Joker, determined, compassionate.
What are your 5 strongest design skills?
illustration, customised type, hand drawing/painting, papercutting, Editorial.
What areas of graphic design interest you the most?
Branding/Identity, typography, digital illustration, packaging, editorial/publishing
What are your 5 favourite designers/design studios?
Marian Bantjes, Si Scott, Daren Newman, Madebyanalogue, Root studio
What makes these your favourites (Where can you see there work)?
Marian's type and the fluidity/patterns she creates in her work are amazing.
Si scotts website: His recent paper modelling is some of my favourite work, his constant fluidity and how this seems to be successful in everything he designs and who he designs for.
Daren Neman- His website meandmypen.com - His typography skills and results are amazing, I especially love his glow in the dark work.
Madebyanalogue - creative branding, out of the box and experimental materials. Lockside and hummingbird branding.
Root studio for their illustrative design, in particular work for mission burrito.
What are your 5 favourite design blogs?
Behance, The Die Line, Design Boom, Identity designed, Mag spreads
What 5 things do you want to be?
Successful, Known for great design, happy, balanced, Individual (recognised by signature style etc)
What 5 things do you think you need to do to be this?
Organised, hard working, motivated, forward thinking, positive.
