U.C.A.S

I visited the UCAS day in Manchester for more university information and a talk with some of the staff who specialise in Graphics, I collected a wide range of booklets and information to give me a bigger insight to what the courses have to offer. Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield were the most promising as they all work with clients and would give me an insight the how a graphic designer work and also meeting deadlines.

University Progression

After achieving my National Diploma in Graphic design I am hoping to go on to further education in Graphic Design at university, I'm not a hundred percent on which university I want to attend.
I looked at several university such as

• Sheffield Hallam University
• University East London
• University Of Leeds
• University Of Derby
• Nottingham Trent University.

I have looked into these universities briefly and found that i preferred Sheffield Hallum University the reason for this is mostly because I can continue my education and still live at home, I could also do this at derby but wasn't into this university as much as Sheffield. Since i am currently studying a National Diploma I am hoping to do a BA Degree. Graphic Design at Sheffield Hallam is a full time course over a period of thee years. The study topics withing Graphic Design are Printmaking, life drawing and photography all in which i have done. I was worried about the finance of the course but after speaking with my tutor it doesn't seem to be a bigger problem as I thought its takes a small amount from you income ever week or month as long as you earn over a certain amount.
I intend to look more into the other Universities and many more to give me a bigger insight of what i can do and were I can do it.

University Of Leeds

Graphic and Communication Design is one of the Courses at Leeds university I am interested in like the rest it is a full time BA Degree. This course does involve allot of Graphic Advertising which is the one thing I definitely wanted to do. The course also gives you experience with clients and working at a professional standard ready for my future career.
I also liked this university because of the area which it is based in I have some friends from the Leeds area and the lifestyle outside of study would be a fun as well. I said earlier that i didn't want to move away from home but I have quite a while before university yet so I have more time to think about it and maybe change my mind.

University Of Derby

Visual Communication (Graphic Design) at Derby is a little different to the rest, The design side of this course rages from layout Design to Web Design, which is interesting but not something I think I would like to study. This is a full time course which is what I'm looking for but doesn't have much to do with the Advertising side of Graphic Design.

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham also has a good refernce to graphic design, this course is pretty much the same, It's a BA degree in Graphic Design but after reading more into this course there study topics sound interesting and something i would wish to do such as; Print, Illustration, Advertising, Branding, New Media, Motion Graphics.

Hulton Deutsch

Hulton Deutsch is another company i found who take old famous photographs or images, sell them to a library,people buy there work and use it without the use of copyright.
Hulton seem he focus on the time of the war and and also black and white images, this is also something i would like to do.

Aperture

When researching images and layouts i found a magazine called creative review, the magazine was good because of the layouts and the structure of the text. The images didn't really interest me that much but but the colours did, the magazine consists of the same layout all the way through using pink and black text. Creative Review is a graphic magazine which therefore consists of some 3D images but mainly 2D.
The layout is also split into sections using sub-headings, these are much larger and use bolder and thicker font. Throughout the magazine other companies,artists or designers post their names or logos on the page in which their work is displayed on This has inspired me with my blog such as, text and headings to give my blog more character.







As i continued my research i looked at a magazine called Aperture and found this to be a magazine on black and white photography, something else i am very fond of. This magazine contains lots of black and white photography and also small amounts of fashion photography. One of the artists i found was Richard Brody, who involved alot of his photography with film making and directing. Another one of his styles of photography is having a short depth of field and focusing on the main character/object which makes the backdrop blurry.

Blog Research

I have a Passion for photography and fashion and while doing my research i came across a fashion photography blog http://www.fashionphotographyblog.com/. I like the images n this blog but i also really like the layout and the colours in which the creator has used.

I found another blog http://glass.typepad.com/, yet again i like the layout t his bog it is very simple, effective and easy to use but wasn't very interested in the contents of this blog.

This time the blog i chose wasn't because of the layout or the images but more for the blog logo and background and will use blogs like this for inspiration. http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/

JCD blog http://justcreativedesign.com/ is very professional and i really like the layout to it i also like the colours they work very well against each other.

I also like this blog because of the layout once again i also like the title and the colours it's very eye catching and vibrant . http://www.graphicdesignblog.co.uk/

The Festival Of Britain 1950s

In 1951, just six years after World War II, Britain’s towns and cities still showed the scars of war that remained a constant reminder of the turmoil of the previous years. With the aim of promoting the feeling of recovery, the Festival of Britain opened on the 4th May 1951, celebrating British industry, arts and science and inspiring the thought of a better Britain. This also happened to be the same year they celebrated the centenary, almost to the day, of the 1851 Great Exhibition. Coincidence? I think not!

Abram Grames

As a graphic designer research is one of the best sources of planning, so we traveled to Sheffield Hallam University to view his work. The exhibition not only showed his main work but also showed his planning and notes in which he had created to reach his final and most famous pieces of work.

Collage of the Crooked Spire in Chesterfield town center.
This collage was made from many different types of media such as; Newspaper, shredded images of the crooked spire, blue ink, brown paper and black and white paint applied using card.

Purpose Of This Blog

I have created this blog to not only research artists and share the artist i researched but to post some of my work for others to view and hopefully give me feedback.