Cabespace AGAIN!?

Herp derp. Again! Yes again!

I think this will be that one project that I will never stop tinkering...why? Because that's what designers do, we tinker, we fiddle, we are up to the wee hours of the morning running of the bare morsel and caffen to power our almighty minds and gigantic egos.

So yes, this one was probably the strongest variant I have produced so far and hits the nail on the head for what I was aiming at. Classical elements of the stars and what not fitting in and making it feel far more true to the original idea of what I was going for. The more muted colours help define the type meaning it sits out more and isn't muddled in with everything else.

Okay, a little bit of a late post I know, and I really have to find my hard drive cable to get dem fancy Batman Live posters on here. I think you guys will love the final poster designs.


Laters all.

Fallout Nuka Break Poster ideas.

A while back the creative minds at Wayside creations announced that they would be creating a full web series based on their on off Fallout fan film Nuka Break. Given that I have recently become a big fan of fallout, and I love it when creative people put their hard work into creating something so well made it stands up to high end productions. And of course anyone who knows me knows my love for poster design, so I cobbled something together.

Here are some basic roughs, knowing me though I will probably be polishing these for a folio in the future.
Wayside are actually looking for funds (at least I think they still are) to help make the series a reality. I'm somewhat tempted to approach them with these rough ideas and ask if they would like to bring in a graphic designer to make some salable promotional materiel. Hey, you never know until you try.


Going to be watching the progress with their project with a keen eye. Nearly a year ago Wayside was a big part in revolutionizing Indy Mogul Back Yard FX. They pioneer short films and have done advertising in the past. If there are any budding film makers out there watching this blog I highly recommend them.

So that's various plugging and fan-boy gushing over with. More graphic/design stuff this/next week. Where I might reveal my new branding identity, a project I am tinkering on with fellow college graduate for Edinburgh council and my thoughts on DC's new visual overhaul/reboot. Hey it's graphics! That's totally legitimate to what I do....sort of....it's my blog anyway!

Keep cool all you awesome designery people out there.
Ben aawwwwwway! ~Whooosing noise~

Nearly over.

Geeze is that time already? Well, time's a marching. Student show looms...and animation is making me pull my hair out. Though I am getting it done, sans for a few bits here and there that still make me go "What the-?" Never mind. I'll get it sorted in no time. Aside from the little tweaking that is left only the prints need to be done, the the buying of mount board and then I go and hide while I wait for it to all be over.

Urgh, I wish. But still, I'm very nearly complete with this project, only a few little bits of animation and what not to be done with. If this works out okay I will be over the moon. Hopefully I will have a means of showing it off for the exhibition as well, I may need to 'borrow' someone's iPad for the job. But we shall see...


But, sadly this update is a little short, needed to check if blogger was still working, and I need to work out if all my video is in proper shape before I go posting things up. Still, if anyone knows how to stop flash files from lagging it would be greatly appreciated. Having some real pain with the one I am working on.

Until later all you graphic folk out there. 

Nanannanananananananana- UPDATE!

Look there, an update, they can be seen after a long tiring weekend of design work and failed attempts to get the tv to work.

So, what have I been doing exactly?

SUFFERING! *Shelob shriek*

Well, it's not been that bad, just the anticipation for the final exhibition is...well....*shrieks again.* Okay that aside I've been really putting the pedal to the medal with my final project, really burning through stuff because I do have so much to do. Even if I did plan the project some time in advance I'm still working on stuff. But my aim is to have it done soon so I can curl up and hide some where in fear of what the real world holds...

So, bet you are all wondering what my project is?

It's Batman...

Nananananananana BATMAN!

Yeah, doing a complete and total overhaul of there advertising campaign, which isn't that hard given how little of it there of it there was to start with. What they had was, well very "eh" and really undersold the idea.

Here's what I have now, more stuff will be impending. Just the web design things the now, don't want to get you all excited.

These are all fancy little designs for a very the very interesting web side of the project. It's a little drab looking right now, hoping to bring colour to certain parts. Will do that soon, icons look a little lifeless like that don't they? Still big shout out to the designers of those royalty free brushes. I would be swamped without them. I had been wanting to make a set of those forever, I suppose time got the better of me, but no matter, they spur me on to make my own resources such as these so I don't have to sift through broken links for the stuff. There's a lesson learned for you. 

Still I find it incredibly funny that Batman would be one to have a twitter page...but after he's developed a coffee addiction, time traveled, been cloned, mind whipped, been turned into a baby, a ghost, robot, alien, fought Dark Seid and punched Captain America in the face...is it really that far of a leap?

My recent survey said yes but I'm doing it anyway. Still, personally I am really pleased with the direction of this project, and if I am lucky I might even be able to sneak in a little, (and I mean little) bit of animation for some of the other elements of the projects.

Okay, toodle pip. Update over, I've got to go design something with the Bat prefix on it.

I should note that all of these images are from my work in progress set, and the finals look a little better than this, but they still need polishing, call this a teaser trailer of what is to come. 

Easter already?

How time flies indeed. Well it's been a long while since I updated. So I thought I would share the news that has been going on these last few days.
And a lot has been going on. Finally submitted my YCN work. I'm quite pleased with it. Will be putting stuff online soon. I just need to review the issues around putting work that will be entered to the YCN online.

But I have even more awesome news!

For the last two weeks the class has been working on a collection of posters called... "Massimo's Twelve."
Whats even more awesome is that we managed to go out to find a printers to get the finals done up! It's going to look awesome. - You heard it here first.
Why will it be awesome? Well I will tell you why. First it's in A2, a size we don't normally get to work to because of the limited printer sizes at college, but we also get to have it printed off as a nice glossy look...hmmmm. That does sound nice. I await the final results tomorrow to make girlish squeals of delight.

In the mean time. here's my helvectia poster. Yes. I ended up with helvetica. Me....well I made the most of it.

So yes. The question is - is using helvetica over and over again just cheating? Or is it so good that we can use it over and over again....You make the call! Anyway enough of me waffling. I'll try to make a more important post next time. Till then, your all awesome people. Laters!

Ah-ha! Finally D&AD stuff finally done!

Huzzars! With much air punching and dancing around the computer I finally have all of the D&AD stuff uploaded. At long last it's done and I can finally get it out from under my feet.  I don't know if I can actually upload anything yet. But I think I will do so after next week, hopefully if I get a message saying that they want to see more of the work in print. And then hopefully then win. Big if, but fun to think it could happen.

And I hit the ground running!

Yikes it's been a few busy days back. But rest assured I'm still ticking. No rest for me. D&AD finished and to be presented. Roses award done, and the YCN briefs have all been polished off.

Don't anyone ever say students don't do a lot of work. Not to mention I still have a large collection of work from my placements to sort through and put online. I'm thinking that will come in a later post. But still, I've got a little while to go before I can show you my WCN or D&AD work. The rules say I'm not allowed to post anything online...shucks. So you will have to wait a little while before you get to see all of my wonderful work for the Sonic the hedgehog brief. Shame.

But still, can I entice you with a shot of my CV/Folio booklet that is in the works?

Yes anyone who knows me will admit that I don't play to the ordinary rules of convention (Not all the time mind you, but when I get the best opportunity I'll give anything a go.)

This is the rough for a working cover for my CV/Folio, based around the golden age of comics. A mix of my own personal skills, with a rouges gallery (insert folio) of what I have done in the past till now.

This is an odd one because it could either be a winner or a sinker. Only time will tell. I would like to think that I am doing something unconventional and a little bit different. But who knows. You can all win them over with a free issue of "Incredible Graphic Adventures." Maybe it will be one of those little projects you always have on the side to grow and nurture as time goes by.  It's still far from being finished. I have to do a lot more before it becomes interesting. This is more a prototype. But I am enjoying it, and you know what they say, if your not enjoying it, your not in the right line of work.

Still it's a risk, and if it doesn't work. I can rebuild, go back to the drawing board and just start a new. I suppose the classic Word document CV can always wait in the wings if it all effs up.

Before I go, quick shout out to both ThreeBrand and the Gate for taking me on over the last month. It was great fun and I did pick up a few things. Mainly biscuits may work better than a CV....hmm...

Anyway, until next time folks. I will have the work sorted out from my work placements, damn there is just so much stuff from ThreeBrand to sort through, need to work out what goes where.

Laters.