Sian Willis . Graphic Design

I am a third year Graphic Design student, with a new found passion for Spatial Graphics - focusing mostly on Experiential and Interactive Design. This is a blog of design inspiration, current project work and personal experiments. Check out my Pinterest Boards and Society6 Page!

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From Student to Designer: An honest report of my transition

Third Year Project:

'From Student to Designer: An honest report of my transition.' A documentation of the steps I have taken to change from a student into a designer. From realising my strengths and weaknesses as a designer, to applying for studio placements and future employment.

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Survival Kit for a Homesick Explorer

First Year Project:

A competition brief to design a product for an explorer, using the values of Fortnum and Mason. The concept was to enable people send their travelling loved ones a ‘survival kit for a homesick explorer’   Taking the form of a typically English capsule, the tin held small trinkets that would remind the traveller of their home country. The website enabled the customer to personalise their capsule, letting them pick from a range of typical F&M products, such as preserves, sweets and fine teas, to a range of more humorous items, such as novelty moustaches and bow ties. 

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Dressing the Screen: The Rise of Fashion Film

Third Year Project:

Competition brief set by The British Council to create an image-led, bilingual (English and Russian) identity for The 'Dressing the Screen' Fashion Film exhibition. Taking the exhibition title as inspiration, my project was driven by the concept of 'fashion becoming the screen'. Using a classically British item of clothing - the white shirt, as a back drop and then projecting onto this with fashion film, I captured this using photography. The brief called for an event catalogue, a poster, exhibition way finding, an invite for a private viewing, film credits and captions.

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New York Museum of Glass by Leo Porto

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New York Museum of Glass Identity

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Thorbjørn Gudnason   |   http://thorbjoerngudnason.com

"ARoS must be branded more as a nuanced experience venue, than as a traditional art museum. By utilizing their unique selling propositions in the visual identity and optimize the flow of communication,the audience will be convinced that ARoS are among the most interesting art museums in the world. Their C.l. must appear unique, recognizable, and challenge the general visual expression of art exhibitions. Therefore I choose to incorporate the existing architecture and circular skywalk into the new visual identity. "

Thorbjørn Gudnason, born in 1990. Currently studying Graphic Communication (BA) at School of Visual Communication, in Denmark. I like to translate values into strong visual concepts that communicate and support the clients strategic goals. In my belief successful design consist of an interesting idea which is visually exciting and well executed. My fields of interest are branding, editorial, photography, packaging and web with main focus on the conceptual and graphic development.

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Beautiful Museum Identity

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Another lovely branded environment. 

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The Deli Garage’s Cheese Pencils Designed by Korefe, The Deli Garage’s Cheese Pencils are shaped like oversized pencils - where the “lead” contain three different flavors: truffles, pesto and chilli. With the built-in grating function you can sprinkle delicious, appetizing flakes of parmesan cheese on your meal. A scale lists how many calories the portion contains. The Deli Garage is a food label that sells hand-made delicatessen foods in lovingly designed packaging. Designed by Korefe, Hamburg, Germany Source: The Dieline

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So clever!

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My design is now being sold on mister dress up! Check it out guys! 

http://www.misterdressup.com/products/gina-shord

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Gina Shord illustration. Lovely T-shirt design available for ONE MONTH ONLY! Take a look ;)

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Society6 - Round specimen diagram and pattern in green

Society6 : Round specimen diagram and pattern in green tones. Available at: http://society6.com/SianWillis

Prints from: $15, Framed Prints from: $36, IPhone Cases from: $35, Cushions from: $35, Mugs from: $15 and many many more! Check them out!

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Society6 - Moth pattern

Society6 : Second set, Moth illustration in screen printed circle. Available at: http://society6.com/SianWillis

Prints from: $15, Framed Prints from: $36, IPhone Cases from: $35, Cushions from: $35, Mugs from: $15 and many many more! Check them out!

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Society6 - Specimen diagram pattern applied

Society6 : First set, Specimen diagram pattern in mint green and coral. Available at: http://society6.com/SianWillis

Prints from: $15, Framed Prints from: $36, IPhone Cases from: $35, Cushions from: $35, Mugs from: $15 and many many more! Check them out!

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Specimen diagram pattern

Pattern made from specimen diagram, using mint and coral tones.

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Nothing is Real

Type experiment, inspired by psychedelic design. Quote from one of my favourite Beatles songs, ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’.

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Edited Screen Prints - Moth and Circle

Edited Screen Prints. Merged colour experiments with moth illustration.

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Screen printing - Specimen diagrams

Screen Printed specimen diagrams

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Horror Film Festival Poster Campaign

First Year Project:

Collaborated Project. Horror Film Festival Poster Campaign: Inspired by horror film psychopaths, focusing on The Rorschach test (inkblot test) used to examine possible psychopath’s personality, characteristics and emotional functioning.

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Society6

I have just now started a new Society6 account, where I will be selling my personal experiments, printed onto lovely canvases, clocks, mugs, IPhone cases and cushions. First set, Specimen diagram pattern in mint green and coral! Check them out at http://society6.com/SianWillis.