Self Branding // Board

Self Branding // Furthering the Range

After researching and looking into companies personal branding and seeing that they had photographs of their branding applied to lots of stationery, I thought that I would apply mine to a tote bag, which is just a little bit more exciting than stationery.

Crowded Clothing Competition

Just seen this competition which I definitely plan on entering, so I can carry on being creative and carry on with a good work ethnic into summer.  The deadline is the 13th of June which means that gives me time after the submission to work on it :D

I intend to do the festival one - perfect for me and my interests and future goals!

Spring Fling // Hometown // Dumfries & Galloway // Open Artists Studio's Event

The Spring Fling is a Visual Art & Craft open studio event held in dumfries and galloway, Scotland (my home) each year.  The event see's approximately 90 artists studio's open for visitors and this year there are some really exciting projects going on.  Collaborations between artists and muralists cropping up in rural places on old buildings makes for a really interesting scene.

I am looking forward to heading home to get involved in the Spring Fling after submission and visiting some of the artists, crafters and makers studio's.  This is really relevant to my practice as I love craft and would like to try and pursue a career which is craft and illustration based.

A video from the website about the collaboration murals.  It is so exciting to see something like this back home and to see that contemporary art & craft has a place in the countryside as well as the cities.

Spring Fling Rural Mural #SFRM Film from Spring Fling on Vimeo.

Personal Branding // Initial Creative CV

Personal Branding // Online Presence

Above is a mock up of how I would like my website to eventually look.  This is something I intend to concentrate on over the summer.  

I already have my tumblr account up and running and from people seeing this I was then asked to design the Unity Sessions Logo.  I try to keep it updated as much as possible, here is the link...

http://nikkisillustrations.tumblr.com/ 

PPP // Self Branding Photo Shoot

Very happy with these photo's after using flash photography for the first time in the photography studio's.  Lighting makes such a difference.

Studios to Contact // Visit

Initially I was just looking at creative studios within Leeds but could not really find anything that suited what I want to do and the kind of designer I wish to be.  I have started looking further a field to manchester to see what studios there are there and intend to contact them soon.

 Hunting Town Design 

'A Manchester based Design House where people Print, Doodle, Brand, Code & drink Tea.' which is pretty much what I do, bar coding.

I really like the work they produce, especially the illustration as you can see below.  This is a studio that I would like to visit to see how things work and ask them questions about things like: 

• what sort of clients do you get providing illustration briefs?
• any suggestions for my portfolio if I wish to pursue a more illustration based career

 http://www.huntingtowndesign.com/

I love Dust on the South Coast of England

http://ilovedust.com/

I am very fond of the type of work this studio produces.

Self Branding // Elephants Never Forget Concept

Pushing the concept of the elephant illustration more which I used for my self branding business cards, I thought it would be a good idea to laser cut some little elephants to go along with the branding, which will look good in the photography but I also plan on using them as keyrings to give out.

With the idea that 'Elephants never forget' and a little keyring to keep hold of which is so much less disposable than a little business card, I hope that people will remember me more, e.g. clients, studio's, people from interviews.