Summer Projects

So the holidays are in full swing and my design portfolio is increasing due to some new web designs added to the collection. I've recently finished a website for a local artist called Terry Mart - http://www.terrymart.co.uk and I'm soon to be designing a website for another photographer studying at Nottingham Trent callded Julian Mullineux. Below is a prototype images of how his site will look.

The FWA Site of the Month for June

After flicking through a few sites for new inspiration, I found myself checking out the Favourite Website Awards site (www.thefwa.com) In doing so, I came across this site as site of the month for June - 'BooneOakley.com'

Go on, check it out now!
BooneOakley.com

So, hopefully you've just been checking out their site and relised that the website is completely done through videos on YouTube! A brilliant Idea which makes me want to create a site of my own through using YouTube alone.

Summer Projects Updates

A web design for 'nrevival.' I've only designed a splash page and a home page with all the information that needs to be included in the site. Over the next few days I will split all the information on the home page into individual smaller pages. Take a look at it by clicking on the image -


Update on the UKTyres site, I've created a draft home page design for the client to view and give his opinion on it -

Motion Typography

Motion Typography is amazing! Here are a few examples of a few motion typography videos I've found on Vimeo -

Braveheart in Kinetic Typography from Barraco Pleto on Vimeo.

Bound4LIFE Promo from organic visual on Vimeo.

Its been a while...

Well my first year at NTU has finished and the summer holiday are in full swing. Here is a quick overview of what I'm going to be working on over the next few months -

• Terry Mart Website Redesign
• PDBC Website Redesign/Update
• UKTyres Web Design
• Autostreet Online Gallery
• iHoc (Indoor Hockey) Welsh Hockey Union Logo

Phew! A lot of work so must get going!

Just a quick note to all Virtual Environment students next year...

This website is well worth checking out -


And to finish off some nice looking infographics thanks to Abduzeedo...


More Inforgraphics can also be found at Good too...

Would You Like a Side Order of Heavy Drumming With That?

'Yes please!' was the answer from the Fox Sports GFX team!

For the creation of their Superbowl XLII pre-game opening advertisment, Fox Sports GFX team hired the help of Travis Barker, the drummer for Blink182, and DJ AM to create a brilliant remix of the Superbowl theme song which, with the help of some awesome video editing and special effects came up with this...

SuperBowl XLII pre-game open [HD] from FoxSportsGFX on Vimeo.

After watching this stunning video I then began to research into other videos and graphics that Fox Sport GFX had designed. There are a few other videos on their Vimeo page - http://vimeo.com/channels/foxsportsgfx and some videos and graphics on their website - http://foxsportsgraphics.com/FOX/NFL/index.html

In looking through their sites I also spotted the Fox Sport Design website with more videos and graphics which will leave your mouth watering...

Here is a link to their Reel for 2008 - http://foxsportsdesign.com/category/reel/ (Well worth checking out!!)

With only 251 days till the next Superbowl I'm looking forward to what the Fox Sports GFX team will come up with!

Work Never Stops...

...but neither does play.

I've just been browsing through a few websites and blogs and have come across a few interesting things. While plowing through these sites and blog articles I have found a 'Multimedia Creative Designer' that could be of interests to me, since I will be following the Online Environment pathway next year. His name is Aaron Russell and he is a freelance web and graphic designer based in Swindon. (Hopefully in the next few days I will post some more about Aaron and his work.)


Another blog article I came across was this one by the Freelance Switch blog. Since I'm looking to develop myself as a freelancer in graphic and web design, I need to start looking into self promotion and how to get freelance work. This article is just a collection of some 'stunning' business cards that might inspire you to look at creating your own.


And just to finish off, some recent completed work of mine -

Auto Street LTD. | Poster Design

Stop The Press!

As you may know, a few weeks ago I designed an annual report for SIFE. Well, after completing the design and emailing it away, I've managed to get my hands on a few copies of the final print.

After looking through the report, I was actually a little disappointed in the image quality of the backgrounds (which I had designed)

So, my tip for designing for print -

Always make sure that your images have a large DPI (dots per inch) so when your publication/document in printed none of the images are pixelated (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixelation). It's hard to notice on a computer screen when designing so make sure you print out a prototype before mas producing!

In conclusion, I should have printed the report out myself to check before handing it to SIFE for printing. Ah well, I've learnt from my mistakes which is always an important.

Tiger Energy Drinks and Boost bars later, I have finally finished everything.

After a long night drinking energy drinks and eating Boost bars, a run round the block could not put me to sleep, but thankfully I have finally finished everything for my Identities project. All I have to do now is submit it which I will be doing later on today.

So here is my final, complete Identities project for all to see...

http://www.danielryland.co.uk/flash.htm

(SORRY! LONG LOADING TIMES)

Now it's time for some self-promotion! Oh Yeah!

Do the D.A.N.C.E!

Just seen this brilliant music video for Justice - D.A.N.C.E.