Different

On the 26th of October, Different held a talk for the North East Design Event. The talk involved a walkthrough of whether a designer has to be a "master in all trades", the work and direction of work that the company has created, and a tour of the workplace.

I found this very helpful, giving me knowledge of what trades I need to get background knowledge and an understanding in. Looking at the work, and the formats in which the work is created, reminded me not to always think at straight forward print options, such as posters, and think of different print options or maybe digital options to create a successful final solution.

Nightshade

Nightshade was an exhibition held by North East Design Event, to show a collection of black and white illustrations from Amy Dover, Emily Forgot and Alaric Hammond. The work was a collection of drawings, collage and printmaking. The images were a mixture of violence and animalism, in a mystical way.

Exquisite Corpse

I visited an exhibition for the North East Design Event. It was hosted by Sumo Design, and held work from designers all over the world. The design was based around the parlour game, exquisite corpse, where a piece is split up into four sections, with different people designing the different sections, joining the pieces together for a final design.

Though there wasn't a lot of work, all pieces were of interest, and all sections to each piece worked well to create the final image

Think and a Drink - The Battle

A few weeks ago I attended The Battle, at Newcastle College's Performance Academy. This was a battle of design among some well established designers, to see who could come up with the most original design, based on a theme given at the start of each round.

The first round was themed 'Urban'. Most designs clearly showed this theme, while others, one in particular, clearly didn't understand the word 'Urban' and went for a space-style theme. The competitors who advanced were the ones who deserved to go through to the next round.

The second round was based on 'Military'. This round was interesting to watch as the competitors were very close in their ability. The one design that stood out to me was a humorous one, with a pun about the size of a gun. Sadly this competitor, along with some others were eliminated.

The third, and final round was based on 'Video Games'. The final two competitors had a close fought battle, with both putting a spin on retro games. After long deliberation between the judges, the right man won (in my opinion), though it was a close fight to the end.