Hull College Graphic Design

3 year full time Degree, to progress on to this course you need a minimum of 200 UCAS points or a equivalent such as, A level, AS and GCSE qualifications, Foundation Diploma in Art and Design or National Diploma programmes or equivalent qualifications. These must be accompanied by a portfolio of work and a interview to demonstrate that the applicant is competent.  By the end of this course graduates have a full understanding of process and products of graphic communication, and will also be fully capable in drawing, assemblage, printmaking, photography, video, computing, multimedia and typography.

level 1 of the course includes a overview of graphic design and includes sampling, basic principles and skills. graduates will be given a brief understanding of the hero's and influences of graphic design and there for appreciate what they can achieve.

level 2 goes deeper into the the science and deeper understanding of graphics and also allows graduates to experiment with new ideas. level 1 will be reinforced and a deeper understanding of the conventions will be given allowing self initiated work which will help prepare for the final year.

level 3, the final year of the course will allow students to use the skills that they have learnt from years 1 and 2 to create work at a proffesional standard using personal views and passions to demonstrate these skills in there portfolio. Emphasis is given to preparation for employment and also There are self funded visit opportunities abroad and exhibiting possibilities at DandAD (Design and Art Direction)in London.

Alexis Marcou

 

Mau album work

Alexis is a Greek illustrator who enjoys to capture raw and living moments and then using digital effects to improve them vastly. "Computer Art" reviews him and some of his work. Alexis sketch illustration work really captures a moment in time as well as all the raw expression involved, when questioned in the article Alexis states "I always try to keep my designs to a minimal and focus on specific areas of the design, I really like to focus on intense expressions"

Taste of glory

Taste of glory

Alexis always starts his designs by firstly sketching the initial image then scanning it so it can be tweaked on photoshop and then making a final few adjustments on illustrator usually for logos e.t.c. He has worked on many projects such as album art work for a elctro indie-pop band called Mau also a self made chewing gum project called "Taste of glory" which features a picture of Angelina Jolie and a fox chewing the gum. 
 Finally Marcou has many designs for his self created "Fuel" which usually features images of animals feeding their young or eating.

Fuel

Creating a retro-futuristic poster

By Rogier de Boeve featured in in the October 2010 edition of "Computer Art".

It is a short guide on how to create a dynamic portrait image from various unrelated images. to create the above image, Rogier uses illustrator and Photoshop to create geometric shapes and then photoshop to apply different tones and textures to the work. Everything that Rogier has wrote is clear and in depth so that reader may easily follow and learn from for example, all the instructions are in chronological order, numbered and are also explained clearly and simply, he has even provided a suggestion about how long you should spend on the piece to get the best results. Rogier has also displayed thumbnail pictures to show examples of what the work should look like at certain stages.
  
         Rogier states "what i do is construct new images with fragments of landscape pictures. it is interesting to look at pictures in a different way."


Rogier draws his inspiration from graphic designers such as, Mark weaver, Joao Oliveira and Mateusz Sypien


To view more of his excellent work visit his website at: http://rogierdeboeve.com/#

Restless times exhibition

when visiting Sheffield i attended the "Restless Times" exhibition  featuring Abram Games, a famous war artist whom created many famous graphic images of 20th century Britain lots of his work was very influential during the war with his famous work such as the "Blonde Bombshell propaganda poster from 1941. personally i cant stand Game's work i see how the work would have come across effectively in it's time but i still cant appreciate it for what it is, The work just seems bland and boring to me. following his work after the war, he has done freelance work for companies such as Shell, Guiness and the United Nations.