Fashion Label

A brief I would definately like to do in OUGD301 is to create an identity for a fashion label along with designing clothes labels, bags, in-store graphics and a website. This would be according to what the client wanted. I am currently compiling an email to send out to the 3rd yr fashion students as well as graduates as I think these are the students that would be in need of branding. If the project goes well and they are happy with the work then I may get more from other students and also the possibility of expanding the brief to a look book or collection booklet and have my work shown at their end of year show as part of their collection.

Connected- Film Poster

Tiffany Shlain (founder of the Webby Awards)  has come to Talenthouse to find an aspiring designer who would like the opportunity to work with her and create the official movie poster for her newest full feature film “Connected.”
Designers are asked to visit http://www.talenthouse.com, download the “Poster Logo + Photos to Use (ZIP)”  and use the material to create an original movie poster that best captures both the concepts and feeling conveyed in the movie.
The winning design will be used in the marketing campaigns for “Connected” and will be put into consideration for The Hollywood Reporters prestigious 2011 Key Art Award. The designer will also be offered an internship with Tiffany if they are local to the San Francisco Bay Area, or three hours of mentorship with Tiffany if they live outside the area.
For more details visit http://www.talenthouse.com

Supreme Being Competition

Welcome to Supremebeing Autumn/Winter 2011
Supremebeing’s Autumn Winter 2011 collection is a bold step forward in design and product mix; a progressive direction that introduces a look of authenticity to the range. Subversion of detail is key, resulting in wearable garments with fresh colour palette, considered cuts, bespoke fabrics, innovative and durable design combined with the recognisable Supremebeing style. 

Alpine soundtrack represents subject matter that is at the grassroots of the Supremebeing team’s extra-curricular activities. Music and mountain culture are intrinsic to the team & are therefore fundamental to the brand. This theme creates a unique atmosphere that informs (the wearer) through fabrication, silhouette, attention to detail, colour palette, graphics and branding - giving a distinctive look to the entire collection.
For the AW11 season we have split the collections and defined a new category. In addition to Mens and Womenswear collections we have introduced the Primary range. The main collections consist of our newest, most directional and design led product; it reflects the themes of the season and represents the forefront of the brand. The Primary collection comprises our staple product; the bestsellers that have stood the test of time and continue to perform, with new 'Sport and Street' product allowing development alongside the Mainline.

We feel this has resulted in a high quality collection with a clear and easily understood direction. We hope you enjoy the collection as much as we did creating it...

Welcome to Autumn/Winter 2011! A new collection also brings a new Design Competition.
The theme for this seasons collection is Alpine Soundtrack, which represents subject matter that is at the grassroots of the Supremebeing™ team's extra-curricular activities. Music and mountain culture are intrinsic to the team & therefore fundamental to the brand. We wanted to reflect this in the latest Design Competition. So we are asking you to illustrate the theme 'Alpine Sountrack' to us, it can be in any format, from digital design to photography, from a sketch to a painting it's completely up to you!
The Winner will receive a £250 voucher for the e-shop to spend on the new range
Two Runners Up will receive a £50 voucher for the e-shop to spend on the new range
Please see our example images for inspiration & keep an eye on Facebook & Twitter for regular inspiration tips from us. Good luck everyone!
Closing date for this months entries: 07/10/2011 File size: No more than 4mb, preferably 300 dpi and must be a jpg. Blurb: Entrants must provide a maximum of 150 words describing their image.
Remember: Participants may submit up to 2 entries each month.

RULES & REGULATIONS

• Every few weeks / months we will present a new competition. Competitors are challenged to interpret it however they see fit through the use of imagery.
• Entries can be either photographs, illustrations, digital art or paintings. Any media is acceptable so long as the submitted piece is a product of your own labour and results in a static image. The entries will be judged each month by a panel of designers, photographers and artists, all supremebeing™ employees.
• The competition is free to enter and each month one winning contestant will receive that months advertised prize.
• The winning contestant will have their artwork displayed on the Supremebeing™ website, at the gallery below.
• Every 12 months all the winning contestants from that year will be asked to participate in a 'grand finale' against each other for a bonus prize which will be advertised once the winners have been informed of their given challenge!
• The application deadline will always be displayed on this web page & the winner will be announced within 3 working days of this date.
• All images will be vetted and we reserve the right to chose what is shown on the site.
• All discount voucher prizes are valid for a single transaction only. 

Supremebeing’s Autumn Winter 2011 collection is a bold step forward in design and product mix; a progressive direction that introduces a look of authenticity to the range. Subversion of detail is key, resulting in wearable garments with fresh colour palette, considered cuts, bespoke fabrics, innovative and durable design combined with the recognisable Supremebeing style. 

Alpine soundtrack represents subject matter that is at the grassroots of the Supremebeing team’s extra-curricular activities. Music and mountain culture are intrinsic to the team & are therefore fundamental to the brand. This theme creates a unique atmosphere that informs (the wearer) through fabrication, silhouette, attention to detail, colour palette, graphics and branding - giving a distinctive look to the entire collection.

For the AW11 season we have split the collections and defined a new category. In addition to Mens and Womenswear collections we have introduced the Primary range. The main collections consist of our newest, most directional and design led product; it reflects the themes of the season and represents the forefront of the brand. The Primary collection comprises our staple product; the bestsellers that have stood the test of time and continue to perform, with new 'Sport and Street' product allowing development alongside the Mainline.

We feel this has resulted in a high quality collection with a clear and easily understood direction. We hope you enjoy the collection as much as we did creating it...

http://www.supremebeing.com/aw11-alpine-soundtrack/


Re-written as a brief for OUGD301... first draft, needs more info on direction in which I will follow.

Shopbylayby

Whilst searching for retail design competitions I have come across an interesting brief for Shopbylayby, unfortunately the submission date is in 3days but I'm going to try and come up with a few designs as it is all experience and I really like the idea behind this company :)

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PAVE Student Retail Awards 2011

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This is a great opportunity for me to get my teeth stuck into a live retail brief, not only will it allow me to explore my interests in Retail design but it is a chance to get noticed in the design world. With an opportunity to win funding from PAVE. The deadline for this is November 11th and I have to post my work to America so I will need to take this into consideration when timetabling my work as this will have to be one of my first briefs.

I've been finding it difficult to create an identity for myself especially with the pressure of showing this to clients and possible future employers. Finally i've created a logo that I am happy with, I think it looks fresh, modern and has an air of urban styling to it, I would like this to be silver foiled on to business cards and want to play with overlaying over images.

D&AD Orion Book Cover Design HG Wells

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As this is an old competition and there are already existing designs for this brief, I would like to take this brief and apply it to a different author so that I am not influenced by any existing designs. When D&AD release new competitions if there is a similar one I will use that instead as I'd rather work on live briefs... I want to get my name out there as much as possible.

Initial Ideas for briefs

Initial ideas for briefs to structure my year 3. I would like to continue working on retail briefs such as the Ted Baker -YCN project, I would prefer these to be live briefs as it would be beneficial for getting myself out there and also great experience to add to my CV. I would like to collaborate with a fashion designer and Photographer to create a Look Book / Catalogue with branding, web elements, clothes tags/ bags and other merch. I have already established one brief which is in progress of being written, this is with a professional photographer David Lindsay, I will be creating promotional pieces for him as well as a high end portfolio book to show clients and a book to show a recent project... this will be abit more creative as it has a running theme.

Skills Evaluation

I have started the summer by evaluating my design skills,  by clearly identifying my strengths, weaknesses and interests this will influence the briefs which I will source throughout the summer to form the basis of my final year of studies.

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Previous Briefs

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