christmas is acoming

and my mum wanted a card designed for her. so here it is

styleguides

So at the moment I am still down in Brighton at Sprung Studios, one day a week, and I am helping them to update the iPhone styleguide on the orange interactive design and pattern website. Its quite interesting but there are lots of sections that you wouldn't even expect or think about, especially as a non iPhone user.

getting back into art for fun :)

I sat down at my desk with some ink and paper.

creating a page...

So today I have been practicing making a page for viewing the news on your mobile phone, I started from the top by using the rectangle tool and adding a gradient layer, and altering the gradient. all of the other sections were created in a similar way, each with it own effects.

Phone Wallpaper

Today I have been putting together a practice wire frame and then this afternoon I created a few practice phone wallpapers. The one above that I have posted I made by following a tutorial posted on http://www.photoshoplady.com/tutorial/awesome-colorful-bubble-effect/811

practice wallpaper

I was set the 'homework' of choosing a phone wallpaper and attempting to copy it using the skills I had in Photoshop and this is what I have managed. this is the wallpaper I chose. this is my version.

Work Experience

Next week I'll be starting my work experience at Sprung Studio in Brighton, which I now know to be very very close to Brighton station, so I got there exceptionally early. James was really friendly and explained what he hopes from me fairly well but I think it will probably be a case of learning as I go along.

Fingers Crossed.

I am going down to Brighton on Friday to meet with James Chaytor, who runs Sprung Studios, an interactive design agency, to discuss possibly doing some work experience there. Quite excited about it.



Also I have finished the artwork I was doing for Andy Wyatt but will have to wait a while before I can post it.

so at the moment..

I am working at a few fine drinking establishments and cleaning at a school to pass the time of day, but I have been given a fab opportunity by Andy Wyatt to be involved in a project. I am doing eight background for project for something that might be on tv hopefully, assuming the work I submit is ok. I'll have to check if I can post any of the artwork before putting anything up. but I am really enjoying the work :)

Card Loving

So this card is actually for Jack's Parents for letting my gatecrash their family holiday next week and I love it so I thought I should probably take a pic before giving it away. I love the design. If I could hover about in card shops in Brighton Lanes for a full day I would be in heaven.