pp: self portrait #1

here is my first self portrait. i wanted to play on the idea of doing a self portrait without using my actual face or identifiers of my face, so i decided to go with what i sometimes call myself 'egg-head'. this is mostly because i think that i have a really egg shaped head, my forehead doesn't have any shape or widow's peak, and my skin is deathly pale, so yep, that's an egg.

i think it's really cute, and i decided to try out using more digital means, utilising my new gouache brushes from Kyle Webster which i really love. it's a little bit of a different style for me but i still like it.

pp: thought bubble festival

 i helped out at thought bubble festival in september 2018! i know it was last month but i wanted to talk about it because it was such a fun and new experience. it was really fun to experience what it is like to sell my work and talk to people about my work, and see how many people actually bought it! so many people might have my posters on their wall now! it's a really good feeling and something that

i'd really love to do in the future. it also taught me about handling money from customers and making sure they were given the right change. from the day that i sat behind the booth, i got a sense of what people tended to buy more and the posters & smaller items like stickers and buttons sold a lot more than the bigger more expensive items so i should keep this in mind if i was to do something like this again in the future.

PPP Evaluation

Final Presentation

Creative Report

Life's A Pitch

SB1: lo siento studio

Lo Siento Studio is a graphic design studio specializing in Identity, Packaging & editorial directed by Borja Martínez. I found them because I am interested in how character illustration can be placed upon packaging and came across their proposed 'churro' packaging range. I am really in love with this packaging and think that it is something that inspires me to want to do the same.
The simple use of colours and cute characters is inviting so this is what makes it such a successful packaging.

It's not even just packaging that they are trying to create with this brand, but also merchandise that can come out of it due to it's character and playful nature. I think this is why using character in packaging can be so successful because it makes it endearing and a collectable so that people want to buy more.