Holy Trinity Church

Our first group project launch was to carry on a previous live project part of the integrated design module.It was a great start for myself to mix with others in the class and get to know what kind of work can be achieved and how my new classmates work together.

Working with existing artwork and the feedback from the client, I feel I was able to offer a new and fresh outlook on the work ahead within the team. I proposed the idea of an activity sheet for the young visitors, with stickers and puzzles relating to the events from the timeline. As an added extra for the exhibition I also created a set of postcards which could be taken as a reminder of the exhibit to collect. Once the full set of 3 postcards has been obtained they will then form an abstract from the timeline, this element is something both the client and our tutor really seemed to enjoy.

The client was worried about how the exhibit would sit within the space and not feel separate or uninviting to existing visitors of the church. The idea to create some way finding or directional signs and stickers relating to our branding of the exhibit was formed within the group. I choose to expand upon this and design hexagon shaped vinyl stickers to sit on the floor of the church which could then be easily removed without damaging the distinct and valuable building to the clients.

Children's activity sheet // stickers // postcards

Timeline mock up, with all directional stickers

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BBC world service

This has been a long running brief for many years within the university now and when I received this brief I felt that all possible approaches had already been conquered by past students. I also felt a little discouraged with the prospect of what I could possibly do that was new and different. Looking through what outcomes the brief asked for and researching into the project of the BBC world service and what it stood for, helped me to form the idea of it being a 'lifeline service' this became my main concept visually to communicate. 

I originally thought working with wavelengths and radio signals would be visually appealing and similar to a current popular style used in a re-brand of a band and its music video Arctic Monkeys - Do I wanna know, AM. This lead me to the very similar lines created through a heart monitor screen. 

With the BBC world service broadcasting many different programs and giving a variety of information, for some countries this is their only way of learning through using it as an educational tool, or a way of communicating and socializing with the outside world. These different platforms are all important to many people and I wanted to raise awareness of the variety of tools that are 'lifelines' to society. I created a poster campaign in the concept style as outlined along with a video of an animation inspired by the movement of a heartbeat monitor, this idea was then applied to transform a donation box into that of a monitor. I choose to add Oxfam as a sponsor as their beliefs fit well with what my campaign was fighting to save, as a sponsor the donation boxes would sit within stores worldwide on counters to raise as much money as possible.

I also chose to update the BBC world service app and website to allow people to listen to the radio creating more of an audience and demand. This also allows people to contribute and make a donation easily through the app with a few touches of their screen. The animation will sit within the app through youtube for the user to watch it at their own pleasure and on the go.

Poster Campaign

Poster campaign insitu

App // Website

Donation Boxes

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Happy Graduation Day

This week was a very inspiring and reflecting time for me as I saw my past classmates graduate from the Graphic design course at Coventry University. It was so good to catch up with everyone and how their life after University changed and moved on from being away on Erasmus. I hadn't seen most of them since being in class with them, so it was great to support and celebrate with them on what was originally my graduation date too.

Throughout the celebrations of the day, I felt somewhat reflective and begin evaluating my studies and what was important for the final coming months of my time here at university. I couldn't help but think forward to my graduation date next year and the hard work standing in my way of how the celebration level will depend on the next few months. I began to realize the importance of my work, the methods I take and lessons I have learnt throughout the process and how all these contributing factors will affect the level of achievement in my career. The skills I have gained from my studies and personal experience from my last 4 years of university and independent living have made me grow into the confident designer I am today. I look forward to my own graduation date, but for now I intend to really push myself into creating the best final pieces for my portfolio and enjoy living the student life for my final year.

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Halloween Horror night II

So our first fundraiser event went off with a huge success for everyone involved! A huge thank-you to all involved and to those that took time out to help and make donations. In total we were able to raise £601.50 so just over £200 for each course which is great news from the little time we had to plan.

Each and everyone who contributed to this success worked so hard and I'm glad we were all able to work so well together in such a short amount of time to get so much done. I feel the support from everyone in the university allowed us all to really work hard but also have fun with the event. It was great socializing with students from other courses as we all seem to keep separate from one another on different floors of our building. It was also nice to get to know my class a bit more and hopefully organizing the event together will open up people to push their ideas forward to the group for future fundraising events.

Through out the whole night we were all praised for our efforts and told of our success which was great to hear and seemed to keep our spirits up and inspire us. Having many students in attendance from different courses made the evening refreshing and so much fun for all there. Below is a little snippet of the fun evening we all had in the Dark room and a group of us getting ready for the event by building the horror maze.

Loved staying late at uni to get to building the Halloween maze in our building! We are now professional maze builders #uni #finalyear #halloween @macafferdesign - Jamie Macaffer Instagram

I have always loved throwing and organizing themed events and parties as a way to express my creative flair and love of little details. This event however and being in charge of delegating jobs to people in such a short amount of time was something I found challenging at times. Being the main go to person in the group, as this was my idea and by proposing the event originally, I felt a little overwhelmed. I would love to be part of more fundraising events for my course in the future, but perhaps not in such a significant role. I feel that by planning with an extended time frame in the future, it would make organizing and dealing with the pressure of events a lot easier on everyone and more fair on people with such a busy schedule of work.

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