I soon want an exhibition with all my poster work hung on crisp white walls. The poster I designed below ‘27.5 in by 19.75 in’ would be the title and graphic for the exhibition. It’s true. I absolutely love design. I love seeing myself grow as a designer, seeing other designer’s work and how they influence me, how the world and the people around me influence my work. I can’t get enough of it. In the near future, I plan on creating an online store with all my posters available for purchase.
I haven’t posted much this month. I am slapping myself as we speak. I have been rather occupied with this portfolio book, my internship at Hotbed Creative, AND my social life. I’m leaving August 2nd for San Francisco, California for a much needed two week vacation. I’ll be posting as much and as often with photo updates and stories. This might be my future home. Who knows?
Recently I’ve been busy prepping my portfolio book and beginning to organize my vacation in August, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been designing and creating. I recently designed a new logo, which unfortunately wasn’t used for Intelligent Weatherization, an Indiana Skills Verification Program aimed at maintaining a homes weathering process. However, the program ended up choosing a more conservative direction. The color choices were chosen to reflect the fight on different weather seasons within your home.
Also, I was updating my hard drives and noticed the early stages of The Freaky Afronaut’s latest album I designed. The cover originally started as a poster I had designed with TFA in mind.
I have attached Calvin Harris titled You Use To Hold Me off his debut album. It’s insanely full of energy and fresh. Enjoy a listen!
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This past week I designed a couple posters, one that reflected a recent experience and another that represented the upcoming holiday. ‘You Lack Direction’ sparked from a recent relationship I just went through where direction was far from the surface and it not only takes place in my relationships, but in my day-to-day life where I’m surrounded by several people who never travel in one consistent direction. I wanted to simplify this chaos into a poster and above is the final result.
Independence (2010) by Brandon Quigley
Fourth of July is right around the corner and I wanted to create a dynamic but simple representation of our American independence. I didn’t want to tack the flag onto paper, but reference it through color scheme and fluid movement. I hope everyone has a great and safe holiday!
Recently I’ve been preparing my graduate portfolio book in time for the start to my long hard job search in September. This book needs to be flexible and easy to edit. While building a portfolio book you need to consider the large amount of content and how often it will change. This requires a well thought out grid structure. This past week I’ve been working on developing a grid within my master pages so the last few stages are just writing content and getting art work prepped for printing. I’m reaching the finish line, but not quite there yet. Take a look.
Since this week is the week I presented The XX on my blog,
have you ever seen this video before?
It defines how much creativity can be put into a music video in such a simple and yet so powerful way. By far the best music video out to date. Watch the video closely, as at first it may appear to be repeating, but every cut is a new story that adds to the transition of the couples breaking apart beginning with the couple in the front and ending with the couple in the back. The choreography and mood of this video is near perfection. Enjoy!
Last week I covered my number one favorite, Lily Allen for her independence and courage in life and as a woman. This week I want to give a shout out to the runner up, The XX. They create something magical and if you are unfamiliar with them, get familiar. They create more than music, but an experience of emotion and movement with simple acoustic beats and a soothing collaboration of some of the best voices.
They recently covered my lost love, Aaliyah’s Hot Like Fire. Typically once great artists pass, I don’t agree with touching their work in form of respect and honor, but the XX was up for the challenge and didn’t copy the song, but paid tribute to her through a new style and a touch to a great loss. I prefer listening to this tune with ear buds and the eyes shut to clear that mind. A great drug for the ears, trust me!
This is the second album cover I’ve designed for The Freaky Afronaut. Intergalactic Discocaine is an upbeat album of urban house mixes. I wanted to create an environment that was urban and abstract. I imagined a club scene as if the viewer was looking through a warehouse window. More detailed versions of the album cover can be seen via my Flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/photos/bquigley/. Enjoy!
I have attached a Tiesto remix of Tegan & Sara’s Feel It In My Bones as I approach my Friday. It has helped me get through the week. Enjoy a listen!
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For Hotbed Creative I created several logo concepts for client Iowa Insurance Guaranty Association. The logo had to speak structure with a modern sense but still remain traditional in voice. In the end, the logo was not chosen but I still enjoyed the final product.
I created this just as a personal project that I could place into my portfolio. The foundation to my style comes from traditional Swiss art. I felt that I should create a piece that honors this. In addition to this piece, below I have attached a song that has had a strong influence on my past week.
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