Contact: Dust

Recently I have been thinking about what to do and where to go once I have graduated. As my final deadline looms closer I have started to look at design agencies in other cities rather than limiting myself to Manchester. As part of this I decided to make contact with some design agencies in Leeds, London and Sheffield as well as Manchester. One of the design agencies I contacted was Dust in Sheffield, I asked about what the designer had learnt after graduation and whether they had any 'inside information' about the design industry, things that tutors wouldn't necessarily tell students about. One of the designers, Patrick, got back to me with some really helpful advice, his email can be read below.

Mads Perch

Below is a selection of photography by the Danish photographer Mads Perch. Art direction is used to create interesting, over the top, images that are vibrant and eye catching. These are my favourites because they are bright and have an energy to them, they take photography to another level.

www.mads-perch.com

Eastern Electrics

This set of posters are another part to the Eastern Electrics Festival (shown in the previous post). In this typographic campaign, the word "May" was incorporated into playful slogans and highlighted along with the letter "e" which emphasised the identity within the message.

www.bunchdesign.com

Eastern Electrics

Another campaign I found created by Bunch is for Eastern Electrics. This was a Festival Identity campaign featuring girls styled with fluorescent makeup and lashes. The images were shot under a UV light by Beth Crockatt and show the girls emerging from an inky blue/black background. I love the vibrancy of these posters!

www.bunchdesign.com

TEN

Today I came across this book with looking at the Bunch website. Bunch believe that creativity, clarity and consistency are the keys to successful design. The company was established in 2002, by Denis Kovac and Paulo Silva. It spread organically from London to Zagreb and then to Singapore. Talented friends joined, and the union formed the multi-disciplinary design agency that is the Bunch of today. They use their wide range of specialisations to create intelligent and consistent brands for diverse clients.

Bunch have done some great work for high profile clients. Below are images from the limited edition book of 300 entitled "TEN" after Milton Glaser’s essay "Ten Things I Have Learned". This book showcases a cross section of paper stocks available from the paper merchant with beautifully illustrated statements enveloping the pages.

In an Absolute World

Below are a set of advertisements for Absolute Vodka. I think these are great as they use different scenarios to relate to a wide audience.

www.coloribus.com

Fashion Editorial

I often look at magazines and editorial design, with magazines now available online they are even more accessible. One of my favourite online and offline magazines is Vogue. The combination of high fashion photography and design really appeals to me.