Catherine Davies is a Welsh illustrator who often uses her work to highlight and spread awareness on taboo issues, focusing on feminist issues and the empowerment of women. Using a combination of bright colour palettes and bold imagery, she believes her work can further the understanding of the messages she aspires to spread awareness about. …
Professional practice – job interviews and applications
Applications are used to find specific information ONLINE APPLICATIONS Personal details - striped out by HREducation, training + developmentWork experience - Relevant InfoCompetency, strength and/ or value based questions Other info CV - upload a copy Linked in - info extracted Personal/ supporting statement Create a plan you want to include in the documentAddress all aspects …
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 Information & Research – Period Poverty
I always aim to do projects on issues I would like to learn more about as it gives me the opportunity to learn new things and have a clearer perspective on important issues. Before beginning this project I was aware of what Period Poverty was however I didn’t realise the statistics behind it, I also …
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Typeface
One of the ideas I had to create for my campaign was to create a strong typeface that I could create for use for different outcomes to keep everything cohesive and as a collective. I had an idea of how I wanted the images to look. I wanted them to subtly hint towards periods without …
Gifs
I wanted to teach myself how to create Gifs using Procreate. I once had a workshop on how to make GIFs using Photoshop however I mainly work on Procreate, and so wanted to give it a go. I watched a quick video to get the jist and soon got the hang of it. I didn’t …
Afterlife Talks – JRS
I decided to start attending the Afterlife talks for the Graphics Department as my work edges on graphic design I thought it would be benefitial to see if anything could inspire me or give me some pointers for my work AFTERLIFE TALKS - JRS JRS - Brand Designers (Jack Renwick Studios) Talk by Jack Renwick …
Afterlife – KOTO
50 DesignersPhotography Illustration Working out … Brands Digital Products Visual - new clients , name , value, visual & verbalDesign - established companies - design for brand refresh Build - Help new clients launch new services or products Client list NetflixNikeSonosPelotonAIR BnBUBER EATS VENMOSpotify Coca-Cola+ smaller companiesThe body coach - Joe Wicks Meatable Pleo - Companies and expense card ‘KOTO’ (over mono )- …
Afterlife Talks – Michael C Place – Studio.BuildÂ
Influences Music - ACDC - R.C - Graphic DesignerMagazine - Underground Swiss Style Graphic Design Placement at I-D mag- LDN Designers Republic Sheffield Reporporsing Corporate Logos Worked for Trevor Jackson - record sleevesVaughn Oliver His wife is a games artist They both quit their jobs - travelled for a year They then started a studio in …
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Professional practice – job interviews and applications
Applications are used to find specific information ONLINE APPLICATIONS Personal details - striped out by HREducation, training + developmentWork experience - Relevant InfoCompetency, strength and/ or value based questions Other info CV - upload a copy Linked in - info extracted Personal/ supporting statement Create a plan you want to include in the documentAddress all aspects …
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AOI NOTES
AOI notes: Association of illustrators Members : 2800+40 CountriesMain Voice for illustrators in the UKContracts, licensing, business, enquiries AOI Objectives:Â Be a voice for illustratorsEncourage professional and ethical standards within the industryCreative awareness - protect illustrators rightsPromote and improve the standing of illustration as a profession Online Portfolio : Websites ( not as needed as needed …
Catherine's learning journal 