~ Creative report - saying hello ~

For my screen printed greeting I want to show all elements of my personality through a creative illustration. I've decided the typographic element of which will be 'hello' it's simple, friendly and can be sent to anyone as a way of making contact. 

Elements of my personality I want to express include 
- Happiness 
- Bubbly-ness (i'm very hyperactive and it's something I often express within my work)
- Dedication, if I creative something quite complex that is clearly took a long time it shows commitment, i'm not just after a minimal quick fix design outcome
- Friendly/outgoing, hopefully my keen-ness to contact him physically rather than just over email will show my general approach to people and design

So after hours of work....

then a few more hours....

This is the final outcome! It's a detailed illustration that includes lots of patterns and a few cheeky stick men, even an Adele (hello, it's me) reference. I think this is successful in portraying my personality perfectly and hopefully shows some of the skills I can bring to people as a designer/illustrator.

The next step is to screen print it, this shows diversity of media and that screen printing is a personal passion of mine shared with Pinky and other possible contacts I may send it to.

~ Creative report - making first contact ~

For my creative report i've chosen to contact Pinky Vision as he is local (Hull); the benefit will be ease of physically meeting him and possibly working together in the future. I find his work and practice really interesting so to question him would be really beneficial. 

Perviously we have contacted each other via Instagram, showing appreciation for each others designs posted via social media so I felt this could be a good point for first contact.

From this I received his email address; I plan to ask for a physical address to send actual work of mine. He works physically (screen printing etc.) so I want to send him work he will appreciate to create a lasting contact connection.

I've decided to produce a screen print greeting I can send to him and other potential contacts to show them my hands on approach to graphic design. This is an opportunity to show my skills illustratively also which is something I often don't get to express through all briefs.

~ Artist research - Pinky Vision ~

Pinky is an illustrator/designer/graphic artist who's skills span across all different forms of media. Pinky inspires me as a designer as his personal process avoids digital form, his work is free flowing and positive. 

His overall inspirations and aesthetic is psychedelic, bright and happy; all of which I find really inspiring.

Many of his works can be found in the form of screen prints (both on paper and clothing) which he all personally produces then sells. This element of his process I find particularly interesting as screen printing it's something I hope to do regularly throughout my design career as its really hands on and enjoyable. 

His designs also often take the shape of wall murals, these are highly impactful and completely change communities. It's something im personally yet to try but I really want to experiment with.

Pinky is a designer i'd love to work with in the future as his process and outcomes are really interesting and use hands on techniques i'd personally find to be fun. 

As part of this brief and for future contact I will send him some questions and personal work of my own.

The main thing i'd like to learn is how he makes money from screen printing and physical work as its a tricky market to break into. Hopefully he will inspire me with his knowledge and I could even ask about interning with him over summer.