What is a Design Practice - Free Ad

Creating free ads for me and two other people. The two other people in my group are Tristan and Sam, we had to answer specific questions, then share our answers with each other. Using this information and each others blogs we had to create a free add, therefore I started by going through both Sam and Tristan's blogs to find out what they like.

My answers;
Professional name and contact details?

• Daisy Sunshine
• DSCdesigns@gmail.com

Words that best describe your design practice;

• Simple
• Clear
• Professional
• Thorough

Words that best describe you as a person;

• Happy
• Determined
• Friendly

Strongest design skills;

• Type
• Hand Crafting
• Layout

What area of graphic design interest you the most?

• Product and Packaging
• Branding and Identity

Favourite designers/Design studios;

• Noma Bar
• Anthony Peters

What makes these your favourites? (where can you see their work?)

• Simple and minimal design, uses negative space in a very clever way. http://www.dutchuncle.co.uk/illustrators/noma-bar/portfolios/portfolio
• Like the style of his work, also minimal, love his print work. http://imeusdesign.4ormat.com/fathoms-deep

What are your 5 favourite design blogs?

• http://www.fromupnorth.com/
• http://www.itsnicethat.com/
• http://www.creativereview.co.uk/
• http://www.designweek.co.uk/
• http://designspiration.net/

Things do you want to be;

• Successful
• Happy
• Accomplished

When designing my free ad I wanted to keep it simple as that is how I like to work, I did this by only showing the information which s necessary and nothing more. I wanted to keep a minimal colour scheme which complement each other.

Sam's answers;
Professional name and contact details;

• Sam Cook
• Mr-Cook@live.co.uk

Words that best describe your design practice;

• Lense Based
• Digital
• Minimalist
• Modernist
• Geometric

Words that best describe you as a person;

• Genorous
• Opinionated
• Leader
• Friendly

Strongest design skills;

• Lense Based
• Layout and Page design
• Type
• Text and Image

What area of graphic design interest you the most?

• Branding and Identity
• Editorial

Favourite designers/Design studios;

• Isidra Ferrer
• Mark Weaver
• Design Studio 8

Favourite design blogs;

• http://designspiration.net/
• http://pinterest.com/
• http://www.creativereview.co.uk/
• thisiscolate
• wallpapermagazine blog

After looking at Sam's blog I have learnt a lot about the way he works, and the things he likes, therefore I will try and include them in my free ad. http://s-cook1215-dp.blogspot.co.uk/ I have worked with Sam in groups projects before so I am aware of how Sam likes to work, and the designs he prefers.

Tristan's answers;
Professional name and contact details;

• Tristan Currie
• Tristan_Currie@hotmail.com

Words that best describe your design practice;

• Handmade
• Crisp
• Ideas
• Minimalistic
• Detail

Words that best describe you as a person;

• Organised
• Punctual
• Neat
• Reliable
• Quiet

Strongest design skills;

• Layout and composition
• Crisp
• Perfection

What area of graphic design interest you the most?

• Editorial and Publishing
• Wayfinding
• Product and Packaging

Favourite design blogs;

• http://designspiration.net/
• http://www.trendland.com/
• dailymovement

Things do you want to be;

• Hard Working
• Sucessful
• Motivated
• Smart
• Knowledge

I have worked with Tristan before in a group project, therefore I know the way in which he works, I know that he likes geometric designs and likes to keep them minimal and simple. His designs are also not loaded with lots of colour, he has a minimal colour pallet therefore I thought that I would go with black white and grey scales, also keep it simple, by only showing the necessary information.

Original idea, didn't like it.

Pattern made for the 'TC'

Testing different fonts.

Final three free ads;

Me

Sam

Tristan