The client requested a customised Christmas Card design. While sketching ideas, I realised that their logo (Trelleborg) contains 4 upside-down triangles that could be used as Christmas trees when rotated 180 degrees. Next I used and adjusted their T for the trunks and added stars on top.
In collaboration with my senior colleague, I had to design a modern trophy for Malta's International Fireworks Festival 2015.
Because I never received a trophy in my life and only had a general idea from watching different sport competitions (a cup with handles and a base), I turned my first focus to the internet, what I could find under “modern” trophies. With the visual information absorbed and keeping in mind the materials available (Perspex, stainless polished steel and wood), I came up with 3 design ideas that felt appropriate for the project. After the clients’ consideration, they decided to go with the 3 layered design. The refined design came to life when we received the pieces from the workshop and meticulously assembled them.
Though the chosen wood for the base wouldn’t be my first choice, I was very pleased with the outcome. A few weeks later we received an order from the Belgium Fireworks event organisers to design their trophies.
The clients' request - besides naming her new hair salon Opulence - was that the name would fit exactly in the façade space. The size of this T shaped wall was very narrow and long, which made me think the name would have to stretch out (by using a wider sans serif typographic style) in order to be legible, to fit in and yet have a classy look. The client also wished to have the letter P positioned on the vertical wall between the two windows.
I came up with an idea of incorporating hairdressers’ scissors into the logo itself, with slight tweaks and maintaining a minimalistic approach, I used half of the scissors to form the letter P and the finger ring with the finger rest of the other half for the letter O. By doing that an individual would immediately connect the name Opulence with a hair salon, for what it is.
Sadly, the client insisted on having a specific type and after numerous attempts of persuasion, she went for the below font.
Taking photographs of glass products of Valletta Glass was a challenging and yet fun experience.
Digital art, "old-fashioned" drawings, DIY projects, photography, these are just a few things I do, when I'm not at work.
The task was to come up with an idea how to encapsulate a small bottle of liquor into a Perspex structure/design, as a small token of gratitude and appreciation for regular clients. It was also requested to keep the design a simple, minimalistic and memorable item.
The most recognisable Christmas element that came to my mind was the Christmas tree. After sketching out some ideas, my superiors chose the design which led to careful and precise measuring of the glass bottle and creating the outline of the whole Xmas Tree shape in Adobe Illustrator.
Later on we got the prototype from the workshop to see if all the pieces fit together perfectly with the bottle included. Before 'mass' production, my superior and I had to decide which colours to use, so we went with white and transparent Perspex, to keep it clean and light.
I really enjoyed working on this project, not just for the design, but also assembling them and learning about the material used.
