5 events for 5X5 publication

5 events to feature in the 5X5 publication

Poster design selected by Oripeau 

I was really proud of having my poster selected by Oripeau, as it was the first instance where my work was professionally chosen to be exhibited; prior to this, I have never had recognition from a large studio, which made me have a lot more confidence in my sindividual design style.

Films - In The Mood For Love (watched this year)

Visually, In The Mood For Love by Hong Kong director Hong Kar-wai was super interesting in how it used frames within frames; throughout the film, Kar-wai uses this framing method to impose a motif of surveillance. Recently I have gotten into more foreign films, as New Wave pictures from other cultures are very refreshing outside the Western world in how they use visual languages.

Gigs - King Krule (new music video is cool as well, by Jamie Wolfe)

I have been a fan of King Krule for a while now, but found his new album Man Alive! in particular really impressive; as a very young artist, his new album is much more matured and refined through tackling a lot darker subject matter. Furthermore, his stage presence and energy at the album launch gig I went to was great. I also really like the visuals for his new album, the video for 'Cellular' by animator Jamie Wolfe is super cool too.

Going to Magma (zine shop in Manchester)

I've definitely become more aware of current contemporary design since coming to Uni, through visiting a lot more independent publication stores. An example of this was a recent visit to Magma in Manchester, where I discovered a lot more studios/ artists I liked (such as Dr.Me studio); I feel like looking at zine shops has pushed me as a designer to gain confidence in my own style and get more into publication design.

Pub quiz

A little tradition whilst being at Uni has been going to the weekly pub quiz at Headrow House; it's quite a fun event to partake in with a regular group/team - and we have even won prizes from it!