Nicholas James - Graphic Designer

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nicholasjames.design@gamil.com
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I wanted to do something to help
after the Queensland foods so this
poster was aimed at maintaining
awareness and to boost donations.
The idea was always very minimal
though the use of colour changed
signifcantly as I wanted something
more upbeat.
Woods Panthers
Netball Foundation
Description - Branding for Woods Panthers netball foundation Category - Branding
I wanted to draw attention
towards the charitable nature of
the club as well as maintaining
an edge to the brand. With the
logo I emphasised growth by
symbolising a wiled plant that
both represented the nurturing
side of the foundation as well as
keeping a wiled side.
Description - Branding for Woods Panthers netball foundation Category - Branding
I played with this idea of a
wiled side running throughout
the brand by utilising a torn
paper efect that allowed me to
diferentiate between the
chaotic markings and the
safe typography.
Description - An 8 page Newsletter Category - Newsletter
This is how the brand will integrate across a
familiar club environment in a fun way while in
keeping with the brand.
Description - Signage at the home grounds including a notice board Category - Signage
This is an example of the brand across the
clubs newsletter.
Description - The website for Woods Panthers Category - Website
I toned down the chaos of the markings to not
overload the user while taking the sights content.
I aimed to bring order to the navigation and foat
key elements like the Headline and Calendar
so its always accessible.
Category - A5 Book Description - A 40 page book on chapter 3 of the 1968 copyright act
This project was born out of a desire to work
with a lot of type and I found the concept of a
book on Copyright sparked a lot of unique ideas.
Category - A5 Book Description - The Interior of the copyright act
The concept that drove this book was
interpretation and this was represented by
warping and manipulating symbols like the
copyright logo on the scanner.
This produced a design that fows and evolves
like an idea throughout the book.
I challenged myself to completely
avoid photography and to play
with vector shapes as I was using
a lot of photography at the time.
This concept came to me while
I was cleaning and came across
a broken pen.
Category - Branding Description - Fresh branding for venue-tix
The aim was to take into
count the diverse market of
venue-tixs with its wide
range of interests so I wanted
to create a very broad brand. I
started to consider the venues
as something organic, so in a
way they are an environment we
shape ourselves.
Category - Branding Description - Fresh branding for venue-tix
I hinted at this with the negative
space I created in the logo and
it is symbolic of how the space
is open to interpretation. I
played with the idea of space
throughout the brand with
the playful use of shapes and
negative space.
Category - Ticket Description - An example of a ticket
I wanted to really embrace the brand when it
came to retail stores and push the familiarity of
the shapes while having some fun.
Category - Signage Description - A shop interior
I wanted to bring back the excitement
while cleaning up the layout with
thoughtful typography.
Category - Website Description - The website for venue-tix
My aim was to simplify the interface and turn
the website into a user friendly environment that
was as complex as it needed to be, allowing the
content to come frst.
Category - Sign Description - A sign to inform commuters of the ticket machines location
This new approach distances itself from any
particular machine by focusing on the action
rather than instructing the user.
This allows for a simple yet more direct message
with an increased emphasis on the coin and
ticket. The only aspect still left over, which is the
inclusion of the slot in reference to the trade of
between money and the ticket.
This is a poster I promised to
myself Id make after I lost some
important work and photos after
not backing up, so I needed to
create something positive that
might be helpful. I chose to work
around a photo at the beach
so it would be familiar yet not
too distracting.
When image fles where brought
into a text editor you can
manually corrupt the fle to
create something interesting.
The result was not as dramatic as
I would have liked so I settled for
distorting the colours
in photoshop.
Category - DL Brochure Description - An 8 page DL Brochure for Infrastructure SA on the upgrading of the Noarlunga Line
I was really interested in the progress on the rail
infrastructure so this appealed to me, I wanted
to do something new compared to all the generic
brochures that we are use to . The concept of
showing of elements of the grid really appealed
to me as it allowed me to demonstrate progress
and give the public a level of transparency.
Category - DL Brochure Description - The interior pages of the Brochure
I wanted to focus on legibility while not
adding any additional pages or
overcomplicating the layout.
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Category - Branding Description - Branding for School of the Air
I love the name School of the
Air and it and I knew I could
have a lot of fun as it evokes
lots of ideas. During my research
I found a quote,
As much as the technology has
progressed the thing of greatest
importance to the school is its
sense of community.
The diferent technologies are
one element in ensuring that
all members of our school
community experience a sense
of belonging.
Category - Branding Description - Branding for School of the Air
I wanted to represent that
connection and after many
variations this abstract method
perfeactly represented the
unique nature of the school.
The fowing lines represent
the impact you can make on
someone as you cross paths
and meet new people.
Category - Signage Description - The Signage across the School of the Air ofce
This is an example of the brand applied to the
buildings associated with the school of the air
and clearly distinguishing then.
Category - Brochure Description - A 16 page DL accordion fold brochure for School of the Air
The idea of making a concertina folding brochure
ftted in perfectly with the concept of connection
and it was a bit of fun.
Category - Website Description - The website for School of the Air
I wanted this website to be useful to the
students but not compete against social media
so I focused on being able to log on and rehash
lessons. I incorporated a way for students
to chat with teachers to get further help as well
as include subtle social media aspects to connect
with your friends.