Design Portfolio
Being World post day, we were each given a postcard to draw an image from the day trip to sent from London to Tonbridge WKCollege. I drew mine of the Gail Armstrong SOGO print. I loved the way it was displayed with the birds from the print coming off the frame and onto the wall.
As soon as i walked into the courtyard of Somerset House, i was excited to be there. The sun was shining and the great building surrounding us was full of great design and architecture.
The courtyard was home to four giant monumental sculptures of Sea-Shells by Marc Quinn
We headed to the Terrace Rooms on the South Wing and entered The AOI World Illustration Awards Exhibition.
“With the Directory of Illustration, it presents highlights from this year’s shortlist of contemporary illustration, entered by emerging and established talent to the Association of Illustrators’ (AOI) annual competition.The shortlist reflects that the Awards have gone global and includes illustration from across the world, recognizing the exceptional work produced by illustrators internationally and promoting illustration as an essential contributor to global visual culture.The exhibition features a unique range of work from the UK to USA, and South Korea to France, covering a wide breadth of practice, including books, design and editorial, to reflect the diverse disciplines within the industry.”
The exhibition was held in three light rooms with large ceilings which presented the work well. There was a mixture of posters, books and sculptures to view and gain inspiration from.
CAROL ADLAM – Pencil and Digital colour.
SAM PIERPOINT – Resin skull, glue, wooden sticks and string
PAUL DAVIS – Pens, pencils and paint. Post-it note poster based on wine.
ANDY WARD – Pencil, acrylic paint, fine line pens, digital and duck eggs.
It was amazing to see the sketches brought to life in the final prints
CHRIS HAUGHTON – Royal London Children’s Hospital
PHIL WHEELER – Digital. The project had started as a Typographic experiment based on sketched letters.
Sarah Killick 