Commended

Yesterday was fantastic. It was the D&AD Student Awards, and I'd been nominated for my response to the Metro brief. It was a day of celebrating with lovely people, lovely food, lovely drink, and a lovely certificate for a commendation!

I'll do a big photo-heavy post later when I grab the photos off my mum, who came along to do the 'proud mum' bit!

Bags!

I had a bit of a play around at the weekend with some blank cotton tote bags I bought. And here are the results, now listed on Folksy! I discovered today that they're the perfect size to fit an A3 portfolio in when going to an interview, too!

The Hello design is screenprinted from hand-cut stencils, whilst the others are hand drawn directly on to the bags (which is why they're a tad more expensive).

Hello screenprinted tote bag: £9

Cassette Tape tote bag: £14

Telephone tote bag: £14

New Blood (again)!

D&AD New Blood has been pretty good! I spent some time up there Friday to man the stand for a bit and to have a Portfolio Surgery, and I was back up there yesterday. Loads of great work on show, nice atmosphere, but SO HOT!

Yesterday afternoon was pretty quiet, unsurprisingly, what with the sunshine and the football. But good old D&AD supplied a tv screen and some free beer, so we were happy! Well, happy as can be with a 4-1 defeat. The echoes of cheers and groans flowing around London was crazy!

So yes, it's been a nice few days. Taking down New Blood this evening, but then it'll all be coming back out again next week for New Designers! Exciting times.

New Blood!

This morning a few of us headed to the Old Truman Brewery to set up our stand at D&AD New Blood. Its looking lovely! If you're in London over the next few days, check it out. It's free, all you need to do is register HERE before you go.

I'm up there again tomorrow for a Portfolio Surgery, which is quite exciting. I'll possibly be there Saturday, and definitely Sunday - so head to South Essex College, stand 32, and say hello!

In limbo.

It kind of feels like I'm in limbo at the moment. University has finished, but we've still got New Blood and New Designers to go, so really we're not quite finished yet. The past week or so has been nice, though. I've had a couple of interviews in London for potential work placements (first one starts on 12th July!), had a meeting at college about the next exhibitions, and spent a bit of time ticking a few bits and pieces off the To Do list.

I re-photographed my work for my portfolio, and changed my website a bit (lucyplayer.com). I've even, shock horror, listed some new things on Folksy and Etsy! I've seriously neglected the shops for, well...the past year, really. But now uni's finished I'm determined to start making again.

Tea and Biscuits - pack of 3 note cards

Say What You Think...

Hello - pack of 4 note cards

Bad Music - black t-shirt

Degree show!

Wednesday evening was our degree show private view at South Essex College. It was great! There was a really good turn out, positive feedback, and a generally nice atmosphere. Everyone's work looked fantastic, and, y'know, I reckon we should all be pretty proud of ourselves.

I can't believe this is the end, though! Well, not quite... The degree show's on until Monday, then there's D&AD New Blood and New Designers. So I guess this was the beginning of the end. Or if you want to be cheesy and contemplative, you might say it's the beginning of the beginning. Either way, it's exciting times.

Row 1: Rob Brown, Chantelle Watkins, Rich Smith. Row 2: Nicola Green, Joe Lumley, Chrissy Murnane. Row 3: Sophie Evans, Carly Mathews, Lucy Player. Row 4: Anna Knight, Ben Stanbury, Steve Wood.

The degree show is up!

The past two days have been spent setting up the degree show at college. Quite exciting (now that the work's up, anyway!). So nice to see everyone's finished pieces on display, it all looks pretty fantastic.

So, tomorrow night (Wednesday 9th June) is the private view - 6-9pm, South Essex College, Southend, SS1 1ND. The exhibition is on until Monday 14th. Come along if you can!

One & A Dozen

So, despite having finished and handed in the Final Major Project on Tuesday, the hard work is far from over just yet! We've got three big exhibitions coming up, and lots to prepare as a class.

Our class are One & A Dozen. We're a small but diverse group of 13 students and are working under the name of One & A Dozen for the exhibitions, and hopefully for future pursuits as well.

South Essex College Degree Show

Luker Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1ND

Private View: Wednesday 9th June

Public View: Thursday 10th - Monday 14th June

D&AD New Blood

Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, E1 6QR

Private View: Thursday 24th June

Public View: Friday 25th - Monday 28th June

New Designers

Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, Islington, London

Press Preview: Wednesday 7th July

Public View: Thursday 8th - Sunday 11th July

Screenprinting / Organisation of collaborative piece / Exhibition space set up / Postcards: