Lectured at the University of Leeds “Finally… Life in a digital Agency”
I gave a lecture to the some Masters students on the 21st Feb basically showing them all the crazy shit I did to try and get noticed by agencies and the way I approached it, along with how I finally got into an Agency and what to expect. I didn’t try to teach them anything I just tried to show them the things that I did so hopefully it may give them a bit of inspiration into doing something themselves. The slides are below, without my northern monkey accent commenting along side... Read The Rest →
Im featured on “Underworld magazine”
Last week I was featured on Underworlds Magazine site under “Freelance Designer Showcase: 23 Graphic Designers from around the World” it can be found here: http://www.underworldmagazines.com/freelance-designer-showcase-23-graphic-designers-from-around-the-worldn5/ the magazine site is full of everything design related, tutorials, inspiration, articles, etc. It was great to be featured and many thanks to Julio A Rivera, a Creative Director/Web Designer from New York City for featuring me.
A Comparison of Two Inspirational Artists
A comparison and reflection on the different styles of tonal art produced throughout history, mainly focusing on two individual artists s, Georgio Morandi and Ewan Uglow.
Innovation Used to Gain a Competitive Advantage?
Discuss how design and innovation is used to gain a competitive advantage. Show examples of where design has been applied and what effect this has had on the competitiveness of a business sector of your choice. The term ‘ design innovation’ while not having a universally acknowledged definition, is increasingly used in the professional
New website Design www.adamatkinson.co.uk ver2
So I find as you get more experienced with the web, identity, logo, advertising and all things graphic design you start to realize that ‘simple’ is usually the most effective. So I decided to stop with the graphic imagery driven portfolio websites and go clean and simple, after all they say the best thing to show off an image is on a nice clean white background. The photos on the right are from my travels, the bigger the screen you have the more of the photo you ll see. Want... Read The Rest →
First Week Working In London
Well…. Better late than never. I ve now been working in London for over 2 months, so why call this post my my first week in London? Well for anyone that’s worked or is working in London
Communication and Media
Communication Media in the world Media and communication throughout the world is vast, differs in many ways and is constantly evolving. A reading of both professional journals and current literature would suggest that these forms of media and communication seem to be the most accepted and thus successful types of communication: Print; Radio; Television; Direct Marketing; Ambient; and the Internet. These forms each have their advantages but also there disadvantages, whilst some being stronger and more effective than others in the communication and media world.
Version 2 Website
Ok so I ve decided to switch to wordpress from drupal and update my portfolio and site to give it a new feel and character. I hope you like the design, I’ve tried to create it a little differently from most sites where by I ve gave the option of scrolling to the right to view my portfolio or scrolling down to view my blog. I just figured these are the two main features of a personal webiste so why not have them both on the home page, there s... Read The Rest →
