dreamfly - graphic design for web and print by Alison King

Portfolio

Jazz pianist website design

Jazz pianist website design

Date

March 2010

Project type

Web

Created for

Al Clogston, a jazz pianist, piano tutor, composer and arranger

Brief

Design a website for Al Clogston, a professional jazz pianist who plays at weddings and other events. The site contains audio clips and photo galleries.

Status

Visit the site at www.alclogston.co.uk

My Fair Lady poster and flyer

My Fair Lady poster and flyer design

Date

March 2010

Project type

Print

Created for

Wimbledon Light Opera Society

Brief

Design a flyer and poster for Wimbledon Light Opera Society’s next show: My Fair Lady at the New Wimbledon Theatre

Status

Printed March 2010

Bristol NHS youth membership folder and banner stand

Bristol NHS youth membership folder and banner stand

Date

March 2010

Project type

Print

Created for

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Brief

Design a folder and banner stand promoting youth membership and involvement in Bristol NHS

Status

Printed March 2010

Peter Pan theatre flyer and poster

Peter Pan the Musical theatre poster and flyer design

Date

February 2010

Project type

Print

Created for

LightsDown Theatre School

Brief

Design a leaflet and poster as publicity for a production of Peter Pan the Musical in Hereford

Status

Printed February 2010

Wedding pianist advert

Wedding jazz pianist advert design

Date

January 2010

Project type

Digital

Created for

Al Clogston, jazz pianist and piano teacher

Brief

Create an advert for a jazz pianist for a DVD appearing on the front cover of Brides magazine

Status

Appearing in the May/June issue of Brides magazine, published April 2010

Black Elk security services website

Black Elk Limited security services

Date

January 2010

Project type

Web

Created for

Black Elk Limited

Brief

Design and code a website with a professional look and feel for a London-based company offering security, surveillance and close protection.

Status

View the site at www.blackelklimited.co.uk

Bristol NHS banner stands

Bristol NHS banner stands design

Date

January 2010

Project type

Print

Created for

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Brief

Design banner stands promoting the organisation’s governors and encouraging people to become governors

Status

Printed January 2010

Microbee Tree Management website

Microbee Tree Management website design for an environmental services company

Date

January 2010

Project type

Web

Created for

Microbee Ltd

Brief

Design and code a website for the tree managment section of a pest control and environmental services company based in Wimbledon.

Status

View the site at www.trees-london.com

Bristol NHS staff magazine

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust staff magazine

Date

January 2010

Project type

Print

Created for

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Brief

Redesign the Bristol NHS staff magazine, giving it a new look, a new name and a new structure designed to appeal to busy staff.

Status

Printed January 2010

Bristol NHS winter health z-card

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust winter health z-card

Date

November 2009

Project type

Print

Created for

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Brief

Design to NHS brand guidelines a z-card which guides patients to the right healthcare facility for their needs and advises on infection control. The card folds to credit card size and opens out to an eight-panel wide leaflet.

Status

Printed November 2009

Argy Bhaji theatre flyer

Argy Bhaji theatre poster and leaflet design

Date

November 2009

Project type

Print

Created for

The play’s writer and director

Brief

Design a double-sided A5 leaflet advertising Argy Bhaji, a farce appearing at artsdepot in London in 2010. The comedy is set in Mumbai so the flyer had to incorporate Indian design elements and colours as well as setting the lighthearted and absurd tone of the play.

Status

Printed November 2009

Wimbledon Guides centenary celebration service publicity

Wimbledon Guides centenary celebration service leaflet and poster

Date

October 2009

Project type

Print

Created for

Wimbledon Guides

Brief

Design to Girlguiding brand guidelines artwork for an A5 leaflet and A4 poster inviting former members to a centenary celebration service for Wimbledon Guides.

Status

Printed October 2009

DarlingtonOS theatre group website

DarlingtonOS amateur dramatic society website

Date

October 2009

Project type

Web

Created for

DarlingtonOS

Brief

Design and create a new website with a content management system for DarlingtonOS, a successful amateur theatre group based in Darlington, County Durham.

Status

Visit the site at www.darlingtonoperaticsociety.org.uk

In their press release on amdram.co.uk, DarlingtonOS’s Chairman, Ian Whitfield, said: “It is essential for us to have a cutting edge website. The clear and dynamic image presented by the site supports and demonstrates the way we want to engage with our audiences in the future.” Marketing Manager Julian Cound added: “The CMS [Content Management System] will allow us to update the site quickly and easily ensuring information is always fresh and relevant. [...] This new site will be the main shop window for DarlingtonOS.”

Crazy for You publicity

Crazy for You theatre poster and flyer

Date

October 2009

Project type

Print

Created for

Ilex Theatre

Brief

Design posters, postcards, programme covers and greetings cards for a school production of Crazy for You. The musical is set in New York and Nevada in the 1930s.

Status

Printed October 2009.

Display stand for the royal opening of Bristol Heart Institute

Date

October 2009

Project type

Print

Created for

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Brief

Design a display stand for the unveiling of a plaque by the Princess Royal at Bristol Heart Institute.

Status

Used at the royal opening on 12 October 2009.

My Fair Lady at the New Wimbledon Theatre

My Fair Lady flyer and poster

Date

October 2009

Project type

Print

Created for

Wimbledon Light Opera Society

Brief

Design publicity for Wimbledon Light Opera Society’s production of My Fair Lady at the New Wimbledon Theatre in June 2010.

Status

Branding elements supplied to the New Wimbledon Theatre for their website and brochure. See the My Fair Lady design on the New Wimbledon Theatre website.

Bright Ideas branding for Bristol NHS

Bright Ideas branding for Bristol NHS

Date

September 2009

Project type

Print

Created for

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Brief

Create branding for an internal Bright Ideas competition, offering funding to staff with innovative ideas for improving healthcare. Artwork produced for a poster, web banner, display stand and branded Word documents.

Status

Printed September 2009

Babes in Toyland poster and flyer

Babes in Toyland theatre poster and flyer

Date

August 2009

Project type

Print

Created for

Wimbledon Light Opera Society

Brief

Design a poster and flyer for Wimbledon Light Opera Society’s production of the family musical Babes in Toyland, performed at the Secombe Theatre, Sutton in November 2009.

Status

Printed August 2009

Bristol Eye Hospital symposia leaflet

Bristol Eye Hospital Symposia leaflet

Date

August 2009

Project type

Print

Created for

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Brief

Create a single-sided DL leaflet following the Bristol Eye Hospital brand guidelines, advertising a series of talks being held to celebrate the hospital’s bicentenary.

Status

Printed August 2009

Composer and arranger website and business cards

Paul Sadler pianist, composer and arranger website and business cards

Date

July 2009

Project type

Web and print

Created for

Paul Sadler, a pianist, composer and arranger of music

Brief

Create a simple one-page website giving information on Paul’s services as a pianist, composer, arranger and accompanist. Arrange web hosting and domain name registration and publish the site. Design and arrange the printing of business cards to match the site branding.

Status

Business cards printed and in use. Visit the site at www.paulsadlermusic.com

Ophthalmic nursing course poster

Bristol Eye Hospital ophthalmic nursing course poster

Date

July 2009

Project type

Print

Created for

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust / Bristol Eye Hospital

Brief

Create an A4 poster advertising an ophthalmic nursing course run by Bristol Eye Hospital and the University of the West of England. To incorporate the Bristol Eye Hospital bicentenary logo and the the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust logo.

Status

Artwork supplied for print.

Bristol Eye Hospital bicentenary logo

Bristol Eye Hospital bicentenary logo

Date

July 2009

Project type

Logo design

Created for

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust / Bristol Eye Hospital

Brief

Redraw the existing Bristol Eye Hospital logo as a vector graphic and then add text celebrating the hospital’s 200th anniversary. The project included suggesting suitable straplines to include in the logo and the phrase ‘Visionary Care’ was chosen. A logo usage guidelines document was also created.

Status

Supplied for use on all Bristol Eye Hospital bicentenary materials.

Ingenia - the magazine of the Royal Academy of Engineering

Ingenia, The Royal Academy of Engineering magazine

Date

June 2009

Project type

Print

Created for

The Royal Academy of Engineering

Brief

Finish the layout of Ingenia, the quarterly magazine published by the Royal Academy of Engineering. The project involved laying out two main articles and several smaller articles, creating the front cover, making changes to text and images and supplying the final files to the printers.

Status

Published 12 June 2009

Protex Pest Control website

Protex Pest Control website

Date

June 2009

Project type

Web

Created for

Protex Pest Control Services Ltd

Brief

Design and create a modern website for a London-based pest control company. The site had to be easy to navigate, look stylish and professional, and include search engine optimisation (SEO) features. The site was created with a content management system to allow the client to update the content without the need to learn coding or install new software.

Status

View the site at www.protexpest.co.uk

Kiss Me, Kate theatre programme

Kiss Me, Kate programme

Date

May 2009

Project type

Print

Created for

Wimbledon Light Opera Society

Brief

Create the programme for an amateur dramatic society’s production of Kiss Me, Kate. The programme contains rehearsal photos, synopsis, cast biographies, adverts and information about the society.

Status

Sold to people attending the show from 13-16 May 2009. The NODA (National Operatic and Dramatic Association) reviewer wrote: “The A4 souvenir programme had lots of fantastic photographs ‘in rehearsal’ and many other very interesting articles. Clearly a lot of time and had gone into its construction and I congratulate you for that.”

Kiss Me, Kate 6-sheet bus stop poster

Kiss Me, Kate 6-sheet bus stop poster

Date

May 2009

Project type

Print

Created for

Wimbledon Light Opera Society

Brief

Adapt the poster advertising the society’s show, Kiss Me, Kate, for display at six bus stop poster sites around Fulham and West Brompton in London

Status

On display May 2009

Bristol Heart Institute open day leaflet

Bristol Heart Institute open day leaflet

Date

April 2009

Project type

Print

Created for

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust / Bristol Heart Institute

Brief

Create a leaflet which guides visitors around the Bristol Heart Institute at the centre’s open day

Status

Given to visitors at the open days at the end of April 2009

Kiss Me, Kate rehearsal photos

Kiss Me, Kate rehearsal photographs

Date

April 2009

Project type

Photography

For

Wimbledon Light Opera Society

Brief

Take photographs of a full cast rehearsal of Kiss Me, Kate for use in the show’s programme

Status

Printed in the programme in May 2009. The NODA (National Operatic and Dramatic Association) reviewer praised the photography, saying: “The A4 souvenir programme had lots of fantastic photographs ‘in rehearsal’.”

Kiss Me, Kate flyer and poster

Kiss Me, Kate flyer and poster

Date

March 2009

Project type

Print

Created for

Wimbledon Light Opera Society

Brief

Create a modern flyer using vibrant jewel colours for an amateur production of a Cole Porter musical

Status

Preparing for print

Intermodal Logistics website

Intermodal Logistics website

Date

February 2009

Project type

Web

Created for

Intermodal Logistics

Brief

Design a new website for a logistics company based in the UK and involved in projects in Europe. Site includes a Content Management System and photo galleries

Status

View the site at www.intermodallogistics.co.uk