CSM summer project

I recently received an email from Central Saint Martin's - welcoming me to the BA course and giving me more information than I'll probably ever need.

The email requested that I prepare a self portrait on a postcard-sized format. I am supposed to bring it on the first day.

I decided to incorporate what I learned about  being a 'creative' person (i.e. we're all a bunch of stirrers) and add something about myself. I think my obsession and fear/worry/stress over the end of the world is one key element in my life. Finally to make things directly relate to me there's my actual portrait.

So from my mouth sticks out a wooden stirrer and on it perches my dinosaur. This may not be very clear but here's the task:
'Draw a self portrait on a postcard (148mm x 105mm), using any media and bring it with you on the first day.'
Please note nothing is mentioned about having to make sense or be clear or decipherable. I have a feeling this is an ambush anyway so I might as well give some meat for the critique. Also - the course is supposed to make me a better designer so I will let it handle my crap fisrt.

 

I am trying to make up for lost time ok?

I am having the worst and best kind of dry spell. On the one hand I finally, after nearly six and-a-half yeas of constant employment of one kind or another I have some proper time off. On the other hand I am doing next to nothing creative.

Uni starts in 5 weeks!

Above are photos taken about a month ago near Tufnell Park tube station.

How can anyone refuse?

N in O

Melrose & Morgan onion marmalade self explaining label

Mark Grossman's birthday card

Brief history:

Drawing on the image from my book 'Surviving the end of the world' which featured a dinosaur holding a welcome flag, Mark made up two birthday card for me and for my partner.

For his birthday we knew we must respond in kind. The idea to superimpose Marks' face on a dinosaur was  quickly scrapped but the play of dinosaur-age was to tempting.

So I kept the 'miniature animal holding a flag' theme and reiterated the sentiment 'I am young'.

This giraffe miniature was the only other miniature animal I have around the house and thus it was elected.  

First birthday card (Mark's creation)

Second birthday card (Mark's creation)

Original Image

Gabrielle Nolan's birthday present

 

I made Gabs a New Year's card that also commented on her paper skin.

Following a staff training session where I work the concept of logging injuries and accidents in an accident book struck me as something fitting for GN.

It was well received.

ADJ business card design

Me and Andrew have been busy lately creating a 'corporate image' for his newly established business providing different accounting and business related services.

Today we got the first batch of business cards:

Front
the @ sign on the card as well as the scribble on the back are in Andrew's own handwriting.

Back

They are supposed to send a message of professionalism but not wholly boring as accounting may possibly perceived to be.