Company Blog
While abroad, I had an internship working at Easle.co. Easle is a company currently curating a digital platform to connect companies with freelance artists. As their Advertising Intern, I organized and performed interviews with artists and created original content to be shared on their blog. Links to my work can be found below, covering a host of topics including the interview, history of London transport design, and notable dates in designing history.
Photographer and Filmmaker Alex Lark
"Perspective is fun to play with because we all know it right? You understand that things have a weight to them, that light shines and shadows falls and that the horizon ends somewhere.. but when it’s tweaked just right you can create something impossible with an everyday landscape." - Alex Lark
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Emmanuelle talks about the animation process, creating balance in complex pieces, and what her dream project would be.
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Happy 75th Birthday to "The Little Prince"
Today marks the 75th Anniversary of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince (originally published in French as Le Petit Prince). Captivated by its seemingly simple story and illustrations, artists have long been inspired by Saint-Exupéry’s tale in the Sahra Desert of an unknown narrator and mysterious young traveler from the stars.
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Design Terms: Roots & Etymology
In March 2018, Merriam-Webster's Dictionary added 850 new words to their online database, including "cryptocurrency," "microfinance" and "glamping." We thought we'd take a look at some of our most used words, and the roots and evolutions for common design and artistic terms.
Taking a Stand: The Fourth Plinth
We take a look back at some of our favourite pieces to grace the famous fourth plinth. The National Gallery houses some of our country’s most famous and influential works. Standing at the bottom of its steps in Trafalgar Square is a monument to today’s great artists: The Fourth Plinth.
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Mind the Design
This Saturday the London Transport Museum is opening the doors to its Acton Depot and hosting a Capital Design event weekend dedicated to the design and branding of the city’s public transport. This Saturday the London Transport Museum is opening the doors to its Acton Depot and hosting a Capital Design event weekend dedicated to the design and branding of the city’s public transport.
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“All the bloody meetings. I would start stamping my feet because you can't make a good public sculpture from meetings.” Today, on Rachel Whitread's Birthday, we thought we'd take a look at a slightly more unusual aspect of her career - the negative feedback - and the aplomb with which she faced it.
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Located just a 10 minute walk from our office in Shoreditch, the D&AD Festival begins today. Originally named the British Design & Art Direction, the event recognizes and awards talent in a number of categories, culminating in an Awards Ceremony on April 26th.
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"I moved around the UK a lot for a number of years and I was always fascinated by the differences between the landscapes and the cities we visited and lived in and how the layout of so many places was influenced by the history and economy of the area." - Abi Daker
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Digital Designer Sven Lenaerts
"Every designer should have that positivism, to realise that their work has impact. However small it may be, we're all trying to make the world a little better!" - Sven Lenaerts
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Product Designer Edoardo Rainoldi
"I play a lot with my Italian origins and try to keep it professional but fun. I think I have a quite specific style in my work and you can always tell it was me, or at least I hope. All my work is clean, simple and minimalistic, but with that personal touch that makes it shine." - Edoardo Rainoldi