Introducing Paul Hollingworth

aloa — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:21:20 +0000

Since I've first seen his work I really admire him. Paul Hollingworth is a graphic designer , photographer & illustrator from England. Take a look at his artworks, which are very clean, simple but very powerfull & well-thought. Thanks Rik for showing me one of my new favourite artists.

Sadly he does not have a website, but a portfolio on the Behance Network and a great photography blog on Flickr

Block Noise

Photographic manipulation, type design and photo illustration are combined in a small CD design personal project based around sonic art! Solid sounds...

Slinktype

A simple, yet interesting type experiment using repetitive linear shapes to form letter forms. A tribute to the classic slinky. Some flexible fun with type from fields of all....

Form minus Function

It's fair to say that type and ink only ever meet on a printed page. In this series of images, the two elements are presented to us in a way that is a little more unusual. Images of black and white ink in water are accompanied by small typographical letters to generate strange yet captivating forms that appear to float effortlessly in the air.

A contemporary tribute to traditional methods of print.

UNICEF - Potential

Buy the book here...
www.60uniteforchildren.com APAG have printed a catalogue of 60 international artists in conjunction with UNICEF. The brief was to create a piece of work around the theme of childhood and UNICEF's key values... this was my submission.

It's intended to illustrate the potential within all children, in all situations, all of the time, everywhere. Not all children are given the best start in life. UNICEF help ensure those less privileged children are offered the same chance to develop their potential, regardless of their situation. The numerous columns of text on the buildings describe everything from child poverty and hunger, to childhood diseases, childrens rights and the goals of UNICEF.

Shortcut the Brilliant

This image was created for the launch of Adobe's CS4™ suite early 2008. Used alongside numerous other artworks from all corners of the globe, these images were intended to demonstrate the power and intuitive nature of Adobe's CS4 programs.

WE LOVE TO BUILD™

A series of images devoted to playing with various architectural structures to create new and intriguing 3 dimensional forms. As well as forming the bases of a master class tutorial in Advanced photoshop magazine, a selection of these works are featured in a new book available from Gestalten. (link)

Trendsetter

Identity and graphic application of TRENDSETTER: a small dance event / venue in London.
The concept behind the identity was derived from the name and nature of the event itself. As with any trend the logo itself was designed to alter in appearance throughout it's various applications. Ever-changing, ever-shifting...

The concept of illuminating the characters was intended to mimic the crowd's attraction to the event as nocturnal animals are attracted to light. Stand out//innovate//set trends

About the author

Aloa is the moniker of the german/greek graphic designer/filmmaker & musician Alexis Papageorgiou. Im glad to share great artistic work with the readers on Abduzeedo. Contact me on aloa@abduzeedo.com or follow my Twitter and Facebook page

Advertising Master: Paul Arden

Youssef Sarhan — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:09:56 +0000

As a designer, you are expected to be novel, to create, to design; not to replicate. This industry is possibly one of the most competitive in the world; quite often it is easy to settle for mediocrity. In this article I hope to put in plain words my thoughts on going against the grain and always pushing the barrier on each project. After all, as I say, what’s the ‘worst that could happen?’

The late Paul Arden was a significant figure in advertising, having worked as a creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi during the pinnacle of their advertising might. He was involved with many of their high profile clients and was behind some of Britain’s most unforgettable advertising campaigns.

Throughout this article I’ll be referencing two books written by Arden, ‘Whatever you Think, Think the Opposite’ and ‘It’s not how good you are, It’s how good you want to be.’ I would strongly suggest getting a copy of each as they are incredibly inspirational and will certainly change how you work and respond to future briefs and problems.

They aren’t lengthy or complex but probably the most powerful books I’ve ever read. Psychological, inspiring and matter-of-fact, these books encourage you to reach out for your dreams while at the same time giving you tools of observation that will be useful to you whether you’re in graphic design, industrial design, new media or photography.

An anecdote from ‘Whatever you Think, Think the Opposite’:

There is a story of a professor who was bathing in the river Cherwell in oxford, at a place called Parson’s Pleasure, in which it was the custom to swim naked.

As the professor got out of the pool a punt of undergraduattes glided by, whereupon he grabbed his towel and wrapped it round his head.

The twist in this story is an unlikely way of thinking. The professor solution to the problem was innovative and cleaver.

Arden makes many references to breaking the rules, making bad decisions and taking risks. By going against the grain you will come across something special. Take for example, Dick Fosbury, he was an Olympic high jumper that instead of turning his body towards the bar, he turned his back on it. As a result he set a new world record, the technique has been named after him and is now the standard for jumpers.

Above all, what I learnt from Arden was that you should always tackle the norm with those crazy ideas that you thought would never work. Be willing to take risks even if the stakes are high; because when it comes down to it, it’s those who are willing to persevere in the face of adversity that will go on to achieve great things. You are in control of your success, nobody else is.

I hope this article has interested you and hopefully inspired you to do great things.

About the author

My name is Youssef Sarhan and I am a Graphic Design student at The National College of Art & Design, Ireland. I co-founded WhiteInk with my friend Tim Phelan; which we occasionally write on. I also talk about and give tutorials on motion design at Keyframe Kid. Have a read of either to learn more about who I am and what I do.

Paul

Introducing Paul Hollingworth

Since I've first seen his work I really admire him. Paul Hollingworth is a graphic designer , photographer & illustrator from England. Take a look at his artworks, which are very clean, simple but very powerfull & well-thought. Thanks Rik for showing me one of my new favourite artists.

Block Noise

Slinktype

Form minus Function

UNICEF - Potential

Shortcut the Brilliant

WE LOVE TO BUILD™

Trendsetter

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