Graven images

Jeff Leak again spoke about type in the environment at the School of Art and Design CADRE Research Conference.

His talk, Graven Images, presented a study of the graphic iconography and statuary of the cemetery with particular reference to the diversity of typographic embellishment in Budapest’s Kerepesi Cemetery. The imagery that he showed formed a small part of his visual record of lettering from cemeteries around the world – recording their lettering, texture; their relevance to a point in time, their decoration, their ornamentation and statuary.

Some of our greatest typographers have begun their understanding of type by having to carve it into stone.
 
Eric Gill (buried in Speen Baptist Churchyard) has created his own stone  upon which he states his life’s work to have been stone carver.
 
John Baskerville, master printer and creator of the eponymous typeface, first made his fortune as a headstone engraver. Today his body lies in Warstone Lane Cemetery, Hockley
 
Research and contextualisation about carved letterforms and funereal iconography revealed a surprising amount of published reference. Reading around a lot of this work – it more often than not focused on the description, content or context rather than the graphic characteristics of the sepulchers - but it was this particular area that Jeff illustrated and spoke about.
 
He concluded by showing how this interest had inspired the creation of a number of published designs, some of which are shown below.

 

Designer/Illustrator - One, Oxford

Designer/Illustrator

It’s simple really. We’re looking for a talented young designer with strong commercial illustrations skills to come and play. You’d be working on a variety of projects, across brand, print and digital – some creative and exciting, some grunty but necessary….

As well as your CV and portfolio, we’d like you to:

• Send us a written rant about something – as long or short as you like.
• Make a link between “cake” and “robot”

Oh, so you want paying? Well, we’ve got some money in the pot which is probably less than you’re officially worth, but we hope you’ll happily take it as you’ll be working with a great team of people in a great little company.

If you think you’re the right person for the job, but don’t officially have the right kinds of qualifications or experience – please do apply anyway. This job is not just about what you’ve done, it’s a lot about who you are as well.

Just have to share - An afternoon of printing and cream tea

The Baskerville Society in conjunction with The Typographic Hub present an afternoon of printing and cream tea at Winterbourne House and Garden Saturday 22 June, at 1pm

Restored to its Edwardian Arts and Craft splendour, Winterbourne House is a unique heritage attraction – set within seven acres of beautiful botanic gardens. Only minutes from Birmingham city centre, Winterbourne is a hidden gem – home to beautiful antiques and over 6,000 plant species from around the world. The visit will include a special demonstration of letterpress printing using equipment of the newly established Winterbourne Press. In addition, the garden is notable for its many hand carved letterforms and sculptures in wood and stone and guests will be taken on a guided tour of these lovely examples of horticultural art. Tea and coffee will be available for purchase in the delightful terrace tea room on the ground floor of the house, which serves tea, cakes and other refreshments throughout the day.

To reserve a place: please email baskervillesociety@gmail.com

Members £5: Non Members £10

Junior Graphic Designer - Lancashire

Junior Graphic Designer – Oswaldtwistle Mills

We are currently looking for an exceptional Junior Graphic Designer to join an in-house creative team. This is an exciting opportunity for either a recent graduate who has the right foundations or someone new to the creative industry looking to progress their career in a successful award winning company.

You will be working across all disciplines from print and advertising to web, email marketing and social media - so there will be plenty of opportunities to show off your creativity!

You will be highly organised and an excellent communicator. You will also need an excellent working knowledge of all Macintosh software packages including; In-Design, Photoshop and Illustrator.

THE JOB

Playing a pivotal role in the continued development of the Oswaldtwistle Mills Shopping Village Brand
Designing promotional materials for print and web advertising
Designing point-of-sale material for our retail outlets
Continuous update of content on the company's websites via a Content Management System
Working closely with the Marketing Manager to continually improve email marketing campaigns
Contribute to ongoing website development, enhancement and maintenance

THE PERSON

Excellent IT skills and excellent working knowledge of Apple Macintosh software packages including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and In-Design
Think creatively to solve problems and produce new ideas and concepts
Experience in planning workload to ensure that results are delivered within agreed timescale
A strong team player comfortable with a highly collaborative working environment
Strong commercial awareness with the ability to identify opportunities

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

Educated to A Level, Degree or equivalent in Graphic Design
Commercial experience designing for both the web and print
Excellent knowledge and experience of Photoshop, Illustrator and In-Design
A keen eye for detail
Good written skills
Basic knowledge of HTML & CSS and Dreamweaver would be a bonus
Own car an advantage

THE SALARY

Salary dependent on skills and experience (£14-17K)
If you fulfil the criteria please send current CV and samples as directed below
Email tleeming@o-mills.co.uk

Graduate Designer - Outburst Creative, Brighton

Graduate Designer

Closing date: 09/08/2013 

We are a bright, young, full service design group based in Hove, specialising in catalogue and advertising design. Our focus is on commercial design that gets a response.

We are currently on the lookout for a talented graduate or junior designer interested in gaining experience and a foot in the doorway of a commercially led, varied and busy design studio.

This is a great opportunity to develop your creative skills, and if successful, could lead to a permanent position.

How to Apply:
Please send your CV and portfolio to James at info@outburstcreative.com with ‘INTERN’ as the subject line.

Visual Communication awards

Many congratulations to this years Visual Communication award winners. Prizes will be presented during the graduation ceremony at The Grand Theatre in September.

Canon illustrations Prize 
Amy Evans

Dean Prize for Visual Communication 
Sarah Jennings

The RotoVision Award for Excellence in Art Direction
Jing Lou 

The RotoVision Award for Excellence in Visual Identity Design 
Jody Richards 

The Sheaffer Prize for Use of Language in Graphic Projects 
Laxmi Devi Bhatti

The Sheaffer Prize for Outstanding Work on Live Commissions in 
Graphic Communications 
Philip Wynne 

The Cumberland Pencil Company Award for Visualising 
Ben Young

Daler Rowney Prize for Excellence in Graphic Communication
Christos Symeonides 

West Midlands Fire Service Prize for Live Projects with Social Impact 
Haydn Ellis

Express and Star award
Savvas Georgiades

Vis Comm weddings

This summer we have weddings within the Visual Communication 'family'.

Michael Stewart is marrying Samantha Ives (some of you may know Samantha from the Students Union)

Phil Wynne is marrying Fiona Bird.

And Senior Lecturer Marc Austin is marrying Tracey Orton

Many congratulations to all the happy couples.

Marketing and Communications Internship - Manchester

Sports Creative are looking for a self motivated and well organised student to join the team for a 9-12 month marketing and communications placement/internship.

About Sports Creative
Established as one of the UK’s leading sportswear and sports product suppliers. Sports Creative designs, develops, manufactures and delivers sportswear and sports products to any specification. Please visit our website at www.sportscreative.co.uk

We are a growing sportswear company and want to position ourselves successfully in the global sportswear market with the use of efficient marketing campaigns and strategies. You must be creative and innovative in your ideas, whilst also being able to stay organised and analytical when drawing conclusions and examining a variety of marketing reports. The position will also require you to focus on building our social media platforms and writing engaging and interesting blog posts. A good understanding of SEO, Google Adwords and Google Analytics would be advantageous for the role. The successful candidate would also have an active role along with our Design department on keeping our website updated. Researching potential clients and building databases of current contacts will also be a key requirement for the placement.

A working knowledge of Photoshop will also be advantageous for this position.

All travel expenses will be paid.

We are looking for someone to start as soon as possible so please send us a C.V. and covering letter quickly in order to be considered for this great opportunity.

This position would be ideal for a capable student who is looking for an industrial placement for their university course.

CVs to info@sportscreative.co.uk

Paid internships - Sheffield

Rise Sheffield is promoting a considerable number of paid internships, for graduates from many disciplines, graphic design, digital marketing, fundraising and account management are just some of the internships on offer. 
Applications are open  until 21st June. To find out more look here

Vintage Sheaffer ads.

Sadly the display of antique Sheaffer pens has come to an end within visual communication. In it's place we now have a selection of vintage Sheaffer ads from the last 100 years.