Charly Harvey's Blog.
charly.harvey@hotmail.co.uk
more SbE - different, hand-drawn approach that replicates type created with product/cosmetics
Initial logo design from myself and Liam Kearns - however client wants something that works across all products and cosmetics - not just the hand-made marbled soaps. We however thought this was quite appropriate and didn’t matter that it had the marble colour - an added extra that brings life and relevance to her brand.
Loveeeee this.
Really want to try something like this myself.
PDP/blog overview
1. Placements
2. Exhibitions
3. Talks
4. Workshops
5. Online presence
6. Freelance
1. Placements
- Transmission Creative – July 2014 – 2 weeks (unpaid work experience).
- Transmission Creative – September 2014 – Present (paid internship).
After meeting Transmission during Self-Promotion, I decided I liked his ethos and want for ideas, so emailed him for a placement. He had been impressed with our unconventional photo reel of bad design questions and obliged. He also asked that I suggest a friend and get them to send a CV and portfolio (I suggested Liam).
During these two weeks, we helped on a self-promotion branding for themselves, web design, mailer design, and motion storyboarding. We worked at a fast pace whilst regularly being stopped to receive feedback. We also helped with the copywriting, which was interesting to see them print 80+ versions of the same paragraph, worded slightly different, putting emphasis on the importance of tone of voice, something I’m personally interested in, and helped with a lot.
After a meeting with Dave, Transmission’s Printer, we were taken out for a meal and drinks, to network alongside Grant, our creative director, Dave. This enabled us to witness the relationship first-hand and ask questions specific to print.
After my placement finished, I was delighted when Grant, the creative director at Transmission Creative, got in touch with paid work. I started back in September working one day a week, getting paid, helping with research for a major on-going project and helping with other branding. I am still currently working there refining Transmissions self-promotion, soon to go live with a new website and mailer. Whilst at Transmission I have re-designed a logo for a company called ‘Boots and Beats’ that was chosen by the client. I have been told that there will be work for me when graduate.
As well as getting a feel for a professional working environment, I have had great experience working to deadlines, learning new skills in adobe and general research skills. As well as this, I feel I have built up a great relationship with Transmission both professionally and personally, I feel comfortable in studio with the whole studio, and have been out for social drinks/networking events on numerous occasions.
2. Exhibitions
2022NQ – Everything Must Go – (fight for the death to get free design work)
Manchester print fair no. 8 (part of DESIGN MCR14)
X4 First Friday – Whiskey Jar (first Friday of every month, Forever Manchester)
Four Collective – Celebrating four years
Existence – Kosmonaut – Staffordshire industry event.
Hyper Island learning lab
Roses awards night
Industry Night - Good Ship Salford
- Made my portfolio website live and updated Behance portfolio ready for show.
- Business cards re-designed and printed.
- Feedback from 9 agencies (Gorilla, Computer Love, Tom Shaugnessy (Glorious Creative),Waggle-dance, Arena Creative, Absaloute, Access Digital, Media Village , Transmission Creative.
3. Talks
- Andy Golpys freelance talk.
- Andy Golpys Business talk.
- Meeting with Jo and Gary about business/freelance.
- Meeting with Jo and Sarah business/freelance.
- Machina presentation.
- Whatever your brand presentation.
- Talk from Alumni and Industry (Design by Day - Angela, Vivid - Adam to name a few) – Then open question fire and social drinks/network in Dockyard after.
- Photography by Anderson (pitch to Transmission).
- Antalis paper company (pitch to Transmission).
- Dave (Transmission’s printer based in Sheffield).
- Fiona Christie - CV, cover letter and interview presentation.
- YCN talk
4. Competition entries
- 1 YCN – Propercorn.
- (Competition within course) NHS – Join the Circus of Life.
- (Competition within course) Penelope’s - Branding.
Workshops:
- Ipad training with Hannah Gibson.
- Hard-back bookbinding with Hannah Frey.
- Japanese Stab stitch bookbinding with Hannah Frey.
- Soft back bookbinding with Hannah Frey.
- Pamphlet bookbinding with Hannah Frey.
- 4 X advanced Web sessions with Jules and Jason Mayo.
- JavaScript Lesson taught by Jason Mayo to help my website have a dynamic experience.
Designing for mobile with Jason Mayo.
- Good Ship Salford Salford workshops – I did ideation for invites, X marks the venue and coins,
whilst also choosing and ordering bottles. I wrote copy for the website and invite as well as
helping with the construction of invites, printing hats and delivering invites to Ancoats agencies.
5. Online presence
- Designed and developed an online portfolio website using html/css/jQuery
- Link to website on www.goodshipsalford.co.uk
- Website: www.charlyharvey.co.uk
- Professional email: hello@charlyharvey.co.uk
- Tumblr updated continuously: www.charlygraphics.tumblr.com
- Behance profile: https://www.behance.net/charvey
- Instagram: charlsharv - refined for creative purpose (no boozy nights).
- Twitter: @HarveyCharly
- Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyharvey
6. Freelance
- Discussing deliverables and price for Avalon Bar/Kitchen– posters, menus and club flyers.
- Jonny Guckian, a junior doctor got in touch with me after having studied with my mum, he is
designing a learning platform for med students, allowing them to use different methods of
learning, alternative to books. We’ll will be working on a web design, app design and logo for a
video learning platform – Will be taken on as CABIN.
- Theo from Blackdog Ballroom – Web design/branding – Will be taken on as CABIN.
Kristen Defazio
Giddy website mocked up to show that you could go online and see some of the ingredients used, flavours, products and also read ‘A Giddy Tail’ - or in other words, ‘our story’.
The website is purely to promote the products with a story and visual, orders could only be put in over the phone as it is only an independent stall set up.
Branding and pattern consistent throughout, with a friendly giddy pig to close shut your personal food box.
A mock up of a Giddy stall. This stall would pop up around cities, ran by the same small group, an independent company for independent indulgence.
At these stall, you could pick your base - whether it be quiche, tartlet, puff pastry roll or pie, then you can choose from various fillings of top quality pork, ham, bacon with complimentary flavours and exotic, tasty, and posh ingredients, paying a reasonable price for a custom baked good to be made in front of you.