These are my final designs and some developmental work from my final major project of my BTEC in graphic design. I chose to create a snowboard company as it is a true passion of mine and I would really like to have a career in their industry. The work I have created here is; a logo design for the company, artwork for the snowboard, clothing designs and an advert for the snowboard.
The idea behind the designs came from 1950's horror movie posters, as I find they are visually stunning pieces of artwork. I felt these were good to replicate as they showed something horrible and weird and they would be a good contrast to the more stylish and modern designs for my logo.
The idea behind the designs came from 1950's horror movie posters, as I find they are visually stunning pieces of artwork. I felt these were good to replicate as they showed something horrible and weird and they would be a good contrast to the more stylish and modern designs for my logo.
Final advertising design, created using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
Original zombie sketch with pen detailing
Pro marker design
Finalised colour version using Photoshop
Experimentation with mixed media. Colouring from Photoshop with watercolour splatters.
Final artwork applied to the snowboard layout using Photoshop and InDesign
Developmental logo designs using InDesign
This is the final design for the company logo. I spent a lot of time researching snowboarding and sports logos to gather information on how style and design were influenced by what the company sells or does. I also chose the name Splinter Snowboards because I felt it was a strong and punchy word which also had a link to something natural, which is what only a small portion of snowboard company names did.
The idea for the logo came from thinking about the name splinter, which to me meant a wooden splinter, that has stabbed itself into somewhere, which is what I tried to replicate with the two squares above the name. The colouring of two different shades of green is also a link back to it being a natural sport. I experimented with using the same colour for both shapes but I felt it made the design look whole rather than two seperate parts.
The idea for the logo came from thinking about the name splinter, which to me meant a wooden splinter, that has stabbed itself into somewhere, which is what I tried to replicate with the two squares above the name. The colouring of two different shades of green is also a link back to it being a natural sport. I experimented with using the same colour for both shapes but I felt it made the design look whole rather than two seperate parts.
Clothing designs using the logo and name
Clothing designs using the zombie artwork and logo
