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ODDS 'N' SODS

A round-up of design jobs

INVITATION PACKAGING

Zindzi Mandela

Zindzi Mandela 50th birthday invitation design by Graham smith
CLIENT

Zindzi Mandela daughter of Nelson. 

 

 

BRIEF

The brief was to create a lavish 50th birthday card/package for Zindzi. The solution was a bespoke tin box containing a family photographic booklet and a CD with further imagery, music and birthday messages from various celebrities. I commissioned the Japanese street artist Dragon 76 to do the cover illustration. (He got to meet Nelson Mandela!)

INSTORE POSTER

George at ASDA

CLIENT

George at Asda.

Freelancing to Publicis Blueprint

 
BRIEF

Create a concept for a set of in store posters that were fresh, imaginative and had energy to them

 
DATE

2014 

BOOK DESIGN

The Look, Adventures in Rock and Pop Fashion

CLIENT

Paul Gorman/Adelita Ltd

 
BRIEF

The Look traces the evolution of the rock ‘n’ roll fashionista from Elvis and the Beatles, through the Sex Pistols and Madonna to the present day. The brief was to create a cool and contemporary design that allows the strong visual content and words to sing, in this 224 page book 

BOOKAZINE

Jane Austen – The Times Literary Supplement

Jane Austen bookazine design for TLS
CLIENT

The Times Literary Supplement – News UK

 
BRIEF

Design a 100 page Jane Austen bookazine. 

 
DATE

2018

SUPPLEMENT

NME – Best of Festivals 2018

NME Festival Guide supplement
CLIENT

New Musical Express/Time Inc

 
BRIEF

Design a ‘Best of 2018’s Festivals supplement for The NME

 
DATE

2018

RECORD SLEEVE

Julius Lester

Julius Lester - Dressed like Freedom - sleeve design by Graham Smith
CLIENT

BGP/Ace Records

 
BRIEF

Design a record sleeve for Julius Lester’s Dressed Like Freedom. He was an American civil rights activist, author, academic, photographer as well as musician

MAGAZINE LAYOUT

The Virgin TV Top 100 Magazine

Virgin Media Top 100 layout design
CLIENT

Virgin Media. I freelanced as a designer on the project at Redwood

 

BRIEF

Create a new magazine for The Virgin TV Hot 100

 

DATE

2016