PPP: FICTIONAL PRESS

I created some fictional press for my course mate in the style of an It's Nice That article and he did the same for me to help up understand how we could or would like to be seen in the press.

Jamie Gleave's contemporary design informs audience on fan loyalty in the branding, ownership of football clubs and racism within modern British football.

Gleave hails from a small town Warrington and moved to Leeds to study Graphic Design at Leeds Arts university, taking his passion of football and sport with him. He has managed to express his love for football within his contemporary design practice and links his love for the sport and strong cultural references throughout all of his work. Alongside this, he takes his skills and regularly produces artwork for music produces and local businesses.

Jamie's multi-disciplinary skills revolve heavily around digital design with a contrast in editorial print and poster design. These skills cross aid him in informing his audience within clear campaigns to make the culture surrounding British football a positive thing and destroying any negative connotations related to the sport. One project explores how club fans react to the way they rebrand themselves and how important Graphic Design is to that club. This would deal with the clubs logo, owners etc, which would then persuade its fans to react differently and support them in a more positive light. Gleave has documented this in a really unique way, playing with FA branding guidelines to spark an interest with his initial audience and distributing in a clear yet concise manner. 

Gleave's pinnacle project within his current portfolio is his rebrand of the football racism reporting app titled 'Kick it Out'. His rebrand has been made to work and clean and minimal as possible, prompting it's users to report any racism within the football grounds during a match. The simplicity of the app avoids any confusion or specific labelling of any culture, meaning its 100% inclusive for all fans to use. Alongside this, a strong solid statement piece of printed matter, a flag to be modelled at a match boldly translating 'In Solidarity Against Racism', an excellent use of understanding the culture and taking advantage of its potential downfall.

Ruben Buffery contemporary design informs his audience on events, and rebranding music gigs and tours and gaining exposure

Ruben Buffery is a multidisciplinary graphic designer based in Leeds and attends Leeds Arts University. He also goes by the name @ _rgb_designs which describes his colour digital work. With a passion for music and editorial design, Rubens work is highly noticeable and coherent across his design account. 

Ruben's design skills revolve heavily around digital design with a contrast in editorial print and poster design. These skills cross aid him in informing his audience about fictional music events which allowed him to gain actual commissions and exposure from the record labels.  He also experiments with a range of textures and colours across his work and also is a keen typographic designer making his own working typeface 'Kedda Grotesk'. 

His latest project was based upon a bringing back print from an online source. Ruben redesigned E-Flux making it a sustainable editorial magazine.