Its been a bit quiet round here recently as I’ve been temporarily working on site for Swansea Life magazine.
The local lifestyle magazine covers news, entertainment and sport in and around Swansea. They also design numerous sister publications that cover life and business around South West Wales.
Last week I introduced some typography to the site, both as part of the logo and as some headline / pull-quote type images, each giving a little insight into my thoughts and hopefully brightening the pages.
For the font, I chose Diglossia from Discourse Type. I set out to find a Welsh font, and it turns out that Diglossia was both created in Swansea and with the Welsh language in mind. It takes advantage of Open Type features to include ligatures (two letters joined to form one) from the Welsh alphabet.
Visually its very appealing to me too, it reminds me of the work of artist David Jones, whilst also having a modern, clean feel.
The Food Passion Brochure was one of my last design projects at Web Media Works (now renamed Square Tab).
After successfully designing the Food Passion website, we were awarded the contract to design the printed version for the Swansea food guide’s third year.
It involved designing the cover, restaurant listings, adverts, editorial and other custom page layouts and graphics. With a strict schedule and established image to stick to to, the project was intense and rewarding.
If you’re from (or visiting) Swansea why not check out the Food Passion website and blog.
I designed this set of icons whist at Web Media Works. They illustrate the range of products and markets that Lancashire based Innova Solutions specialise in.
The designs are chunky and colourful, and are placed to help users navigate the different sections of the website.
I left Uni in 2004, after studying for my BA (Hons) Digital Art with Digital Animation in London. Returning to Swansea, I was lucky enough to be offered a position at Web Media Works.
After four years experience working as lead Graphic Designer and Co-Director at Web Media Works, it was time to part ways, so I left and setup on my own.
And so, The Colour Mill was born.
I’ve been finalising my email settings and bank account these last few days, so I’ll be ready to trade by the end of this week!
If you’d like to get the ball rolling on any graphic design projects in the meantime, please give me a call to discuss your requirements.
Telephone: 02921 25 28 23
Mobile: 07891 33 88 45
I designed this recently for some friends to congratulate them on their new baby.
The stylised shapes combined with a simple colour scheme made a striking design that I was really pleased with.
To finish, it was printed out and mounted on some card, for that home-made, crafty feel.
These new club flyers were delivered last week, for in-house project: Ice Cream Social.
They were printed digitally on FSC 100% Recycled stock. The colour is vibrant and they feel slightly waxy and sturdy.
The digital printing process gives better value for money on short runs (eg. less than 500 copies) than litho printing, so you can print less and waste less!
Look out for the flyers dotted around Swansea’s pubs and shops over the coming month.
The Colour Mill is Benjy Stanton’s one-man design studio. The site (and the company) are brand new so check back soon for more updates, including plenty of images from my design portfolio.
In the meantime if you want to contact me, please email benjy@thecolourmill.co.uk or call on 07891 338845.
