ben pender portfolio
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Graphic Design Portfolio 2012TRANSCRIPT
Samuel Smythis Steven GlynnVildé Rolfsten
SCHOOL PHOTOSThat time of the year again, school photos being taken at Kingston Primary School,
but something’s not quite right. Is it just me or is everyone upsidedown?
*Wonga.com sweets may contain laxatives
WONGA.COMWonga.com is a ‘great money loaning service’ which offers ‘cheap affordable loans’ to
people in financial trouble. It’s so easy to do, just like taking candy from a baby. Too
good to be true? Well you’d agree if you read the small print.
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NOT EASILY UNDERSTOODThis is issue one of Abstruse, a Fanzine designed to be difficult. As a reader you are challenged to
work out each page which contains a visually cryptic clue. Having read through a few times, you are
then instructed to remove the bindings so the pages can be read in reverse. This side contains the
answers and explains itself, whilst giving extra details to the answers themselves. When folded out
the theme that binds each issue is then revealed in an A2 poster.
ABSTRACTION OF SPACE Photography can challenge the space around us, giving us a unique perspective on the
everyday. By removing obvious references and only providing obscure viewpoints one can
build the illusion of an abstract space. This is a set of three images, each compiled of four
photos; designed to not only appear unique as a complete image but also to the individual
viewer, depending on how they choose to interpret them.
JUST DO ITD.I.Y is entirely about the process of making. It means nothing without the knowledge that
you’ve done it yourself, because no matter how capable you are, it’s still a D.I.Y project.
We spent 10 hours in a box with 8000 sheets of paper. On each piece we drew an idea,
disregarding them as soon as we finished. As we continued the walls around us filled with
our ideas, representing the point something is past the stage of creation it is superfluous,
and the care and attention it had is never felt for it again.
X-HEIGHTThis term is used to describe the height of a lower case ‘x’ in any given typeface. In its
practical application, it is used to determine the readability of text. Considering this will effect
how comfortably it can be read especially at small point sizes.
THE GREAT KALAMOSThe beauty of the reed pen is that it hasn’t changed in over 5000 years. Well unfortunately
neither have men. Sexually explicit images were all too common in Egyptian culture, just as
they are today.
THE MOTHER OF ALL ED RIVERS FANCLUBSOften described as a ‘God amongst men, a towering giant of perfectly formed
graphic design’ Ed Rivers is just a man. In one week we turned an unsuspecting
3rd year into our idol.
HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE - CRASH SUITHigh Impact Polystyrene is commonly used for modelling and prototyping. After
exploring its unique properties I discovered a new use for it. In proving my confidence
in this material as a form of body armour, I risked hospitalization and possibly my life.
cv THINGS I LIKE
Exploring the WorldHindsightLegoListening to MusicMaking ListsNew TechnologySunny WeatherSmilingSymmetryTessellationWrapping Presents
EXPERIENCE
EDGE of print Filming3rd year Publication PhotographyCurlew Capital Website Photography
Pulse Films Music VideoPart of Daniel Etock 1hour CirclesStudent Rep - Kingston Foundation
Douglas Insall Architectural FirmWedding PhotographyBand Night - Event Organiser
2012
2011
2010
EDUCATION
BA Hons Kingston University 1st year
Foundation Studies at Kingston UniversityDiploma in Art & Design
A-Levels: Latymer Upper School
GCSE’s: Latymer Upper School
- Distinction
A* - Fine ArtA* - PhotographyD - History of Art
A* - Art, Maths, Design TechnologyA - Biology, English Lit, English Lang, Geography, PhysicsB - Chemistry, History, Spanish
2011-12
2010-11
2008-10
2003-08
ABOUT ME
Name: Ben Pender-CudlipD.O.B: 4th September 1991Email: [email protected] Number: 07799115064Blog: benpender.blogspot.co.uk
THINGS I CAN DO
PhotographyFilm & AnimationLighting DesignPhotoshop / InDesign