Heather Knight

D&AD: Elements 2010

2010-09-18T22:11:00.002+01:00

A few photos of the degree show space at D&AD 2010. We used chemistry apparatus to display artwork to align with the 'elements' theme.

Elements 2010

2010-09-18T22:05:00.003+01:00

Images of the Degree Show catalogue and visual identity for Elements 2010. The catalogue measured 210x210mm and was printed on matt paper, with a spot varnish to the front cover.

ELEMENTS 2010

2010-05-29T23:04:00.007+01:00

A few sketches & development work for the ELEMENTS 2010 Degree Show visual identity:

Beneath the Pavement: a Garden

2010-05-29T18:41:00.006+01:00

I took part in a 3 day workshop by artists Amy Franceschini and Myriel Milicevic, to transform a plot of land on Loughborough University campus to illustrate political and social systems. The project, Beneath the Pavement: a Garden, encouraged us to collectively debate, design and create edible landscapes based on political systems.

The first day we took a trip around Charnwood and the surrounding areas, visiting Organo Compost, Community Harvest Whetstone - a sustainable vegetable co-operative in Leicestershire, Eco-House & Garden, the Carpenters Arms -a Christian-run rehabilitation centre for men suffering from drug/alcohol addiction, and Shelthorpe Garden - a communal garden transformed from a derelict plot of land. The second day of the workshop involved a programme of speakers who talked about food production, supply and distribution and sustainability. It was fascinating to learn about new sustainable movements, such as 'slow cities' in Norfolk and more local projects such as the Voluntary Action Charnwood's Gardening Project, and how the local Council were tackling these issues.

The third and final day of the workshop we designed and created our gardens. It was really interesting to see how everyone had different ideas about what a political garden involved.

My group teamed up with another group, to explore ideas of over-population, invasion and resources and how these could be translated into a garden. We had 2 small plots that were connected by a channel of soil. The first plot focused on 'local', sourcing soil from various locations around campus and creating a patchwork grid of soils. This was then left to see what would germinate naturally.

The second plot had a more 'global' apprach, with imported compost and plants and structures to help the plants spread. We deliberately chose rampant, spreading plants to represent increasing population, such as spiderplants, strawberries, runner beans, sweet peas and grasses. The plot was fertile, rich and diverse and we anticipated it would 'invade' the 'local' plot once it had run out of space and resources.

The Body Shop

2010-05-08T12:58:00.003+01:00

My entry for the D&AD The Body Shop brief; an intergrated campaign about Palm Oil and how this is affecting the orangutan species.

The Body Shop is the first global cosmetics company to use sustainable palm oil. This means they source palm oil that is planted in areas that have already been deforested, thus not destroying the existing habitat of orangutans for palm oil plantations. 300 football pitches worth of rainforest disappear an hour for palm oil production. This also results in the death of 50 orangutans a week. At this rate, orangutans will probably be extinct in 5 years time.

The consumer needs to know about these facts, and The Body Shop can help by delivering this issue to the high street, by shouting about it online, and by engaging with customers about how to make a difference. The Body Shop will go back to their activist roots -they have something to shout about! The campaign will also help reinstall the Body Shop values into the consumers mind.

Do Lectures

2010-05-06T19:50:00.003+01:00

I had a go at designing the t-shirt design for Do Lectures, which looks to be an amazing event in September involving lots of inspiring speakers. I managed to get into the top 5 designs, but the t-shirt competition winner won a free ticket to the weekend! Very jealous. I've become a Do Member to be in with a 1 in 40 chance of being pulled out of the hat and winning a ticket to Do 2010.

Design Against Fur 2010

2010-04-01T14:06:00.000+01:00

My entry for Design Against Fur 2010's animation contest. I used steak and flour to reenact the skinning process at fur farms, using graphic audio of a rabbit suffering during slaughter. Produced using a rostrum machine and Final Cut Pro.

Design Against Fur 2010

2010-04-01T13:56:00.003+01:00

10:10

2010-03-30T16:52:00.004+01:00

www.1010uk.org

Happy Pills

2010-03-27T16:59:00.002Z

Loving the packaging and concept behind Happy Pills. Yum!

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Rabbit - Run Wrake

2010-03-21T12:41:00.002Z

An odd little animation (2005) by Run Wrake, an animator and illustrator. Uses 1950s style imagery to tell a surreal and macabre story about greed.

She's behind you!

2010-03-20T16:37:00.002Z

I helped out at a friend's photoshoot involving pantomime characters. Using a disposable camera, I took a sneaky photo as the models were getting ready in their costumes and panto make-up.

Get out more...

2010-03-20T16:26:00.008Z

A few photos from hiking trips this year, taken with a disposable camera.

I love the process of disposable cameras... the uncertainty, the expectancy and the discovery.

Lake District (January 2010), Peak District (February 2010) and Snowdonia (March 2010).

Lagoon, Uyuni

2010-03-15T19:11:00.004Z

Mannequins - Bolivia

2010-03-15T18:49:00.008Z

A few photos of the freakish shop mannequins in La Paz, Bolivia from my travels in last summer.

According to Wikipedia, an irrational fear of manniquins is known as pediophobia.

Happy Happy by Choi Jeong-Hwa

2010-03-06T10:22:00.004Z

Happy Happy is an installation by Korean artist Choi Jeong-Hwa made from recycled plastic containers.

Via Aestheics of Joy

Augmented Reality T-Shirt

2010-02-12T10:54:00.001Z

Using Augmented Reality through a webcam, this t-shirt projects a 3D interactive game of Rock, Paper, Scissors

2010-01-29T10:26:00.003Z

These inventive Jacket+Bookmarks are made by Igor Udushlivy.

Dove Onslaught(er)

2009-11-17T14:15:00.002Z

Video by Greenpeace alerting viewers to Dove's use of Palm Oil. The video mimics Dove's 'Onslaught' advert which promotes the Dove Self-Esteem Fund, but shows the devastating effects of deforestation for Palm Oil plantation.

Unilever is the biggest buyer of Palm Oil

WWF Climate Change Billboard

2009-11-07T11:02:00.002Z

The WWF use an awning to cast a shadow over a billboard, to create the illusion of a sea level that rises throughout the day.

Plastic Toy Sculptures by Robert Bradford

2009-11-06T18:08:00.003Z

These sculptures by Robert Bradford are made entirely of children's plastic toys.

" The toys themselves interest me in their own right as mini sculptures by unknown and uncredited artists. Mostly I use the toys abstractly as forms with which to build muscle bone or internal or external organs but all types of human pursuits can be referred to and represented through them - things loved or hated - things used and carried as tools etc etc. They provide interest in surface detail whilst making their contribution to the totalities. The toys also provide a moving history of fads and fashions as they pass through the media and our awareness temporarily significant and then forgotten. "

- Robert Bradford, July 08

Moleskine

2009-10-29T18:33:00.002Z

Wow. I'm definitely not making the best of my Moleskine...

We Are Chopchop

2009-10-21T14:45:00.002+01:00

We Are Chopchop is a small community of designers, motiongraphers, video and media artists exploring and playing in the field of visual culture production.

Some really nice videos on here...check out the 2009 Reel here

Below is a video by Daniel Franke, an artist/designer/filmmaker currently living and working in Berlin.

Fractals

2009-10-21T11:09:00.002+01:00

Just stumbled upon this incredible Fractal Art by Roger Johnston. Who'd have thought mathematics could be so beautiful!

American Express 'Realise the Potential'

2009-10-17T10:15:00.002+01:00

Fresh new brand campaign for American Express, using the phrase 'Realise the Potential'. Created by Ogilvy London, this tv advert is part of a wider campaign involving outdoor advertising, print, interactive and direct mail, all demonstrating the added value of the American Express card.

Rutland Times, 23 July 2009

2009-09-06T11:34:00.000+01:00

Rutland Times, 15 July 2009

2009-09-06T11:29:00.001+01:00

My time on the Plinth : 10th July, 3-4am

2009-07-11T11:13:00.005+01:00

I took part in Antony Gormley's One&Other project, dressing up as a giant pigeon for my hour on the plinth.

Why a pigeon? Well, why not?! Pigeons are an icon of Trafalgar Square (as well as Nelson, of course) and of London, and well...I just wanted to dress up! I do a lot of fancy dress at university, and usually put far too much effort into making a costume that will inevitably get wrecked on a student night out. Yet here I was, sober, standing on a plinth, dressed in a pigeon costume. And it was such an incredible experience.

My sister and I had devised a schedule of dancing, writing messages, pigeon yoga and more dancing, but when I was up there I found the experience to be more reflective and peaceful than I'd imagined. I wrote messages to friends and family who were watching online and danced to the Austin Powers theme song, and just enjoyed interacting with my audience. I had anticipated a drunken heckling crowd for my 3am slot, but everyone who came to have a look at me were great!

You can watch my hour on the plinth again by clicking here. When I arrived home and was able to watch it again myself, I was delighted to discover that I'd had comments by people watching from all over the world, including America, Alaska, Hong Kong!

I would thoroughly recommend applying for a slot on the plinth. Whether you think it's art or not, the opportunity to stand on a plinth in Trafalgar Square doesn't come along very often!

The project has sparked conversation and opinion not only through the web and media, but also on Trafalgar Square. People who wouldn't necessarily talk to another strangers, now engage with the plinthers and other watchers.

It's been really fun, even off the plinth; I've been 'twitted' about, I've been mentioned in the Sunday Telegraph, featured in the Rutland Times, the Rutland Mercury, spoken live on BBC Radio Leicester and should be appearing in the Mail on Sunday.

My costume...

I made my costume from scratch; my head is a fleece balaclava with painted eyes and fabric feathers. A paper maché beak with a sports sock 'lump' (does it have a proper name?!) on top. I sewed on layers and layers of pigeonesque fabric onto a grey t-shirt and stuffed a couple of pillows under it, to give that authentic fat pigeon chest. The tail was made from felt, which I spray-painted black at the end and stitched to my t-shirt. My wings started off as white angel wings, bought on ebay and spray-painted grey. The feet were made from stripy pink fabric and stuffed with toy stuffing, with black nails painted at the tips. I found some great leggings in primark which I cut off at the knee and sewed on some real feathers. The rest of the leggings I transformed into sleeves, which I stitched onto my tshirt. Finally, I used facepaint to colour my legs pink, using white and red detail to give them a ribbed pigeon leg effect.

SOUR '日々の音色 (Hibi no neiro)

2009-07-11T11:06:00.002+01:00

Music video for Sour's 'Hibi no Neiro' filmed entirely on webcams. The people are from Sour's fanbase, filmed from all over the world.

Philips Carousel

2009-06-22T09:36:00.003+01:00

Created by Stink Digital, this campaign for Philips Cinema 21:9 television frame explores an epic frozen moment scene involving clowns, cops, broken glass and money.

One and Other

2009-06-01T11:41:00.002+01:00

Yay! I found out this morning that I've got a place on Antony Gormley's living monument, 'One & Other'. Every hour, 24 hours a day for 100 days, a different person will step up to the Fourth Plinth and help make a living portrait of the UK now.

Hmmm....what to do..?!! :D

Sticky Note Experiments

2009-05-12T08:48:00.002+01:00

Fritz and Stephen, the men behind the Extreme Diet Coke & Menthos Experiments, ensue further chaos in the office with over 250000 post-it notes! Click here to find out how to to create your own.

VisCom Stash

2009-05-04T15:51:00.004+01:00

We had a competition to design a hoodie for VisComm students at Loughborough University School of Art & Design, to help raise funds for the Degree Show 2010. My design won by 2 votes!

Scrabble

2009-04-26T09:03:00.003+01:00

Advert for Scrabble!

'The Beautiful Word' campaign developed by Ogilvy & Mather Paris and the animation produced at Wizz, Paris.

Röyksopp 'Happy Up Here'

2009-04-12T10:00:00.001+01:00

Official video for 'Happy Up Here' by Röyksopp. Directed by Reuben Sutherland.

Honda - Let it Shine

2009-03-29T18:41:00.003+01:00

Directed by Erik Van Wyk, this incredible advert for Honda uses real car lights to make the 'worlds biggest LCD screen'. The animations, which slowly reveal itself to be the headlights of Honda Insight cars, convey people's inherent wish to do good. It involved a highly technical and mathematical process to get everything just right. To reduce the carbon footprint of the advert they merged animation and real life. Click here to see the making of the advert.

Bite me

2009-03-14T08:50:00.007Z

This advert for Frontline Tick Spray can be found on the floor of a big shopping centre in Indonesia, where the shoppers unwillingly become the pests.
(via Guerrilla Marketing defined )

Get stretchy

2009-03-14T08:34:00.009Z

Clever business card for YogaOne in Charlotte, NC.

(via Guerrilla Marketing defined )

SHITDISCO - 'OK'

2009-03-09T13:05:00.002Z

Awesome music video by Shitdisco, made with a pop-up book and puppetry.

Björk - Declare Independance

2009-03-09T12:23:00.003Z

Björk's third single from her sixth full-length album, Volta, released January 1 2008.

Directed by Michel Gondry.

Björk has used live performances of 'Declare Independance' to declare political support for various causes, including a controversial concert in Shanghai, China, where she shouted "Tibet, Tibet!" three times followed by "Raise your flag!" four times during the finale performance of the song.

Cheese!

2009-03-09T12:18:00.001Z

Cheese-carving.

'Nuff said.

Johnnie Walker Fish

2009-03-09T12:11:00.003Z

Advert for Johnnie Walker from 2003, using the tag line "Keep Walking" with an evolutionary twist. Created by Bartle Bogle Hegarty, the ad used professional divers with ropes around their waists to lift them out of water by rigs and boats.

Carved Crayons!

2009-02-25T13:37:00.005Z

Check out these crayons which have been carved into intricate geometric shapes by Peter Goldlust...

Air Bear

2009-02-25T13:33:00.002Z

Wow... Joshua Allen Harris creates inflatable animals by attaching them to subway grates in New York.

Mentos Gum

2009-02-25T13:28:00.002Z

Pop art by Mentos Gum by Cossette, Montreal.

Audi A4: Strings

2009-02-25T13:24:00.003Z

Advert for Audi A4 by DDB Barcelona, that playfully contructs an Audi using an oversized 'cat's cradle' technique.

WildLife by Karolina Sorbecka

2009-02-25T09:51:00.003Z

Karolina Sorbecka projects an image of a tiger onto the nighttime architecture of a city. The animal's movements are programmed to correspond to the speed of the car. As the car moves, the animal runs along it, speeding up and slowing down with the car. As the car stops, the tiger stops too.

See more of Sorbecka's work at flightphase.com

IKEA shred and slice their prices

2009-02-25T09:46:00.004Z

This IKEA campaign is by Lowe and Partners Malasyia, and demonstrates how prices are getting progressively lower.

The world's largest Zoetrope

2009-02-25T09:23:00.002Z

First post..!!

I will kick things off with Sony's lastest ad for Sony Bravia. Created by Fallon, it features the world's biggest ever Zoetrope, Kaka's football skills and the science of motion...