Jess Pollard. Graphic Designer. A blog for all things that inspire me as well as my progress in the world of design. www.jpolldesign.co.uk // [email protected]
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It’s that time of year again!
Christmas cards are now available in my Etsy store along with other typographic and illustration prints. If you buy a pack of all 4 cards then UK standard postage is free!
Designed and illustrated by myself and then edited digitally.
Take a look at my etsy shop and see if there is anything you like :) https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/Jpolldesign
#christmas cards#christmas#card#greetings card#merry christmas#etsy#etsy sellers#etsy sellers of tumblr#etsy store#support handmade#handmade#support local#graphic design#illustration#typography#christmas tree#snowflake#snowflake card#illustration card#free postage#reduced#offer#festive season#festive#xmas#geometric#lettering#lettered card#hand lettered typography#hand lettering
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Went to Copenhagen with a friend last month and loved it. Great city! Created a print from a photo I took at Nyhavn.
Buy one here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Jpolldesign
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Something I have been working on recently! A digital illustration of Barcelona, inspiration taken from a photograph I took whilst there recently, always wanted to try my hand at the digital/vector illustration style of travel prints and here it is. Hopefully more will be coming soon, but in the mean time this is now available on my etsy store in 3 different sizes:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/534089363/barcelona-travel-poster-city?ref=shop_home_active_1
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Some photos from my recent trip to Barcelona!
Such a beautiful city with some amazing architecture, food and a brilliant atmosphere.
#barcelona#city#view#photography#parc de la ciutadella#parc güell#parc guell#park guell#gothic quarter#spain
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These letters look great printed. My daily type project from last year.
Scrubbed up my etsy shop and selling all these letters A-Z or the whole alphabet in different colours and sizes!
Have a look here https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Jpolldesign?ref=hdr_shop_menu
#etsy#etsysellersofinstagram#etsy sellers of tumblr#etsy shop#etsy store#etsy print#print for sale#for sale#buy#graphic design print#typography print#initial print#initial poster#custom initial print#lettering#typographic poster#type design#letter design#3d#poster#typography poster#graphic design poster#wall art#home decor#wall print#print design#wall poster#etsy items#graphic designer#freelance
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Coming back to the canal cycle project, this time to design the website for it.
Here are some quick wireframe sketches to test different layouts of the web page, then choosing a few of the best and setting them up in a digital format, thinking I will go with either of the bottom 2 designs!
#wireframe#website design#graphic design website#mockup#web design#web#website#graphic design#design
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I have recently (finally) bought my very own printer and am now selling prints of my design work - like the ones above - over on etsy!
Have a little look if you’re interested, different colours and letters available :)
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Jpolldesign?ref=hdr_shop_menu
#etsy#etsyseller#etsy sellers of tumblr#etsysellersofinstagram#etsyshop#print#print design#graphic design print#typography print#custom initial print#initial poster#buy poster#poster design#typography poster#design#designersoftumblr#designersofinstagram#followme#typeface#alphabet#alphabet poster#shop#buy#font#graphic design#wall art#home decor#lettering
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Logo outcomes! You can see how much they have developed from the hand drawn stage. The style of the GAST logo represents the fuzzy, vibrating effect that loud speakers have on you!
#logo#logo design#outcome#process#vector logo#concept#logo concept#graphic design#freelance#freelance graphic designer#design#designer#typography#typeface#custom logo#logo type#lettering logo#hand lettered#hand-lettering#lettering#3d#3d effect#effect#3d logo#3d type#3d typography
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The next stage in my process! Development of the chosen designs, staying in the sketchbook for a bit to make sure I get the design right and then bringing it onto the computer for digital refining.
I find I always learn something new or feel as though I’m getting stronger in current skills every time I take on a new project.
#process#development#concept#digital#vector#hand lettering#digital lettering#graphic design#typography#logo#logo design#logo development#design#design process#rough sketch#sketch#refine#learning#new skill#type#type design#logotype#designers of instagram#designersoftumblr#design love
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A sneaky peak in my sketchbook and something i’ve been working on recently! Initial concept ideas, playing around with the style of the lettering of 2 separate logos for a bassline night event.
I’m absolutely loving how much my lettering skills are developing lately as it’s something i’ve always been interested in and wanted to try!
#lettering#logo#logo lettering#logotype#logo type#development#sketchbook#process#sketch#letters#typography#bassline#bass#letteringlove#hand lettering#designersoftumblr#designers of tumblr#event#festival#event logo#logo design#concept#ideas#experiment#experimentation#style#skills
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Throwback to this typeface!
Trying to get back into my flow of designing loads and enjoying it like i did around this time! Working on something at the moment that I’m actually quite excited by but been feeling a lack of motivation and getting distracted so easily in recent weeks.
I am my own worst enemy when it comes to getting started but once I get going there’s no stopping me! I feel as though my momentum is slowly picking back up again now though.
#typeface#typography#typedesign#typespire#dailytype#typespiration#designspiration#designersoftumblr#typefacedesign#lettering#designer#graphic design#designboom#typographylove#thedsgnblog#beautifultype#visualgraphc#typophile#designersof#creative#personal#digital design#digital lettering#digital typography#graphics#design
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Having a late evening burst of motivation! Sneak preview of something I'm working on at the minute.
#logo#logotype#design#graphic design#designer#freelancer#sneak peek#sneakpeek#typography#lettering#development#concept#thumbnail#sketch#hand lettering#hand drawn typography#type#type design#graphics#designersofinstagram#designers of tumblr
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New logo design, think it flows a lot better than my old one and represents my style a lot better with more curves etc!
#new logo#logo#logo design#logo type#graphic design#designer#typography#designers of tumblr#branding#brand#personal brand#lettering#hand lettered#logotype#type design#graphics
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So a few weeks ago I decided I was going to design and sell some Christmas cards. Originally hand-lettered and drawn and then finished digitally and printed on 340 gsm card!
I am so pleased with how they have turned out, it’s a great feeling getting something finished that you’re happy with!
If you are interested in buying any then you can do so at my etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/jpolldesign
Or if you like what you see I would really appreciate a reblog!
#Christmas card#christmas cards#cards#card#greetings card#christmas#merry christmas#lettered christmas card#hand-lettered christmas cards#lettering#hand-lettering#typography#snowflake#christmas tree#reindeer#december#etsy#sell#buy#reblog#etsy shop#graphic design#design#christmas cheer#christmas time#christmas lettering#christmas design#festive#festive cards#seasonal
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Doing a bit of experimentation and tweaking my logo to try making it flow a bit more and represent my design style.
Early stages but top right is a traced and smoothed version of the drawing which could end up being used as I quite like how it doesn’t use measurements like the digital version would.
#logo#logotype#typography#logo design#hand lettering#hand letter#hand lettered logo#hand drawn logo#graphic design#design#graphics#logos#personal brand#vector#vector logo#vector graphics#pen tool#illustrator#digital drawing#digital lettering#digital logo#digital design#graphic designer#experiment#smooth#squiggle#style#tweak#development#process
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I made my logo into a GIF.
Something I want to try and focus on a bit is my personal brand/portfolio etc.
I want to learn animation too (not just creating GIFs)! However, I don’t have the software, so this could be quite difficult!
Lately I’ve spent quite a lot of time thinking about all of the things I’d like to do and learn rather than actually doing anything. There’s so much that I really just don’t know where to begin! This is so much of a constant cycle in my head that I just feel stuck all the time!
It’s so easy to get caught up looking at ‘inspiration’ endlessly instead of making work. I am only just starting to realise it but for me this often serves as a creativity killer. It ends up with me comparing my work to the work of others, leading to a mindset where I’m putting myself down.
#GIF#animation#graphic design#logo#typography#young designer#design hang ups#personal#logo design#logo type#logo animation#moving image#portfolio#personal brand#learning#worries#thought process#process#inspiration#comparison#compare#contrast#mindset#design#logotype#typographic logo#branding#brand design
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Previously on the blog I uploaded my branding for canal cycle, but I was really unhappy with how it turned out - I liked the logo design but didn’t think it worked as a brand so I have worked at re-doing it and I am much happier now as there has been more thought put into the brand as a whole.
(you can see the full project so far at my website www.jpolldesign.co.uk )
Next I plan on designing a website for the company and possibly an app that could be used around the city of Amsterdam whilst renting the bicycles.
#graphic design#canal cycle#cycle rental#branding#logo#lines#colours#tulips#amsterdam#app#website#web design#app design#swiss design#typography#brand#brand design#design#graphics#freelance#colour scheme#bright#minimalism#minimalist#minimalist type#swiss typography#poster design#billboard#city#city centre
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