Recent Event: Reorganisation & Redesign Of My Blogs & Portfolios

I have reorganised my sites for more interesting viewing. All my relevant links can be found on my landing page at olusolaakinseye.blogspot.com. From there you can choose what you want to see or where you'd like to go. The attached image clearly explains this.

Thank you for visiting my site. I hope you always have a reason to keep coming. I promise to always have something new to show. Cheers!

Recent Event: PechaKucha Night @ V.I., Lagos

Pecha Kucha Night, created by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture), was conceived in Tokyo in 2003 as a place for  designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. I was really inspired by the presentations delivered at the event this past Tuesday.

The line up was a cornucopia of talent and creativity. Among the speakers are
Seun Oduwole - architect
Furo Sikoki - product designer  
Gerald Chukwuma - artist
Andrew Esiebo - photographer 
Karo Akpokiere - graphic designer
Adolphus Opara - photographer  
Taiwo Idahor - sculptor
and lastly, my humble self.

The audience was excited and involved. The event was held at the Terra Kulture and the program was hitch-free. It felt like a little renaissance of creative expression. I really look forward to such an event in the future. Kudos goes to Gozi Ochonogor for coordinating such a lofty event with the aim of benefiting the victims of the natural disaster in Japan. Every little bit of goodwill counts.

Recent Work: PechaKucha + Inspire Japan Poster Design

I collaborated with the PechaKucha movement in Japan to develop a poster design for the upcoming ‘20 slides x 20 seconds’ event here in Lagos. People from various professions will each present a slide show exhibition of their work before an audience. The official logo of the event is shown below. PechaKucha means the sound of communication in Japanese.

The event is slated for Tuesday, 19th April at the TerraKulture Gallery, 1376 Tiamiyu Savage, V.i., Lagos State. The program commences by 6 pm and door charge is N2500. Proceeds from the program will benefit the rebuilding efforts in Japan as a result of the tragic March 11 disaster.

The final image is featured on the PechaKucha site. The Japanese national flag served as an inspiration for the design. The visual language communicates growth through love from far and wide. It’s uplifting to see support from the corners of the world, and through different means, to help rebuild the nation that through the years has inspired the world in innovation and creativity.

Recent Event: ‘VOTE’ designs Go To Press

The posters and stickers have finally gone to press and have been delivered. Everyone around the studio is impressed with the outcome. Although it's been an interesting journey, I'm ready to move on to other projects. 

 

 

Recent Work: Mother Tongue Design (2)

Here is a second design I made for the Mother Tongue competiton. This concept focuses on the sublime language of the Yoruba talking drum and its place in the Yoruba culture.

Recent Work: Mother Tongue Design (1)

I designed a page featuring article about Yoruba proverbs using a popular one as a vehicle for the article. The piece is for the INDIGO: Mother Tongue exhibition/competition. I am grateful to my friend and fellow illustrator Raphael Agboola and editor, Kola Olaniyan for their help and knowledge of ede Yoruba.

Recent Work: 'Sanitation Is Sexy' Poster Design

I just discovered a call for submission yesterday with the final date tomorrow. The Acumen Fund is asking for submissions in any media to promote the need for sanitation. I was not thrilled to discover that about 2.5 billion people still live without basic sanitation and about 4500 children die daily from related causes.

My concept is not so elegant. I decided to go straight to the point. It might come off a bit crude but, hey, we are talking about shit, right? The entire design was created in CorelDRAW X4.

Recent Event: Samsung Galaxy Tab Design (4)

I decided to further develop the concept of Samsung Galaxy Tab People; exploring the moments in live where the tablet comes in handy. The tone of voice is a bit excited. And my personal favorite is the last design. You can see how my vector illustrations became more vivid as I progressed. I really had a good time doing this.

 

 

 

Recent Work: Samsung Galaxy Tab Design (3)

So far, I have been conservative in my use of colour, deferring to the official Samsung colours- white, black and blue. I threw that aside for the next line of designs. The messages focused on the immediate use of the Galaxy Tab tablet computer and it's compact size and ease of use in everyday situations.

 

 

 

 

 

  

Recent Work: Samsung Galaxy Tab Design (2)

The next design, I felt, should focus on the kind of people who might use this device. The advert brief stipulated young upwardly mobile men and women as their primary target. Hence the following concept. I prefered a simple design that utilises appropriate negative space to bring the image into focus.

Recent Work: Samsung Galaxy Tab Design (1)

I decided to partake in the open call for designs for the new Galaxy Tab, a tablet computer by Samsung Mobile. I felt there needs to be a simple design that clearly elucidates the specific features of the device, giving details an intelligent buyer can relate to and also clearly show the product: The Galaxy Tab. Hence the following designs.

 

Recent Work: Word Of Mouth Poster Campaign

I had a blast creating advert designs for the Word Of Mouth Marketing Association 2010 campaign. The concepts portray the use and impact of word of mouth on life in general and not just business. Except for the couples image in the third design, everything was done in CorelDRAW as vector graphics.

 

Recent Work: Book Publishing Campaign

I had a good time working on an idea for a banner advert. It's been sometime since I did any kind of animation. Below are the images for the banner as well as the banner movie. The duration is 15 seconds.

 

Below is a draft of the accompanying poster design. 

Recent Work: Anti-Child Slavery Campaign Poster Design (2)

I had time to design a second poster for the DACS exhibition over the weekend.

Recent Work: Anti-Child Slavery Campaign Poster Design

Designers Against Child Slavery (DACS) is a movement that motivates international artists and designers to use their talents to create awareness about child sex trade and child labour. The following is my submission to this lofty endeavour. You may find out what you can do to support this movement here. The design was created in CorelDRAW 12 as vector graphics. The reference image is from Corbis.