thisisheathermurphy

S2

2010-02-20T05:15:00.000-08:00

S.1

2010-02-20T05:08:00.000-08:00

The Stars Of TV

2010-02-20T05:03:00.000-08:00

mean nothing to me.

Deadly Lady Desires

2010-02-20T04:50:00.000-08:00

The Future of Technology.

2009-10-15T07:11:00.000-07:00

Just a thought.

I love owls.

2009-10-09T08:21:00.000-07:00

Just a lil illustration I made of owls on a golf course.

Julia Weekend.

2009-10-02T11:59:00.000-07:00

From 20/3 - 22/3 this year, our entire graphics group was whisked away to an unknown location for a weekend of intense graphic exercises. We got on a coach and drove for 6 hours and ended up in the middle of the countryside in Somerset, with the typographic group : JULIA.

We were expected to complete projects and conduct research without the internet and any forms of media, other than each others' minds. At the end of the weekend, JULIA published our work in a book called : Weekend.

This was our graphic response to illustrate the idea of a shop in New York, where everything was free. The only rule was that you only took what you

really needed.

In collaboration with Sean Chilvers and Ben Hooper.

Kingston University and JULIA.

Long time no update. Rooted.

2009-10-02T10:58:00.000-07:00

The Rooted exhibition was a success, with over 60 students displaying work. I entered a triptych of images of used sanitary towels, shot in an abstract and natural light. I wanted to challenge people's perceptions of menstruation and to get people discussing their own experiences, so it would become less of a taboo. This is the end result of all the experimental photography earlier in

the year.

This is definitely a subject of interest for me, and I shall continue to experiment with this project. If anyone is willing to share any images or experiences, please contact me.

This is how I feel.

2009-04-09T06:28:00.001-07:00

Rooted Exhibition.

2009-04-09T04:34:00.000-07:00

This is an exhibition that will be displaying some of my photography. The exhibition runs from the 16th-18th April at the Rag Factory Gallery on Brick Lane. Artists are invited to hang their work on the 16th in any way that they wish in order to display their work in the best way.

So come down and check it out!

Perception.

2009-04-09T04:15:00.000-07:00

This is the beginning of a photography project documenting the emotions and perceptions that the model has about himself. The model appears to be an outwardly confident character who is extremely popular, but his self-perception is the complete opposite of what everyone else sees. I intend to photograph him in a social context to capture both sides. He has also started writing a diary of thoughts on the photographs I have taken, and how he feels about how I have portrayed him.

All the photographs I took were un-posed, the model didn't know when I was going to take the photos as I was waiting to capture his real thoughts on himself as we were discussing it.

Whatever you think, think the opposite - exhibition.

2009-04-08T10:54:00.000-07:00

This was an exhibition I went to on March 28th at the Arden and Anstruther Gallery in Petworth.

The inspiration for the exhibition came from the famous Paul Arden book and the exhibition is a tribute to his memory.

Joanna Bell.

Tan-the-man.

The Last Taboo.

2009-04-08T10:42:00.000-07:00

These are the development stages of a photography project I started at the beginning of the year.

I began looking at femininity and how women are perceived as glamourous and sexual beings. The reality of being a woman is very different to this perception, for example, menstruation. Using this topic I focussed on used sanitary products to reveal the natural beauty of being a woman and to break down the taboos surrounding women's periods. It is a topic that we should all embrace as it is a normal and natural cycle - yet it is still regarded as 'dirty' and 'impolite' to talk about.

Wiz Types

2009-04-08T10:10:00.000-07:00

Kirsten Razzaq an myself became typography tutors for a couple of days in February. We were guiding the first year graphic design students at Kingston through their Wiz Types projects. The brief was to celebrate an aspect of their given typeface, with individual A3 sheets that must work together within their given groups. They also had to design a relevant packaging device for their groups work.

Gill Sans Packaging.

Bodoni's Group Work.

It was alot of fun working with the first year students! We learnt so much about them and we helped them take their hand-rendered designs into a digital format. We were really pleased with the results and how hard they had worked.

A night at M&C Saatchi

2009-04-08T10:02:00.000-07:00

In February 2009, a group of photographers, designers and artists were invited by Graham Fink to M&C Saatchi, to present out latest projects.

The beginning of my photography project.

It was a great opportunity to visit their studios and get feedback on our work so we can push them in unique and unexpected directions.

My photographs make me laugh...

2008-11-14T02:52:00.001-08:00

Barceloneta - Barcelona 2008

Provokateur

2008-11-12T14:25:00.000-08:00

We had a talk today with Joshua Blackburn from Provokateur which was really insightful into the world of more ethical and sustainable design. It is good to see someone actually doing work that they really care about and that makes a difference.

www.wewanttap.com

Beosans Drawers

2008-11-12T13:50:00.001-08:00

We recently had a typographic project set by Julia, which they gave us a typeface and we had to illustrate one unique aspect of it. We had Beosans, which is a very modern typeface that uses Post-script 3 technology to enable it to be printed differently every single time. The typeface is made up of many vectors and the printer choses at random, these vectors.

We illustrated this function by producing three brand new drawers into an old metal type drawer unit. Three different Beosans were chosen, 21-23, ranging from not very flexible, to extremely flexible. When the drawers were opened, the typeface would change with the movement.

Beosans 21.

Beosans 22.

Beosans 23.

In collaboration with Poppy Hennig, Tom Wrigglesworth, Jenny Carter and Julia.

Ale Barba

2008-05-23T05:07:00.000-07:00

Alejandra Barba is a children's' book illustrator from Mexico and currently has an extensive list of publications from around the world. Her work is beautifully unique and very charming. If you like what you see please visit her web page as shown in my friends list where you can contact her personally and view more of her work.

Cal.ligrafia (Chinese Calligraphy)

2008-05-23T04:58:00.000-07:00

At Eina, I am currently studying Cal.ligrafia (Chinese Calligraphy) - it is a very interesting skill that requires a lot of self discipline. You have to learn breathing exercises as your breathing affects the way that you draw with the brush. There is a lot of history regarding this art and the philosophy behind it is crucial to the overall understanding.

We have learned how to draw 5 different lines and to combine them into characters - believe me this is harder than it sounds! My favourite part is making my own ink with my stone bowl and ink stick. I shall keep my progress updated!

Nadav Kander

2008-05-23T04:27:00.001-07:00

Untitled #3

Diver, Salt Lake, USA

Erin (after Caravaggio)

Nadav Kander is my favourite photographer - he captures the world in the most beautiful way and deals with issues ranging from quirky observations to disturbing social issues.

www.nadavkander.com

Packaging

2008-05-23T03:57:00.000-07:00

This project was to design and illustrate a piece of promotional packaging for the band - The Arcade Fire. They are relatively unheard of in Spain, despite being famous worldwide. My design includes an illustrative lighter in a fire alarm style box. The text on the front translates as:

In an Intervention break here.

Intervention is a particularly popular song of the band. The lighter is to be used at gigs and festivals in the tradition of waving it above your head - and for this purpose the flame is red.

Underneath the lighter, are two candles - promoting the band name and the next concert in the area.

Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink.

2008-04-20T10:20:00.000-07:00

It is estimated Barcelona will run out of running water by October this year. This is due to severe droughts in the city and lead to the import of water. Despite this, every night the streets in the centre are washed down by Government employed workers.

Although, the water in Barcelona is not safe to drink, this has lead me to re-think my position on the issue of bottled water. I used to believe that it was a pointless and expensive luxury, of which we were paying the price with the consequences on the environment. I still believe this, but only for countries who's drinking water is safe to drink, such as the UK. Here in Spain, it is normal to purchase bottled water - it is extremely cheap at about 6pence a litre but still not environmentally sound.

Over the last two months, I have been collecting the bottles of water I have consumed:

This is most of the water I have consumed since my arrival in Barcelona.

Illustrating the problem in Barcelona.

And over two months I have consumed at least:

Litres of water!!!!

Maybe, with 3 months still to go, I should just collect the bottle tops?

Illustrations

2008-04-20T10:15:00.001-07:00

Some more illustrative work in response to the album, Neon Bible by Arcade Fire.

Intervention

2008-04-19T16:33:00.000-07:00

In my illustration classes in Barcelona, we have been experimenting and responding to music. At the moment we are listening to Arcade Fire - both the albums, Funeral and Neon Bible. These illustrations are my responses to my favourite song - Intervention. (Neon Bible)

Self Initiated - Food Miles

2008-04-19T11:43:00.000-07:00

This is a self-initiated project to highlight the amount of miles our food has to travel to get to our plates. The stickers feature the country of origin and the number of miles it flew to get to the UK - to give consumers a choice of whether they want to purchase imported, or home grown produce.

Shortcut

2008-04-17T01:41:00.000-07:00

A video communicating the idea of a short-cut

using the example of an email being the short-cut to

communication.

In collaboration with Tara Woolnough.

Create a meme

2008-04-15T06:19:00.000-07:00

This project was to create a 'meme' , so our group wanted to create a saying that people could use for when any situation went wrong. The phrase would have to induce a sense of calm, so that the person in the situation could recollect their thoughts to tackle the problem. We thought of the figure, Ray Mears - an expert in nature who is famous for surviving in any natural situation and overcoming any problem with the resources around him.

The phrase we created was:

"What would Ray Mears do?".

We demonstrated our idea through a presentation and typographical posters - with the situation being that a guy had caught himself in his zipper. He asks, "what would Ray Mears do?" and Ray Mears appears with a solution.

Money

2008-04-12T12:07:00.000-07:00

This brief was "money, money money", so it was open and left to our interpretation. We created a method of detecting how much money customers had as they entered a shop. This would eliminate humiliation or any awkwardness as the staff would know how to approach the customer, as they could more accurately assume whether or not the customer would purchase anything and if they would require assistance.

This could be done through electronic chips in debit and credit cards and could be detected through the security gates, so the information would be more secure and subtle.

This was resolved in a presentation in the style of a 'buyers market' for potential shop-owners looking to invest in the scheme.

Invention

2008-04-12T11:57:00.001-07:00

The brief was to create a new invention, something completely original and wacky - but served a purpose to eliminate a problem.

The problem we identified was that people find it very difficult to wake up in the morning and usually press the snooze button.

To eliminate this problem, we designed a pair of pyjamas that had built in mechanisms to ensure you get out of bed in the morning - such as a speaker in the collar that got louder and louder, lightweight packs that got cooler the longer you wore the pyjamas once the alarm had gone off, and vibrating armpit pads to tickle you until you got up and took off the pyjamas.