For those of you who did not know, I studied graphic design back in the day at Cape Town University of Technology (Cape Technikon). Photography was part of my studies and that is where my it all started for me. I used to do a lot of feelance design work while my photography business was still small. When photography took over my life, I could not keep up with all the design work. So I had to stop my design work. I had a look at all design porfolio the other day and realised how much a miss it. Sad, but I know that one day I will get opportunities in the future where I can use it again. If I look at my photography, I can see the influence of my art and design studies on my style. Here is two images where I used photography in the designs in my portfolio.
This is a movie that I did for my brother’s final short film at AFDA. My brother got a few famous Afrikaans Actors like Richard van der Westhuizen and Joanie Combrinck to act in his last Third Year Film. I was inspired by the cinematography of the movie, Gladiator, for this poster design. The movie did well at Film festivals in South Africa and in other countries. It even won a few short film awards.
This is a CD cover design that I did for the band Dropping Plates. Both two brothers, Desmond and Marinus, played guitar and drums in the band. Textured layer over the image and the contrast makes this a scary but cool album cover.
by Du Wayne
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