Monday, 5 March 2007

70 Projects in 70 Days...Melissa Bavanandan








Key Points:

1)Project/ Structure
2)Motivation
3)Range
4)Clients to date
5)Outcome

Project/ Structure:
70 projects in 70 days – one project a day, for the 10 weeks until the Exhibition (14weeks- 2weeks assigned to secure information for work- 10 weeks worth of daily projects- 2 weeks to document, print and publish for Exhibition).

Motivation:
The ultimate challenge in terms of working in the world of Graphic Design.
This will also establish great contacts with various clients, and be a platform to exercise my love for working with people and organising.

Range:
The projects will range in time, scale, medium and genre.

Clients to date:
1) Music Band - Battle, signed to EMI/ Warner Brothers.
2) Car Graphics-private seller
3) AAR- Law practice
4) Metographic Jewllery
5) Sam Greenberg, fashion label, Carnaby Street
6) Private Buyer
7) Le Gun magazine
8) Senior Citizen Association, SELWFA
9) Solo artist, Paco Pais, Spain
10) Private Electrican
11) 1st year Photographic project
12) 2nd year Clip Art project- to be published in June
13) Private Buyer
14) St George's Charity shop
15) Graniph Design Awards
16) Smarty Pants, Dry cleaners
17) Chelle Griffiths
18) Rendevous (Timi Adedji DJ)
19) Elim Church
20) Apple, Regent Street
21) Lizzie Finn
22) Andy Steven, Graphic Design Facility
23) Guys, Kings and St. Thomas Cricket Club
24) Model, Lauren Rippingham, signed to Premier Model Agency
25) Funrun, sponsored by Volvo
26) Duke of Cambridge pub- wine menu
27) Iain Armstrong- production of 13th Floor, TV show
28) SELWFA, newsletter
29) Lahori Baba restaurant
30) Asya Samilbegovic
31) Designer cake
32) Textile specialist, Trinidad
33) Fashion Designer, Shantel Dyal, Canada
34) Rendevous
35) Battle
36) Florist, Julie Walten
37-44) Duke of Cambridge pub- posters
45-6) Post Office, N4
47) Sirens, Carnaby street
48) Designer, Ally Waller
49) Cheese and Fickle, Designer bags
50) Communist Activist, Sofie Buckland
51) Private cake specialist, Trinidad
52) Youth Development Scheme
53) King's College London Islamic Society
54) King's College London Bangladeshi society
55) J4Y- Youth Today, Leaders Tomorrow Assoc.
56) Lazy Oaf, Carnaby street
57) Never too Busy to be Beautiful Cosmetics
58) Lush
59) Toyota
60) Channel 4
61-66) Awaiting response/ in negotiation.
70) Wonderland magazine- Final piece will be published in June edition.

Outcome:
A separate gallery space that houses-
- All of the 98 projects (to be displayed in a catalogue).
-Individual documentation from point of contact to delivery.
- Various timelines/ timetables and charts to document them as a set and how they relate to each other.
- Feedback from all clients.

9 comments:

koalapuff said...

Hats off to you Mel! Can't believe you're managing to secure all these jobs...the final result will look amazing!

gdcom student said...

Thanks Jo! It's been a busy 12 days, but very worthwhile; met some great people and have been able to flex my designer creativity. Strange but there's only been one client so far who has requested a look at my work! Realising that the 'gift of the gab' is golden!

Melissa

gdcom student said...

wow melissa, I can't believe how many contacts you have made so far!! It seems that you are gonna be busy busy...
I wish you could take a weekend off! but the challenge is worthwhile. Meanwhile good luck with gathering new projects (I guess it's getting more and more difficult...)

chelseagdcstudent said...

hey my little sister works in siren! go in there on a sunday - her name's jenny!
chris

gdcom student said...

REAALLY! Thats such a coincidence! I'm actually going to have a few meetings with some clients today and will have to go to Sirens, I will ask for her!

Melissa

(P.s Thanks for the comments guys and anonymous 3rd person! Always glad for the support!)

koalapuff said...

Lol, just noticed that number 30 is Asya! (You haven't updated the list yet to include your new amazing client...the T-word!)

gdcom student said...

Asya Smailbegovic is an up and coming designer, and I thought it would be good to include her work, especially as I have been a fan of hers for many years! Actually, I'm trying to include fellow classmates where possible, as I think it makes a personal link- check out no. 17 - do you recognise?

Melissa
(p.s. update coming!)

gdcom student said...

Sorry Melissa but I'm going to insist on this a little bit more... YOU NEED A BLOG ON YOUR OWN!!!!
It's going to be so inspiring for us to see EVERYDAY something new posted in a shape of a project!!! That's amazing!!

cristina

koalapuff said...

AAH!! Cristina, you beat me to that suggestion! I was also going to tell Mel to make a blog where she can update it daily with a new image and client. That would be utterly fascinating to follow...and she could promote the blog to gain press attention on her project concept.