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DAVID GOGARTYTel: 020 8350 4962 Mob: 07708 501 885 Email: d_gogarty@hotmail.com 34 Trent Gardens, London N14 4QLCV

EDUCATION

Middlesex University, London 2009 - 20102:1 B.A. (Hons) in Graphic Design

• Developed creative solutions to practical and conceptual briefs.• Demonstrated the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.• Practised the use of screenprint and letterpress printing processes.• Participated in critical discussions with other students to assess work.

Barnet College, London Foundation Degree in Graphic and Multimedia Design 2007 - 2009BTEC in Computers in Art and Design 2005 - 2006AVCE in Information and Communication Technology 2000 - 2002

The Compton School, North Finchley 1996 – 2000

9 GCSE’s

IT SKILLS

• Experienced with both Mac and pc platforms.• Proficient with Adobe software packages Illustrator, Indesign, Flash and Photoshop.• Competent with Microsoft Office software.

EMPLOYMENT

Tour Design, Islington Oct 2008 - PresentDesigner (freelance)

• Designed animated web advertising banners, flash based websites, logo and print.

• Created new artwork consistent with customers’ existing identities.

• Gained experience in working with designers within a commercial studio environment.

• Experienced designing multiple page brochures and outputing print ready PDF files.

The General Sign Company, New Southgate June 2001 - Sep 2009Designer and Sign maker

• Designed and produced signage and print including letterheads, business cards, leaflets and posters.

• Produced artwork for various production processes including digital printers, screenprint and plotters.

• Communicated directly with customers to acquire, quote, proof and produce jobs to agreed deadlines.

• Worked as part of a small team to manage jobs from initiation to completion.

• Created digital artwork files to printers’ specification.

• Applied corporate identity guidelines across various mediums.

GRAPHICDESIGNPORTFOLIO DAVID GOGARTY

At a Glance

Two Stops Short of Dagenham

Barking is a predominantly working class town in east London with a rich history and large areas of degeneration contrasting with new regeneration projects. The purpose of this project is to communicate this area’s unique personality.

Two Stops Short of Dagenham takes the form of a book which describes Barking through photography of the main areas of its town centre. The images capture the contrast within the area; derelict housing estates, historical ruins and brand new regeneration spaces. Archive photography from the past fifty years is re-shot and compared to put the visuals into context.

To complete this image of the area, quotations from Barking’s residents are printed within the folded pages, giving the book an added dimension.

EXHIBITED BY MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY AT D&AD NEW BLOOD 2010

Soupy Twist

Soupy Twist is a comedy review magazine with a distinctive graphic style inspired by the cheap and cheerful aesthetic of comic zines. This graphic treatment communicates the subject matter and sets it apart visually.

Hear No Evil

Hear No Evil is a typographic book which explores the links between music and religion.

The book uses the medieval church and heavy metal as a subject matter and for graphic inspiration.

Quaker Oats

The new product from Quaker Oats is designed to attract young women with a simple, fresh and healthy tone of voice.

The packaging communicates traditional values through its shape, colour and simplicity. These traditional values are representative of healthy, natural and tasty food.

Faber & Faber

Faber & Faber required a typographic book jacket for the Faber Film book series.

This design uses cut-out type to communicate aspects of film photography such as light, shadow, focus and depth of field.

National Portrait Gallery

The National Portrait Gallery wanted to generate more pop-in visits and change negative perceptions of the gallery, targeting local workers and students. The campaign consists of bluetooth posters, located in public transport and university campuses.

Bluetooth posters challenge the negative, ‘old-fashioned’ perceptions of the gallery and are an effective way of reaching the student audience with an estimated 81% owning a bluetooth enabled mobile phone. London Underground commuters will normally spend over ten minutes on the train. This gives a large window of time for bored passengers to interact with the poster.

The strapline ‘See The Full Picture’ is used to emphasise the point that there is more to the gallery than might be assumed. This is visualised through a cropped portrait with the full image can be downloaded through a bluetooth connection.

Additionally the download includes a gallery promotion and a map of where the portrait can be found providing incentives to visit the gallery.

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