WorldSkills

My personal WorldSkills adventure started with a one-off, one-day exam in college and has lead to a Department of Education & Science silver medal, the experience of representing and competing for Ireland in Graphic Design Technology in international competition, and the opportunity to work as as part of the event secretariat team in Shizouka, Japan.

WorldSkills is an incredible organisation. The competition itself is held once every two years, the next in Calgary, Canada 2009. Over 50 countries are represented in as many different vocational trade areas, from Automobile Technology to Beauty Therapy, Graphic Design Technology to Joinery, Welding to Floristry. Representation on the international stage goes back to national and regional contests held in individual countries; competitors training for the international event do so alongside a technical Expert who with Experts from each other competing nation will judge the finished work to determine medal winners.

Guardian Gallery

An array of occasionally prize-winning entries to the Guardian gallery, combining a double-whammy of dubious football insight and photoshoppery.


- Premier League goes Global -
(Same shit, different Saturday)
Copper 1: Fancy a hot dog Guv?
Copper 2: No thanks Terry, I'm gona go fer a curry with the Missus later


- Ashley Cole -
The venerable Mr Cole's latest offering is available in the Fine Art section of all good bookshops.


- Fabio Capello -
When 'e come over, Cappo 'ad no English or mates or nuffing. But since 'e met the boys round 'is area, everyfings sweet innit lol


- David Bentley -
David had enough of a problem with those live-odds advertising hoardings as it was.

NCAD Open Days

The NCAD campus was transformed into an airport with arrivals halls, check-ins and departure gates. Visitors collected boarding cards for individual flights: talks scheduled in different departments around the site throughout the day. The simple concept was based on the adventure of starting college - the journey each person was about to set out on.

RE&D

I have worked for the last year with Real-time Editing & Design, production house for the Irish Independent, Evening Herald and Herald AM newspapers in Dublin. Earlier work also included design and layout for supplements such as Life, Weekend, Health & Living and Day & Night magazines. Above are various pages produced for Herald AM.

ISTD

This is going back a bit, but a favourite project nonetheless. An award-winning college project (2004) for the International Society of Typographic Designers based on the First Things First manifesto of 2000.

Office no. 1

After a long morning spent watching the boxing, a few pieces of work are ready to go up. This transmission is brought to you from the bowels of the good ship Jennifer Eckles, moored on the banks of the Barrow. Long story - stay tuned.

ICAD Upstarts 2008

Another blog to clog up the airwaves