UCD Observer

Design and art direction of Volume XIII of the UCD student newspaper, which won awards for Editor of the Year (Stephen Carroll) and Design & Layout of the Year (myself) at the Student Media Awards, 2007.

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.

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.