repository

A selection of self-initiated projects, archived work, artworks, experiments, ideas and works in progress. The majority of which I’ve never displayed in the public realm before. Most of the works shown below tend be less ‘commercially’ focused in terms of output, however the processes and applications often inform my ‘day-to-day’ design practice.

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Business Cards & Stationery

Business cards, letterheads and correspondence notes for my design practice. Letterpress printed and blind debossed, with a split print run in two PMS colours, using three different papers in four colours / finishes. Designed using two typefaces in three weights. Unfussy, but fussy.

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Business Cards & Stationery

Business Cards & Stationery

Business Cards & Stationery

Business Cards & Stationery

Holding Page, Nº 1 — 2

Website holding pages from 2016 – 19 (held in place much longer than anticipated).

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Holding Page, Nº 1

Holding Page, Nº 2

Greyboard Works, Nº 1 — 5

Compositions made with discarded papers, parcel paper, Indian inks, acrylic paint, pencil crayon, masking tape and glue, all on greyboard.
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Various sizes

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Greyboard Works, Nº 1

Greyboard Works, Nº 2

Greyboard Works, Nº 3

Greyboard Works, Nº 4

Greyboard Works, Nº 5

Heaton Chapel Station

Still-frame animation made from photographs capturing fallen leaves and textures of the ‘weather-worn’ frosted glass roof of Heaton Chapel Station’s waiting room shelter on Platform 2.
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Autumn 2016 / 15 secs. (loop)

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Heaton Chapel Station

Dialect

Digital collage
Self-initiated project
Dimensions: 630 × 360mm

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Dialect

Not Shop

Poster design for Not-Shop open days, a socially-engaged art project inviting members of the public to attend and participate. A two-colour Risograph poster, printed on recycled paper.

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Not Shop

Polling Station

Animation made from a photograph taken outside my local polling station on 23 June 2016 — the date of the UK European Referendum vote. The animation was created and published on the same day to show my support for the Remain campaign.

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Duration: 3 secs. (loop)

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Polling Station

Collage Works, Nº 1 — 4

Collages made with various papers, Indian inks, graphite pencil, cotton thread and glue. Focusing on composition, form, colour, texture and repetition.
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Various sizes

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Collage Works, Nº 1

Collage Works, Nº 2

Collage Works, Nº 3

Collage Works, Nº 4

A Bit of Old England

Poster design to mark the centenary of Platt Fields, Manchester, featuring an article taken from the Manchester Guardian, published in 1935, regarding the Shakespeare Garden which is situated within the grounds. The garden contains plants and flowers noted in Shakespeare’s works, that are referenced poetically in the text. A limited number of a1 giclée posters were produced and placed within the vicinity so visitors could take away with them.

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A Bit of Old England

A Bit of Old England

A Bit of Old England

A Bit of Old England

A Bit of Old England

Pull the Strings

I was one of the founders of the DIY collective, Pull the Strings, we organised gigs in Bristol (UK) during the 2000s for a network of local, national and international musicians and artists, who shared a similar ethos. I designed around 30 – 35 posters for the shows, the 15 on display here are my personal favourites from the archive.
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Illustrations on the last poster by Mark Collins

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Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Chrysanthemum Study (Thriving)

Indian ink on newsprint, mounted on cartridge paper.
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Dimensions: 460 × 630mm (approx.)

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Chrysanthemum Study (Thriving)

Chrysanthemum Study (Wilting)

Acrylic paint, charcoal and PVA glue on discarded cardboard.
∴
Dimensions: 600 × 860mm

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Chrysanthemum Study (Wilting)

Ooooh — Aaaah

Animations based on two images discovered in a 1950s children’s educational book, which have been reillustrated / reinterpreted. The accompanying typography has been drawn from scratch.
∴
Standard version: 2 secs. (loop)
Sensory version: 10 secs. (loop)

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Ooooh — Aaaah (Standard)

Ooooh — Aaaah (Sensory)

Hexagonal Alphabets, Nº 1 — 6

Originally created as a ‘side-project’ whilst undertaking my MA Design degree in 2010, This was an experiment using bitmap letterforms and making ‘innocuous looking’ patterns, as a cryptic way of communicating in an era of mass surveillance. This work has lay dormant for a while, however I’ll be reviving this project at a future date to experiment and develop further.

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Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 1

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 1

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 2

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 2

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 3

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 3

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 4

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 4

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 5

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 5

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 6

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 6

repository ·
Noun: a place where things are stored and can be found.

top ↑

repository

A selection of self-initiated projects, archived work, artworks, experiments, ideas and works in progress. The majority of which I’ve never displayed in the public realm before. Most of the works shown below tend be less ‘commercially’ focused in terms of output, however the processes and applications often inform my ‘day-to-day’ design practice.

↓

Business Cards & Stationery

Business cards, letterheads and correspondence notes for my design practice. Letterpress printed and blind debossed, with a split print run in two PMS colours, using three different papers in four colours / finishes. Designed using two typefaces in three weights. Unfussy, but fussy.

↓

Business Cards & Stationery

Business Cards & Stationery

Business Cards & Stationery

Business Cards & Stationery

Holding Page, Nº 1 — 2

Website holding pages from 2016 – 19 (held in place much longer than anticipated).

↓

Holding Page, Nº 1

Holding Page, Nº 2

Heaton Chapel Station

Still-frame animation made from photographs capturing fallen leaves and textures of the ‘weather-worn’ frosted glass roof of Heaton Chapel Station’s waiting room shelter on Platform 2.
∴
Autumn 2016 / 15 secs. (loop)

↓

Heaton Chapel Station

Dialect

Digital collage
Self-initiated project
Dimensions: 630 × 360mm

↓

Dialect

Not Shop

Poster design for Not-Shop open days, a socially-engaged art project inviting members of the public to participate. A 2-colour Risograph poster, printed on recycled paper.

↓

Not Shop

Polling Station

Animation made from a photograph taken outside my local polling station on 23 June 2016 — the date of the UK European Referendum vote. The animation was created and published on the same day to show my support for the Remain campaign.

∴

Duration: 3 secs. (loop)

↓

Polling Station

Collage Works, Nº 1 — 4

Collages made with various papers, Indian inks, graphite pencil, cotton thread and glue. Focusing on composition, form, colour, texture and repetition.
∴
Various sizes

↓

Collage Works, Nº 1

Collage Works, Nº 2

Collage Works, Nº 3

Collage Works, Nº 4

Greyboard Works, Nº 1 — 5

Compositions made with discarded papers, parcel paper, Indian inks, acrylic paint, pencil crayon, masking tape and glue, all on greyboard.
∴
Various sizes

↓

Greyboard Works, Nº 1

Greyboard Works, Nº 2

Greyboard Works, Nº 3

Greyboard Works, Nº 4

Greyboard Works, Nº 5

A Bit of Old England

Poster design to mark the centenary of Platt Fields, Manchester, featuring an article taken from the Manchester Guardian, published in 1935, regarding the Shakespeare Garden which is situated within the grounds. The garden contains plants and flowers noted in Shakespeare’s works, that are referenced poetically in the text. A limited number of A1 giclée posters were produced and placed within the vicinity so visitors could take away with them.

↓

A Bit of Old England

A Bit of Old England

A Bit of Old England

A Bit of Old England

A Bit of Old England

Pull the Strings

I was one of the founders of the DIY collective, Pull the Strings, we organised gigs in Bristol (UK) during the 2000s for a network of local, national and international musicians and artists, who shared a similar ethos. I designed around 30 – 35 posters for the shows, the 15 on display here are my personal favourites from the archive.
∴
Illustrations on the last poster by Mark Collins

↓

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Pull the Strings

Chrysanthemum Study (Thriving)

Indian ink on newsprint, mounted on cartridge paper.
∴
Dimensions: 460 × 630mm (approx.)

↓

Chrysanthemum Study (Thriving)

Chrysanthemum Study (Wilting)

Acrylic paint, charcoal and PVA glue on discarded cardboard.
∴
Dimensions: 600 × 860mm

↓

Chrysanthemum Study (Wilting)

Ooooh — Aaaah

Animations based on two images discovered in a 1950s children’s educational book, which have been reillustrated / reinterpreted. The accompanying typography has been drawn from scratch.
∴
Standard version: 2 secs. (loop)
Sensory version: 10 secs. (loop)

↓

Ooooh — Aaaah (Standard)

Ooooh — Aaaah (Sensory)

Hexagonal Alphabets, Nº 1 — 6

Originally created as a ‘side-project’ whilst undertaking my MA Design degree in 2010, This was an experiment using bitmap letterforms and making ‘innocuous looking’ patterns, as a cryptic way of communicating in an era of mass surveillance. This work has lay dormant for a while, however I’ll be reviving this project at a future date to experiment and develop further.

↓

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 1

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 1

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 2

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 2

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 3

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 3

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 4

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 4

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 5

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 5

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 6

Hexagonal Alphabet, Nº 6

repository ·
Noun: a place where things are stored and can be found.

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Des Lloyd Behari
Des Lloyd Behari