Abstract Dionysus Dionysus was an Ancient Greek god of wine, music, fertility and religious passion. He was a good time deity who, according to the writings of the philosopher Nietzsche, represented chaos… Read more Design Room: Abstract Dionysus →
The Castle A cover design for The Castle, the classic, unfinished novel by Kafka which is generally regarded as one of the great works of existentialist fiction. I created this using… Read more Design Room: The Castle by Kafka →
Beautiful Grotesque Not all angels are innocent. Damian
As it is Museum Week, it seemed an appropriate time to incorporate the Bradford Media Museum’s replica Dalek from Doctor Who into a suitably retro poster design, channelling the spirit of… Read more Design Room: Day of the Daleks →
The following two pieces were inspired by a visit to the Thackray Medical Museum. On of the museum’s most popular features is a recreation of dark and smelly 19th century city streets before the arrival of proper public health procedures. They come complete with fake hanging slaughterhouse meat and a variety of disease-faced mannequins . While I was there, a family walked by with their young child who was crying in absolute terror at what he was seeing. The piece below was an attempt to convey my sense of how the nightmarish experience might have felt… Read more Design Room: Grotesquerie →
The Eye Opening in the Wood This is a humorous piece. designed to welcome the start of Spring and the accompanying feeling of things returning to life. It was created using a photo… Read more Design Room: The Eye Opening in the Wood →
Nature Triangle t-shirt For this design, I wanted to bring together a precise triangular form with the light and shade of nature. The starting point was a photo I took in… Read more Design Room: Nature Triangle t-shirt →
Reality Tunnel Why depend on only one reality? Damian
