Luke Ratcliffe — Graphic Design

EF - Live the Language

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:42:08 +0100

Lovely little video series by Albin Holmqvist. These screengrabs are from his Vancouver video for EF International Learning Centres.

These are three of my favourites from the Vancouver video, but to be honest the entire thing is beautiful, so do check it out!

What I do when I'm bored

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:41:25 +0000

Recently I’ve started to redraw the Gatecrasher typeface that TDR (probably) did for all their promotional work for the club. So far I’ve done all the letters I can do with the material I’ve been able to find, which is pretty much any of the promo material/discs/cd cases/vinyl covers and posters that I own and have found on Google. I’ve hit a snag though in that there is never really any capital letters used on the designs (thanks TDR and your love of lowercase stuff!) so I’m either going to have to second-guess the capital forms or look for any extra stuff I can get my hands on. I have a hunch that the wipeout typefaces TDR used will likely be made up of the same forms, as the typefaces don’t look too dissimilar from each other. I will be updating this blog over the next few days as a lot has happened over the last two months since my last post, so expect to hear more soon!

Oh, and just as a headsup, I won’t be releasing it to anyone except friends when I do actually get around to making this into a working typeface – just for copyright issues and whatever else might end up going balls.

Placement Review: MadebyShape

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:52:21 +0000

Recently I have completed a work placement at MadebyShape. During my time I worked with the team on a variety of projects, from designing the layout of an upcoming studio project - from research to final design stage, to working on character illustrations for a children’s sporting venture. Having never really done much illustration work in my time at college and university the experience was great! It proved to myself that I was capable of producing work of value in a different than my norm category.

The team are a great laugh and a really inspiring bunch, they answered any questions I had and gave me some great advice for moving along in this industry given the current economic status - they also kept me fed on a supply of crumpets!

A big thank you to Andy, Jason and Jamie for making me feel so welcome!

Really excited to see this More4 re-brand from ManVsMachine

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:31:36 +0000

Really excited to see this More4 re-brand from ManVsMachine

Just a little update! I’m working at Shape this week. Can’t say what on - it’s a...

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:23:29 +0000

Just a little update!
I’m working at Shape this week.
Can’t say what on - it’s a secret!

I’ll be posting about what I worked on in a few weeks time when it’s launched, so stay tuned!

Great abstract work in progress by Matt Booth.

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:06:48 +0100

Great abstract work in progress by Matt Booth.

M_Lab

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:01:35 +0100

“Naming, Branding, Packaging and interior design for m_lab store. Mesoestetic shop and personalized product line.”

Nice, sterile and very Swiss. Love this branding by Espluga & Associates.

I stumbled across the work of Benoit Berger a month or two back now. I’ve neglected blogging...

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:03:09 +0100

I stumbled across the work of Benoit Berger a month or two back now. I’ve neglected blogging recently and meant to put this up when I found it.

The quality of his work & portfolio is outstanding - every piece of work is different and interesting in its own way. With this example I love how simple the foldout is; the giant word scale emphasizes exactly that - the scale of the word compared to everything is. I’m unsure of the printing method he has used for the word scale but I love the silky, gritty look it has as shown in the close ups.

Make sure you check his work portfolio here - benoitberger.fr

Lovely new typeface “Paris” created by Moshik Nadav. The ampersand is outstanding and...

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:57:04 +0100

Lovely new typeface “Paris” created by Moshik Nadav. The ampersand is outstanding and unique and I love the swirls on the j!

I always find describing what I do and what interests me to people quite a difficult thing....

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:38:29 +0100

I always find describing what I do and what interests me to people quite a difficult thing. There’s no one defined way of describing graphic design as a practice, other than pretty much ‘everything.’
When I saw this in HMV a few weeks ago however I knew I’d stumbled across one of those pieces you can just relate to — everything about this is what I like about graphic design; the colours, the geometric shapes, the composition, the typography, the photography - everything!

You can read more about the process behind the design over on the September Industry blog where I also got these images from (which are also slick, like everything on the SI blog). Also check out the designers of the CD package - Give Up Art.

Love this vinyl cover by Grandpeople.

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:25:00 +0100

Love this vinyl cover by Grandpeople.

Some more photography, this time by British born Thomas Haywood.

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:06:57 +0100

Some more photography, this time by British born Thomas Haywood.

More photography, this time from Michael Nager.

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:05:17 +0100

More photography, this time from Michael Nager.

Love these photographs (and the rest on his website) by Matt Niebuhr. I have a thing for moody...

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:53:53 +0100

Love these photographs (and the rest on his website) by Matt Niebuhr. I have a thing for moody & minimal photography.

Lovely stationary work by Bond Agency.

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:48:00 +0100

Lovely stationary work by Bond Agency.

Build update! Loving this route they’re taking.

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:29:00 +0100

Build update! Loving this route they’re taking.

My current C.V. — Thought I’d take a few snaps!

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:48:47 +0100

My current C.V. — Thought I’d take a few snaps!

Fantastic little editorial design by one of my fellow student/graduates Mike Holmes. (P.S :...

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:27:43 +0100

Fantastic little editorial design by one of my fellow student/graduates Mike Holmes.

(P.S : Sorry I took one of these! Too good not to pickup though ha!)

Awesome illustrations & style by Ruben Ireland.

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:43:54 +0100

Awesome illustrations & style by Ruben Ireland.

Really digging the magenta on these BBC Orchestra foldouts by Jack Daly.

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:51:00 +0100

Really digging the magenta on these BBC Orchestra foldouts by Jack Daly.