portfolio

See some select pieces of work from my portfolio below, ranging from Web, Branding and Logo design, Print and Artwork/Illustration. More work can viewed here Olliekav Flickr portfolio. Contact me with any work enquiries if you like the work displayed.

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Zoopy.com - Framed

A collaborative design with www.cowafrica.com and www.zoopy.com/ for there Framed Video campaign. I was responsible for joint Design, the UI, HTML & CSS. Zoopy Framed

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Mad Orchid

Branding for a design/develpoment collective. I wanted to get the balance between mad art exploration and strict client work. Thats what we are about after all. MadOrchid.com View more logo designs

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TouchLocal Beta

Given the task of coming up with a brand new way to use this site in the form of a beta, this is my original design comp. I designed and built the front end, integrating XHTML/CSS, JQuery, flex and rails. beta.touchlocal.com

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GiveMeaStudent.com

This site, which was just recently completed, provides students the opportunity to sign up for work placements and for companies to post student positions. I designed and built the front end into a Smarty template engine. GiveMeaStudent.com

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theBoxCat

This is a joint project between myself and Kathryn Neville and being developed by Elliot Draper. This is in the final stages of development as we speak!

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Font Design

For a reason project I need a specific block font. So what better way to find the right one that make my own font face. Not Foundry quality but a great way to learn how to create my own font and publish it. Download the font

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Learn by Likis

A language wiki site developed for the Rails Rumble weekend by Elliot Draper and Michael Leung. I redesigned and rebuilt the front end of the site using XHTML/CSS/Flash/SIFr into Rails. The updates are going live very shortly! VIEW SITE

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Likis Branding

Branding work for the Learn by Likis site above. The speech mark seemed like the obvious choice for a language wiki, given a slight twist to bring it up to date. View more logo designs

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Spoonfed

Spoonfed came to me looking to update the site design to go along with the increased exposure they have been receiving. I designed the comps and handed them over to be coded. The design updates are being slowly rolled into the site. Spoonfed.co.uk

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lifeofthepotato.com

This is a personal project to produce a range of vinyl toys based around 'the life of the potato'. My friends have been calling me 'potato' for most of my life. Hopefully going into production in 2009. lifeofthepotato.com

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TouchLocal

I'm currently working at TouchLocal as their senior designer. We have recently re-built the entire site using Ruby on Rails. I am responsible for all the design and front-end coding (with valid XHTML/CSS/JS) as well as off-line design. touchlocal.com

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XYnewz logo Design

This is the logo for the XYnewz website. I really wanted to explore the relationship between X, Y and Z. After many sketches and various illustrator versions, I found a version that seemed to embody the concept of XYnewz. View more logo designs

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XYnewz Site Design

Currently (NOT) in progress! Due to problems with the project this won't be seeing the light of day. I was the lead designer on this project, responsible for design, UI, branding and front-end build.

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DreamCatcher

Branding work for a dream blogging site. It's main brief was to invoke the sensation of catching your dreams and being able to hold them online. View more logo designs

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Fashionable Smile

This client was looking to update a site that had been designed a few years ago, but was starting to show its age. She wanted to keep the original colour scheme while modernizing and freshening her message with the new design. fashionablesmile.co.uk

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Three Sided Dice

This logo design was created for an up-and-coming event and artist management company. The initial brief was very open but specified that the identity should reflect a passion for creativity and a dedication to the ‘sensible stuff’. View more logo designs

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Gemma Collingwood

This was a website for a talented make-up artist. The focus had to be on her style and include a lot of photography of models and people she has styled, as well as a contact form and good SEO. gemmacollingwood.com

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Repercussion

As lead designer and a DJ for this events management project, I looked after all aspects of design from branding, flyers, posters, tickets and DJ passes, to all event decor. More samples of this project can be found in the portfolio section. View more Repercussion work

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StopLookListen

This is a new project for a upcoming night in Mile-End. I designed the brand’s image as well as all ongoing design for the night, from flyers and posters to in-house graphics. View more print work

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Unorthodox

This design and branding piece is for a club night in Old Street. This project never got off the ground but the design was highly regarded. View more print work

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Rotation

As lead designer and a DJ for this club night, I looked after all aspects of design, from branding, flyers, posters, tickets and DJ passes to all event interior design and decor. More samples of this project in the portfolio section. View more Rotation work

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Lubakostenko.com

The design was done by my design manager, and I looked after all the backend coding, building it in PHP with MySQL and valid XHTML + CSS. There was definitely a learning curve for me in terms of development. lubakostenko.com

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My Old Sites

Here are two links to my previous sites, showing my development in the past year. 2007 Site : 2008 Site
  • Random Sunday evening illustrator fun
  • Essence of Chi Flyer Design Apr 2006
  • Essence of Chi Flyer Design Apr 2006
  • What if you colour outside the lines - lunchtime sketching 23/03/09
  • Teacher Character designs
  • Poster Design
  • Poster Design
  • rot6large
  • rot1large
  • repmar05large
  • Lunchtime illustrator mucking around - 14/05/09
  • Lunchtime photoshop malarkey 13/05/09
  • Lunchtime photoshop fun 30/04/09
  • Lunchime Sketching
  • Microphone lunchtime sketch - 25/03/09
  • Lunchtime Fun
  • More random sketching
  • My tag
  • Random tags
  • Annoyed!