Print & Typography lover, I balance the use of systematics with aesthetics to produce meaningful and carefully considered design. I’m always looking for new approaches to learn and to adapt my skillset further.
My work is always responsive in nature- whether that’s to a specific audience or the current climate. For more on this, please browse through my projects.
In my spare time I am currently co-running @nearlypublish, a design studio & publishing house with collaborator and friend Lili Phillips.
Instagram account @by.abbielilley
Projects
- Work in TypeWork In Type is an experimental newspaper, designed and issued by Nearly: a newly-launched publishing house run by myself and Lili Phillips. To give you an overview, Nearly are currently managing a live online archive, showcasing the works of third-year, BA Graphic Communication students at Central Saint Martins. Being a part of this community amid the current global circumstances, means both myself and Lili understand the pressures students are facing. Therefore, the publishing platform, Nearl
- NearlyNearly is a publishing house committed to showcasing the works of our fellow Graphic Design community, with an ongoing investigation into acts of physical and digital publishing. Adapting to these tumultuous times, our communicative platform has been built to keep up the dearly-missed spirit and supportive conversations alive. We are currently running via Instagram, Twitter & our website, nearlyapublishinghouse.com.
- How can acts of publishing help us to navigate the ever-changing speed of modern life?My dissertation can be broken down into a series of steps I follow as a creative. From process through to output, each changes dependant on the audience or the subject matter. Following these steps, I designed my dissertation to carefully consider the following: system, content, curation, format and its final output. Inspired by the idea that “the editor of the printed material is the curator” (Ludovico, A.), I decided to ‘curate’ my final report. Printed on single sheets, the essay can be rea
- Le SalonLe Salon is a new dining experience, reimagining the traditional values of a ‘Dinner Party’. Instead, promoting the dinner party as a space for like minded individuals such as young creatives, to encourage communication over the dinner table through sharing not only food, but experiences. In a digital world where creatives are overloaded and overworked, Le Salon invites its guests to take a step back from technology and embrace the company surrounding them. Le Salon is an adaptive identity tha
- (Nothing But) FlowersA campaign designed to inspire further interaction with the spaces we live in. Based on the fact that ‘By 2050 over 60% of the world’s population will live in cities’ we created a campaign using the song (Nothing But) Flowers by Talking Heads. The typography was generated through multiple activation’s in both Urban & Natural settings, allowing the environment to generate our design decisions.
- What does 1505 minutes of music look like?An experimental and playful publication, exploring across 100 pages how we can visually describe the music we consume within a week. ‘What does 1505 minutes of music look like?’ challenges the various connections we have with music through experience, how it is integrated into our everyday lives and the personal relationships we build with songs and artists. Through use of typography, image, collated data and curation the viewer is invited to consider the many visual forms in which a playlist co
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Work history
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Art InternshipHarper's Bazaar Art
- Leicester Square, London, UKInternship
Over the course of a one month internship with the Art & Pictures team at Harper's Bazaar Magazine. Duties included;
-Designing pages for upcoming issues
-Creating mood boards
-Assisting editorial photo shoot's
-Contacting PR agencies for high res imagery
-Picture Researching using the magazine archives
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Design AssistingOvelia Transtoto
- London, United KingdomInternship
Assisted the designer to carry out multiple tasks such as;
-Creating technical drawings using Adobe Illustrator for new season garments
-Creating technical drawings for potential exhibiton space in Dover Street Market
Skills
- Art Direction
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Photoshop
- Editorial Design
- Typography
- Print Design
- Layout Design
Education
BA Graphic Communication DesignCentral Saint Martins (UAL)
London, United Kingdom
I have just completed my BA in Graphic Communication Design at Central Saint Martins
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Foundation Diploma in Art and DesignNew College Nottingham
- Nottingham, United Kingdom
Completed a UAL Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, graduating with a Merit.