Layla Grainger

Layla Grainger

FreelancerLondon, United Kingdom
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Layla Grainger

Layla Grainger

FreelancerLondon, United Kingdom
About me
I am passionate about design being a tool to implement positive changes in the world and that socially conscious designs or products do not need to be kept in the realm of ‘charity’ but can become independent and financially sustainable ventures. I enjoy taking a cross-disciplinary approach to my work, being interested in all aspects from research gathering and analysis, to ideation, to hands-on making - as well as a love for both print and digital. Currently I am looking to gain experience in a variety of settings as I believe that a broad and varied understanding of the industry allows for more exciting and informed designs, and brings about much richer concepts.
Projects
  • Education and Creativity
    Education and CreativityStop Motion animation to Ken Robinson's talk on Education and Creativity. The second half of the video was filmed with a group of Junior Youth in Bermondsey who were talking about their ideas on creativity and why it is important. They were carrying out a creative task to illustrate the concept of 'Unity and Diversity'.
  • Mono No Aware
    Mono No AwareConveying a chosen folklore to an audience: 'Mono No Aware' - appreciation of the transience of things and its beauty. I decided to convey the essence of this folklore through photography, a physical 3D piece, and an interactive poster design. I started by document the process of a leaf decaying over time. I then took this process and developed it further by printing words such as 'beauty' 'ephemeral' 'transient' etc onto flowers and leaves and documented the effect as they dried out and died. I also produced a poster with 'Mono No Aware' printed in Japanese in the centre. The text was fixed onto the paper, however along the top were water soluble paints which dissolved and dripped down the sheet. This created an ephemeral display of transience and beauty for viewers to experience and take part in.
  • V&A Poster Design
    V&A Poster DesignThe V&A asked to design some posters for the Alexander Mcqueen exhibition 'Savage Beauty'. After visiting the exhibition I was struck at how everything was so beautiful, especially the colours and textures, and so based my posters around this element rather than the 'savage' side.
  • Folklore Book Covers
    Folklore Book CoversBook Cover based on 'Yggdrasil' - The World Tree which is believed to hold the three levels of existence together; Asgard (Heaven), Midgard (Earth), Niflheim (Hell)
  • Colour Project
    Colour ProjectRe-branding 'Yellow' as the new 'heathy' colour. Through research I discovered that yellow foods have a huge range of health benefits and properties. Unlike other colours, yellow foods can also be found in every food group (fruits, protein, carbs etc).
  • Kinetic Type
    Kinetic TypeKinetic Type animation using only typography and shapes. Based on 15 seconds of a given podcast.
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Work history
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    Student & FreelancerFreelance
    Freelance
    Studying at London College of Communication, I am now on a year in industry between my 2nd and final year and am looking for internships. I have worked on various projects from branding of a new company with logo designs, animations and presentation for a TEDx Talk, creation of business cards and logos, leaflet designs for various projects etc.
    Graphic Design Intern
     - Full Time
    As an intern in the Communications departement I was able to gain an insight into all things visual within the organisiation. As Fosters are able to produce most things in-house from models to books to films to huge presentation boards, I was able to witness all the different departments and how they collaborate. One of the main projects I worked on was the re-designing of their project brochures and learning how to use the Digital Publishing Suite within InDesign to create a beautiful interactive portolio to showcase their work to their clients. I have been asked to return for a month in February.
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Skills
  • Events
  • Visual Arts
  • Print Design
  • Drawing
  • Animation
  • Environment
  • Event Management
  • Logo Design
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Indesign
  • Photoshop
  • Team Leader Experience
  • Photograghy
  • Social Design
  • Organisation Planning
Education
    Graphic Media Design
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    Foundation Art Design
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