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adrian gauci

adrian gauciwww.adriangauci.com

about me

i am adrianor so they say

i draw by nightand sleep by day

owl is what i amowl through the night

under the starstwinkling bright

sun is fallingdusk is near

let me start drawingblazing glare

drawings comedrawings go

the pen i usetill ink runs low

brick by bricki built my lair

change i needmy wavy hair

Wilhelm Deffke’s ‘owl’, symbol of science and scholarship

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illustration and storytelling

editorial and identity

packaging and presentation

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illustration and storytelling

grit / pencil + ink + adobe photoshop colouring / A character inspired by the Coen brothers’ 2011 film “True Grit”.

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alexandra (il-bebbuxu) / pencil + ink + adobe photoshop colouring / A project between me and my friend Alexandra where we had to depict each other in our own way.

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japan tsunami / ink + computer colouring / In march 2011, Japan was hit by a terrible tsunami. The result was devastating.

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marilyn / cut paper + acrylic + print media + ink / Lego mini figures are also demountable. One of them happened to have the head of a pirate and the body of a woman.

leli / ink + acrylic print / A soft toy from my childhood which I, as a child, decided that he was a fisherman. Now, the fisherman got bitten by a fish and the results are as shown.

modularity / ink + acrylic print / Lego also happen to be a great design object. Modularity is synonymous with Lego. What would happen if they warped?

solution for a puzzle / ink / A solution for a toy wooden puzzle I got from Pisa.

future sheep / ink / A scientific approach to the future of sheep. Sheep always were the staple of human society.

single mother / ink + photomontage + pencil colour + oil pastel / A typical father-less family.

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toys are the main theme for the following seven items...

sheep dissection / ink + colour marker + photomontage / A surreal approach to explain the future generations of sheep.

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sheep dissection / ink + colour marker + photomontage / A surreal approach to explain the future generations of sheep.

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sheep give us: meat, haggis, milk, cheese, wool, and cuddly lambs.

Inspired from the previous works together from the works by Frida Kahlo and Salvador Dalí.

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/ ink + pencil + pencil colour /

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/ ink + pencil + marker + watercolour /

Colouring books are not strictly for children only. Filling up colouring books is relaxing and fun. You don’t have to think what to draw. If you’re not so good at drawing, a colouring book provides you with half finished masterpieces. You can

also think of it as a collaboration with the creator of the colouring book itself. In this case, the collaboration is with Charley Harper (1922-2007), a great illustrator.

tondal’s vision / pencil + ink + marker / An interpretation of Hieronymus Bosch’s “Tondal’s Vision”.

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“harba” / acrylic + marker on board / A commission done together with Julian Bonello for Malta’s first book festival devoted entirely to the younger readers.

undergroundground

sky space

under the seasea

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hundertwasser’s teeth / adobe illustrator / A surreal approach to the crooked forms of the human body and architectural structures inspired by Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

eyebrow tooth toe

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cult film flash cards / ink / A set of 10 flash cards identifying popular cult films using anything but the words.

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the godfather

the dark knight

moulin rouge

kill bill

transformers

the hangover

titanic

charlie and the chocolate factory

the lord of the rings

starwars

“there will be blood” storyboard / ink + pencil + photomontage / Paul and Eli Sunday from the film were depicted by photocopying each other because of their obvious resemblance.

“I drink your milkshake”

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everything is illuminated / coloured paper + tracing paper / Poster based on an iconic scene from the 2005 film “Everything is Illuminated” based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer.

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“ma tridx li...” / adobe photoshop + adobe after effects / A 30 second animation aimed for children of age between 11 to 13 years concerning internet safety and social networking.

recount what you have seen...

do something you have seen...

experiment with what you’ve seen...

some things are better left unseen be careful what you see!

The project was co-funded by the European Union through the Safer

Internet Programme.

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you wouldn’t want to...

40 image dream / photomontage + ink / A compilation of forty random images that tell a story. Subjectively, a photo by itself already tells a story in a way or another.

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pipettu / ink + computer colouring / Inspired by Eric Carle’s “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”, the book discovers the life of a caterpillar. It also represents the everchanging effects of storytelling.

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editorial and identity

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-scope / A free magazine distributed monthly with “The Daily Telegraph”.

A new film enthusiast magazine to be distributed monthly as part of the Daily Telegraph. The “films in focus” are usually non-blockbuster films that offer a tasteful perspective to a cult niche audience who really appreciate good film making, storytelling, visual treats, and ultimately, their cultural impact.

The feel of the magazine borrows from 1940s cinemas. Each issue takes a different direction. The cover features an iconic film still. Because the featured films are most of the time non-commercial, film grain is a good thing (instead of bold “poster-like” imagery typical of blockbuster flicks).

bullying at the workplace research booklet / A research booklet investigating the nature of bullying at the workplace, and the present awareness campaigns.

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What is Yellow Pages? What is its use? Is Yellow Pages similar to anything around us? Why is it yellow? What does the tagline, “Always by your side”, mean?

Yellow Pages is a survival kit for those who are restricted by time and money to look up something they need. Inside Yellow Pages you can find anything, be it food, furniture, cars, property or anything else you can imagine. A sort of Swiss army knife. A solution or a form of help for any situation.

Yellow Pages is your friend: loyal, easy to communicate with, and available whenever you need it.

Yellow Pages was inspired by Daniel Dafoe’s ‘Man Friday’, the survivor and humble friend of Robinson Crusoe. Being cast away on a deserted island, Friday became Crusoe’s best friend and servant after saving him from an ambush.

‘Simple and direct’ like Friday’s, Yellow Pages is easy to browse through and information can be accessed in no time at all.

Using Friday as an image for the cover helped create a contrast with what we usually see on the front cover of Yellow Pages. Clean, perfected images are reminiscent of the brand. Also, Friday’s statement keeps a link with Daniel Defoe’s classic novel and the Yellow Pages brand perspective, “Always by Your Side.”

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yellow pages cover design / adobe photoshop + adobe illustrator / A submission for the 2011-12 edition of Yellow Pages.

multimedia presentation for fine arts at mcast / adobe illustrator + adobe flash catalyst / A multimedia presentation prepared for the Mcast Institute of Art & Design annual exhibition.

on mouse over... student profile

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main menu

bullying at the workplace campaign / photography + adobe photoshop / Part of a campaign aimed to enhance the awareness of bullying in the workplace.

to the bully...

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team: Adrian Gauci, Nicholas Galea, Melanie Grech, Ayrton Sims

to the victim...

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Michael RaphaelDirector of Marketing

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Gabriel Telecom plc

Marconi House,

Notabile Road,

Mriehel, BKR 3000,

Malta, Europe

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Mr. Adrian Gauci84,Antonio Nani Street,Rabat, RBT 3043,Malta, Europe

Dear Mr. Adrian Gauci,

We would like to inform you that with effect from this bill, your Gabriel TV bill will be issued every two months instead of three months.

Furthermore we would also like to inform you that this bill also includes any pending bills you might have had for your previous digital TV service.

We aim to keep our information about you as clear accurate as possible. Should your personal details, address or TV service printed on this letter be incorrect, kindly send us an email at [email protected]

Should you require any further assistance, do not hesitate to contact us on Freephone 21413156.

Yours sincerely,

Michael RaphaelDirector of Marketing

greetings!

tel: (+356) 2141 3156

fax: (+356) 2143 3205

[email protected]

www.gabriel.com.mt

Gabriel Telecom plc

Marconi House,

Notabile Road,




gabriel

greetings!


Dear Customer,

We would like to inform you that with effect from this bill, your Gabriel TV bill will be issued every two months instead of three months.

Furthermore we would also like to inform you that this bill also includes any pending bills you might have had for your previous digital TV service.

We aim to keep our information about you as clear accurate as possible. Should your personal details, address or TV service printed on this letter be incorrect, kindly send us an email at [email protected]

Should you require any further assistance, do not hesitate to contact us on Freephone 21413156.

Yours sincerely,

Gabriel Customer Care

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“gabriel” corporate identity / The corporate identity for a telecommunications company providing mobile and fixed line telephony, television, Internet, and digital radio.

primary secondary tertiary

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“gabriel” corporate identity / “Gabriel” borrows the look from space and mysterious spaces. An ethereal and neat look compliments the whole branding.

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mcast institute of art & design exhibition 2010 poster and bill board / adobe illustrator / Mcast is a factory for ideas. Ideas are represented by light bulbs.

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food for the senses / pencil + adobe illustrator + adobe photoshop / Front cover for multimedia design research featuring the five senses.

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food forthe senses

TASK 1

MULTIMEDIA DESIGN AND AUTHORINGHND2 GRAPHIC DESIGN

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packagingandpresentation

“for the love of type” assignment packaging / cardboard + plywood / A slipcase built entirely by hand, storing an A3 sketchbook, an A4 booklet, an A5 booklet, and an A4 card.

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sketchbook

40 image dream

pipettu

storyboards

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“memoirs of a...” assignment packaging / fabric + hook-and-loop fastener / A pocket containing an entire project. The same fabric is used in the book case.

graphic design media

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mcast art & design course packages / cardboard + gloss adhesive paper / If you had to package a course, how would it look? These packages are containers of text and information.

interactive media 3d design fine arts

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sketchbook

moustache / mind map / A pictorial Mind map centred around a random word - “moustache”.

oil rush / mind map / A pictorial Mind map centred around a random word - “oil rush”.

oil rush moodboard / collage + cut paper + ink + marker + acrylic / A moodboard developed from a moodboard of the same name. The result ended up giving a look to a word.

freedom / photomonage + ink / A quick photomontage using material found at the time. It also happened to be near Malta’s Freedom Day (31st March 1979).

flourishment / photomontage / A quick photomontage using magazine cuttings.

duality / acrylic + ink + marker / An excercise involving the mirror effect achieved when pasting blobs of paint between two sheets.

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