The design portfolio of Claire Nicholson

Graphic Design Illustration

YORKSHIRE BEAR

2013

Casual Bear Babywear

Branding, Packaging, Children’s clothing range

Packaging designs for a fictional babywear brand with an

upmarket but slightly quirky audience in mind.

Casual Bear Babywear

Branding, Packaging,Children’s clothing range

Clothing designs/applied illustration for a fictional

babywear brand. The aim was to create a fresh, unusual

look with a slightly retro, fantastical style.

Penguin Horror Series

Series of Book Covers

A series of book covers taking inspiration from classic

Horror posters. The concept was to use the horizontal

band to split the chosen ‘character’ of each book into two

halves portraying elements of that character.

Cutty Sark Whiskey

Media Kit/ Packaging Design

This media kit relates to the history of the Cutty Sark’s

namesake and figurehead Nanny the witch, featured in

the Robert Burn’s poem ‘Tam O’ Shanter’. The tale is

of a drunken farmer (Tam) who encounters the young

witch dancing in a short skirt, or ‘Cutty Sark’. He

exclaims ‘Weel Done Cutty Sark’ (hence the spelling) in

excitement, before being chased away by the witch. The

media kit’s contents relate to warding off

the witch, with a little dutch courage

for good measure!

Homebase ‘Grow Your Own’ Range

Packaging Range, Infographic Instructions, Branding

Simple, easy to follow packaging to encourage a younger

audience grow their own fruit and veg. I introduced a step

by step approach to the range, created a new logo and

developed a series of illustrated instructions. The ‘steps’

featured in the instructions correlate with product packs

containing necessary equipment for each growing stage.

Luck

Poster Design

A poster set illustrating ‘Luck’. Traditional symbols of luck

were used alongside common luck-related phrases and

the resulting images given a Kitsch, aged aesthetic.

Animal Alphabet

Gift Wrap/ Tag, Greetings Card, Nursery Print, Canvas

Bag, Gift Bag Designs.

The aim was to produce a high-end alphabet print that

would look at home in a trendy nursery. The brief was then

extended to include a range of products, each available in

26 variations.

Headline

Screen Print Design

Winning entry for a competition run by Urban Outfitters

Leeds to produce a screenprint with the theme ‘Headline’.

I chose to feature an article stating that the popularity

of Burlesque stars such as Dita Von Teese (hence the

spelling) had led to a rise in sales of stockings.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Standard Book Cover Design, Limited Edition Book

Cover Design, Bookmarks, Screenprint.

Designs for a series of ‘Alice’s Adventures in

Wonderland’ products with a vintage inspired theme. The

series included book covers, bookmarks, screenprints

and a limited edition book cover.

Bob and Ralph

Screen Print Design

Personal illustration and screen printing project. The prints

were hand pulled and are for sale on Etsy.

Don’t Panic - Resistance

Poster Design

Poster produced on the theme of ‘Resistance’ with a

traditional comic book style. The rodeo image shows

the horse’s resistance to being tamed and the cowboy

resistance to being thrown.

Family Times12c Harrogate Road, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2AS01765 546735www.familytimesonline.co.uk

Friday 3rd October 2012

Unit B,Ripon Business Park,Ripon,HG4 2AB

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Yours sincerely,

Amanda King

Family Times

Branding, Design for web, Media PDF, Letterhead.

Family Times was a concept for a free publication to

be circulated in the Ripon/Harrogate area.The client

requested a clean, modern look with a traditional element

that would appeal to parents committed to investing in their

young family’s future.

TF Timber Products

Branding, Business Card Design

A fairly open brief with a quick turnaround to create

branding for a new business selling Timber Products. The

client requested a modern logo referencing wood grain.

Design Context - Inspired by Vintage Book

Editorial design, Book design, Research Project

University research project on a chosen design subject.

The book consists of interviews with designers and

illustrators that I find inspirational, and information on ‘of the

time’ designers. The brief included presenting the research

in a suitable format.