Ben Pickles
At A Glance
| Job Title | Graphic Designer |
| Industry | Design & Creative |
| Profession | View More Graphic Designer |
| Expertise | Branding, Corporate Identity, Print Design, Packaging, Typography |
| Level | Junior |
| Profession | Illustrator |
| Expertise | Drawing |
| Level | Junior |
| Availability | Open to Offers |
| Location | Newcastle & Hunter, New South Wales, Australia |
| Will relocate | Yes |
| Residency / Visa | Australia / New Zealand |
| Website | http://Currently under co… |
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Portfolio 10 Items
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Illustration competition poster
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The design was inspired by a very old boxing-match promotional poster – I sought to recreate the tactile, letterpress feel with the type treatment and restricted colour palette.
The aged… -
UoN student free on-campus activities – posters
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A collection of posters I produced for UoN Services Ltd.
The posters promote free weekly activities available for students of the University of Newcastle.
Most are straight illustrations, with some… -
Book typography
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For this project, my job was to design the inside typography of the book. The client needed a consistent layout and type hierarchy throughout the book, as well as a…
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MPC Website design
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Website design for Sydney-based barrister chambers, Martin Place Chambers.
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Typeface design
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Picklewood Display – this is the result of one year's research into American wood type of the 19th Century. The design is a tribute to the early hand cut wood…
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Book Cover design
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Fictional book cover: "Bathroom Design"
Inspired by the shapes of a Rubik's Cube, with a small dash of M.C. Escher. -
Wood type letterpress poster
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A practical component of an honours research topic exploring American wood type of the 19th Century. This poster was created at the Penrith Printing Museum, hand-set from their collection of…
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iProtest poster
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The aim of this project was to protest war, using minimal words, in a way that is both powerful and universally understandable in its message delivery.
This poster was firstly… -
Studio photography project
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A full page ad for Apple Inc, using studio photography as the main design element.
This university project had a very open brief, and so I chose to photograph ink… -
Personal Stationary – Business Cards
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My intention was to design a business card that could:
1. show my illustration and graphic design capabilities on the one card. (pen Illustration on one side, clean and corporate…
