Graduate spotlight: Mark O’Neill, BA Graphic Design Communication

https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/chelsea-college-of-arts/stories/graduate-spotlight-mark-oneill-ba-graphic-design-communication

To make my project more graphic design oriented, as discussed with the tutor, I read Mark O’Neill’s brief words in the Chelsea College stories. He is a BA graduate in GCD from Chelsea and now works with Accept & Proceed. I thought that maybe reading the words of a graphic designer about his process and work would help me refocus my ideas. The idea that struck me the most was when he said

“In short, I’d characterise it as reductive, ordered and (hopefully) considered. As a graphic designer I’m trying to communicate with honesty and functionality in mind, so simplicity is how this often manifests – there’s a very thin line between creating visual clarity and visual clutter in design, I aim for the former otherwise I guess I wouldn’t be doing my job properly.”.

This is something I want to focus on as I feel sometimes I tend to get caught in small details whereas I should be simplifying my graphics, especially in animation where the process is extremely time-consuming so visuals should be kept simple.

Research: weeks 20-21

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