DESIGN PORTFOLIOMAX BROADBENT

2015 - >__________

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NORTHUMBRIA CHRISTIAN UNION

The christian union is a university society which exists to give students at university the chance to hear & respond the the good news of Jesus Christ. Whilst being a member & on the committee of the society for a year I was able to do some design work for them to promote some of the events

they put on. This included material for there 2014 freshers week events which involved designing an A5 handout which doubled up as an A3 poster to use around campus. I was also involved in the re-designing of the christian union’s website & online content throughout the year too.

(See more work online) www.vimeo.com/113335432

FIELD RESEARCHTRENDING INTEREST

SUSTAINABILITY

LOCALLY SOURCED

QUALITY GOODS

2005 2007 2009 2011 2013

THE UK HAD THE HIGHEST SEARCH INTEREST IN ALL 3 CATEGORIES.

*DATA SOURCED FROM GOOGLE TRENDS

LOKALE

Basic tools used by designers and architects in workshop / studio environments. Often tools end up lost and aren’t at hand when you need them, we seek to provide a product which would make it easy to access your most used tools. A place to keep your essentials, in a durable product which you’ll use day in day out.

WORK IN PROGRESS

GROUP PROJECT

FLAPS FOLDED IN SECTION FOLDED TOOLS ENCLOSEDALL SECTIONS FOLDED

Once all sections of the toolkit are folded, simply lasso leather tie around buttons to fasten

WEBPAGEONLINE SHOP

Sales of Lokale toolpouches online

Further products include..

Leather goodsPrintsToolsCraft goods

Collaborations / limited runs

Commissioned sales

During this project I was able to gain access to an engraving machine which allowed us to create a stamp of the logo which could be used to emboss into leather, other materials and also be used with inks & prints.

As this is a work in progress, there’s still much to do to bring the toolpouch to a finalised product which would involve sourcing a local leather supplier, finalising the technical drawings and exploring cutting & treatment techniques.

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WORK IN PROGRESS

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MMC-12 CHAIR

For this project I produced a full scale chair in which I had 15 hours to construct. Taking influences from Scandinavian furniture I aimed to create a chair which could be used as a lounge/occasion chair. The aesthetics of the chair derive from the restraint in materials used and clean lines produced by combing the materials.

Letting nothing distract from the pure nature of the chair. The strength comes from the legs (made from mild steel) which are the connected to the base of the chair via three countersunk screws on each side which are suppressed underneath the top 1mm layer of plywood.

WORDS WITH IMPACT

This publication was part of my design work for a Copyright firm who needed branding. This involved developing a logo, print work and promotional material. Inspired by the likes of Brockmann and the Swiss style. I wanted to create artwork that was functional but as the time created a seamless blend of photography, type and imagery. Using grid

system methods and remaining consistent throughout the work. Not detail was to small. Carefully deciding the alignment, space, and use of colour. I hoped to create a simple coherent package of design which has a clear purpose but also has flexibility for the future.

(See the Promotional Teaser Online) www.vimeo.com/41954199

For this project we demonstrated our ideas by creating a short film to show what could be done, please view this on Vimeo to get a get further insight into the project.www.vimeo.com/113335432

NORTHUMBRIAN WATER

Northumbrian Water the regional water supplier for the North East approached Northumbria University to tackle the problem of flooding in the region. They informed us these were often due to poor useage of the water system & after some intital research we concluded that most people aren’t aware of the problems they cause, so we sought to inform people in a playful manner.

WATERAWARE*SEEKING TO RAISE CURIOSITY

“The Wateraware project seeks to raise the awareness of sewage problems. We sought to arouse curiosity through a creative approach, developing a campaign that changes peoples bad habits for the better.”

Visual Installations

Social Interaction

GROUP PROJECT

Pop-up loo roll stands offer information about what’s

going on.

Fun and humorous solution to highlight information that

may usually be ignored.

High visual impact that can get a large number of people

involved.

MAX BROADBENT

2015 - >__________

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