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I had plans to write an article all about Kirsty, so started to look through magazines and read articles. Slowly I realised that the articles that I am most likely to read are ones that don't look too intense. I particularly like question and answers. It keeps something fast paced and allows the most of the interviewee to come out. So I came up with several, quite random questions to give a taste of Kirsty's personality.


c:Do you like leeds?
K:Yeaah,love it!

C:Do you prefer it to where youre from?
K:Nope.

C:Where are you from?
K:Rugby.

C:What do you like about it here in Leeds?
K:The nightlife and buzzing city vibes.

C:What don’t you like about it?
K:The sheer amount of tramps.

C:Where’s your favourite place to eat?
K:Slug and Lettuce (half price Mondays...score!)

C:What is your favourite club?
K:Mint

K:how long does it take you to get home?
C:4hours on the megabus!!!

K:How much does it cost?
C:£5 one way ...if I book it early enough

K:What do you think of the course?
C:It’s intense, but i can see the hard work is going to be worth it in the end ...so love it!

C:If you could have known something before starting what would it be?
K:How little ‘me’ time I’d have.

C:Do you think you ve learnt a lot?
K:yesssssss ...loads!

C:Why did you choose to do graphic design?
K:This is the type of work i enjoyed doing most on my foundation course.

C:Do you think it was the right course for you??
K:Yerhp!

C:What are your aspirations after college??
K:To get a job somewhere in the GD industry ...a nice lil quirky studio would be fiiine.

C:What are your plans for summer?
K: Working to get some monies! Going away with the fam and hopefully a festival with my girlies.

C:If you won £20million on the lottery, what would you do with it?
K:share it between my friends and let them put it in their banks,then they can keep the interest made on it&i’ll have the money back when i want it!!!!!

C:Do you dream?
K:Yes.

C:What was the weirdest dream you had?
K:Hmm...not sure. i dont really remember them very well!

C:Best place you’ve been on holiday?
K:Two week cruise round the med ..loved barcelona

C:Why?
K:street artists and architecture

C:If you could be a famous singer/actor/athlete....which would you pick?
K:athlete

C:Stranded on a dessert island, what 5 things would you take?
K: -blackberry
-food
-mirror ...to make fires!
-my friends ...for joke
-and my mac

C:If you had to have one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
K:Sandwiches ...so many choices of what to have in them

C:Celebrity crush?
K:Wentworth Miller

C:Favourite shop for clothes?
K:Topshop

C:Favourite quote?
K:Live everyday as if it’s your last

A more 'Kirsty' design.

Despite being happy with the other design I wanted to add more of a sense of Kirsty and perhaps show her work in the article. I adapted her logo from her blog and thought about putting her work (shown below) on the article too.

I have decided to stick to my minimal look and will only put the cards on, editing them and cropping them down.

I also tried some colours behind the page, but it didn't look very good.

Additions to interview. Some more interesting questions.

Now to wait for Kirsty's reply then add it to the interview.

Altering her 'logo'

Further Layout Trials

I decided to take the first image from her blog to show her style and taste, as she'd designed this herself. It works well with the picture I picked of us both. This image I also edited to black and white so that it wouldn't conflict with the simplistic theme and the pink of the logo.

Interview with Kirsty Fruin

do you like leeds?
yeaah,love it!

do you prefer it to where youre from?
nope.

what do you like about it?
the nightlife and buzzing city vibes.

what dont you like about it?
the sheer amount of tramps.

wheres your favourite place to eat?
slug and lettuce (half price mondays...score!)

fave club?
mint

how long does it take you to get home?
4hours on the megabus!!!

how much does it cost?
£5 one way ...if i book it early enough

what do you think of the course?
it's intense, but i can see the hard work is going to be worth it in the end ...so love it!

if you could have known something before starting what would it be?
how little 'me' time i'd have

do you think you ve learnt a lot bla bla bla....
yesssssss ...loads!

why did you choose to do graphic design?
this is the type of work i enjoyed doing most on my foundation course

do you think it was the right course for you??
yerhp!

aspirations after college??
to get a job somewhere in the GD industry ...a nice lil quirky studio would be fiiine!

InDesign Brief and Initial Design

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Indesign Workshop

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