adrian gauci
adrian gauci www.adriangauci.com
about me
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i am adrian or so they say i draw by night and sleep by day owl is what i am owl through the night under the stars twinkling bright sun is falling dusk is near let me start drawing blazing glare drawings come drawings go the pen i use till ink runs low brick by brick i built my lair change i need my wavy hair
Wilhelm Deffke’s ‘owl’, symbol of science and scholarship
contents
004 illustration and storytelling
040 editorial and identity
060 packaging and presentation
068 sketchbook
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illustration and storytelling
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grit / pencil + ink + adobe photoshop colouring / A character inspired by the Coen brothers’ 2011 film “True Grit”.
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alexandra (il-bebbuxu) / pencil + ink + adobe photoshop colouring / A project between me and my friend Alexandra where we had to depict each other in our own way.
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japan tsunami / ink + computer colouring / In march 2011, Japan was hit by a terrible tsunami. The result was devastating.
toys are the main theme for the following seven items...
010 marilyn / cut paper + acrylic + print media + ink / Lego mini figures are also demountable. One of them happened to have the head of a pirate and the body of a woman.
011 leli / ink + acrylic print / A soft toy from my childhood which I, as a child, decided that he was a fisherman. Now, the fisherman got bitten by a fish and the results are as shown.
012 modularity / ink + acrylic print / Lego also happen to be a great design object. Modularity is synonymous with Lego. What would happen if they warped?
013 solution for a puzzle / ink / A solution for a toy wooden puzzle I got from Pisa.
014 future sheep / ink / A scientific approach to the future of sheep. Sheep always were the staple of human society.
015 single mother / ink + photomontage + pencil colour + oil pastel / A typical father-less family.
016 sheep dissection / ink + colour marker + photomontage / A surreal approach to explain the future generations of sheep.
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sheep dissection / ink + colour marker + photomontage / A surreal approach to explain the future generations of sheep.
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sheep give us: meat, haggis, milk, cheese, wool, and cuddly lambs.
Inspired from the previous works together from the works by Frida Kahlo and Salvador DalĂ.
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/ ink + pencil + pencil colour /
Colouring books are not strictly for children only. Filling up colouring books is relaxing and fun. You don’t have to think what to draw. If you’re not so good at drawing, a colouring book provides you with half finished masterpieces. You can also think of it as a collaboration with the creator of the colouring book itself. In this case, the collaboration is with Charley Harper (1922-2007), a great illustrator.
/ ink + pencil + marker + watercolour /
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tondal’s vision / pencil + ink + marker / An interpretation of Hieronymus Bosch’s “Tondal’s Vision”.
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sky
space
ground
underground
sea
under the sea
“harba” / acrylic + marker on board / A commission done together with Julian Bonello for Malta’s first book festival devoted entirely to the younger readers.
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eyebrow
tooth
toe
hundertwasser’s teeth / adobe illustrator / A surreal approach to the crooked forms of the human body and architectural structures inspired by Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
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cult film flash cards / ink / A set of 10 flash cards identifying popular cult films using anything but the words.
the godfather
moulin rouge
the hangover
the lord of the rings
the dark knight
kill bill
titanic
starwars
transformers
charlie and the chocolate factory
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“I drink your milkshake”
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“there will be blood” storyboard / ink + pencil + photomontage / Paul and Eli Sunday from the film were depicted by photocopying each other because of their obvious resemblance.
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everything is illuminated / coloured paper + tracing paper / Poster based on an iconic scene from the 2005 film “Everything is Illuminated� based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer.
recount what you have seen...
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do something you have seen...
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experiment with what you’ve seen...
The project was co-funded by the European Union through the Safer Internet Programme.
some things are better left unseen
be careful what you see!
“ma tridx li...” / adobe photoshop + adobe after effects / A 30 second animation aimed for children of age between 11 to 13 years concerning internet safety and social networking.
you wouldn’t want to...
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40 image dream / photomontage + ink / A compilation of forty random images that tell a story. Subjectively, a photo by itself already tells a story in a way or another.
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pipettu / ink + computer colouring / Inspired by Eric Carle’s “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”, the book discovers the life of a caterpillar. It also represents the everchanging effects of storytelling.
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editorial and identity
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A new film enthusiast magazine to be distributed monthly as part of the Daily Telegraph. The “films in focus” are usually non-blockbuster films that offer a tasteful perspective to a cult niche audience who really appreciate good film making, storytelling, visual treats, and ultimately, their cultural impact. The feel of the magazine borrows from 1940s cinemas. Each issue takes a different direction. The cover features an iconic film still. Because the featured films are most of the time non-commercial, film grain is a good thing (instead of bold “poster-like” imagery typical of blockbuster flicks).
-scope / A free magazine distributed monthly with “The Daily Telegraph”.
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bullying at the workplace research booklet / A research booklet investigating the nature of bullying at the workplace, and the present awareness campaigns.
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What is Yellow Pages? What is its use? Is Yellow Pages similar to anything around us? Why is it yellow? What does the tagline, “Always by your side”, mean? Yellow Pages is a survival kit for those who are restricted by time and money to look up something they need. Inside Yellow Pages you can find anything, be it food, furniture, cars, property or anything else you can imagine. A sort of Swiss army knife. A solution or a form of help for any situation. Yellow Pages is your friend: loyal, easy to communicate with, and available whenever you need it. Yellow Pages was inspired by Daniel Dafoe’s ‘Man Friday’, the survivor and humble friend of Robinson Crusoe. Being cast away on a deserted island, Friday became Crusoe’s best friend and servant after saving him from an ambush. ‘Simple and direct’ like Friday’s, Yellow Pages is easy to browse through and information can be accessed in no time at all. Using Friday as an image for the cover helped create a contrast with what we usually see on the front cover of Yellow Pages. Clean, perfected images are reminiscent of the brand. Also, Friday’s statement keeps a link with Daniel Defoe’s classic novel and the Yellow Pages brand perspective, “Always by Your Side.”
yellow pages cover design / adobe photoshop + adobe illustrator / A submission for the 2011-12 edition of Yellow Pages.
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on mouse over...
student profile
multimedia presentation for fine arts at mcast / adobe illustrator + adobe flash catalyst / A multimedia presentation prepared for the Mcast Institute of Art & Design annual exhibition.
main menu
to the bully...
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bullying at the workplace campaign / photography + adobe photoshop / Part of a campaign aimed to enhance the awareness of bullying in the workplace.
to the victim...
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team: Adrian Gauci, Nicholas Galea, Melanie Grech, Ayrton Sims
Company Registration No. C543726
tel: (+356) 2141 3156
VAT Registration No. 1021-5348
Gabriel Telecom plc
Company Registration No. C543726 VAT Registration No. 1021-5348
tel: (+356) 2141 3156
Gabriel Telecom plc
fax: (+356) 2143 3205
Marconi House,
fax: (+356) 2143 3205
Marconi House,
info@gabriel.com.mt
Mriehel, BKR 3000,
info@gabriel.com.mt
Mriehel, BKR 3000,
www.gabriel.com.mt
Malta, Europe
www.gabriel.com.mt
Malta, Europe
Notabile Road,
Notabile Road,
Mr. Adrian Gauci 84, Antonio Nani Street, Rabat, RBT 3043, Malta, Europe
Company Registration No. C543726
info@gabriel.com.mt
tel: (+356) 2141 3156
VAT Registration No. 1021-5348
www.gabriel.com.mt
fax: (+356) 2143 3205
Gabriel Telecom plc Marconi House, Notabile Road, Mriehel, BKR 3000,
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Mr. Adrian Gauci 84, Antonio Nani Street, Rabat, RBT 3043, Malta, Europe
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greetings!
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Dear Mr. Adrian Gauci,
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Dear Customer,
We would like to inform you that with effect from this bill, your Gabriel TV bill will be issued every two months
We would like to inform you that with effect from this bill, your Gabriel TV bill will be issued every two months
Furthermore we would also like to inform you that this bill also includes any pending bills you might have had for
Furthermore we would also like to inform you that this bill also includes any pending bills you might have had for
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Malta, Europe
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tel: (+356) 2141 3156
Gabriel Telecom plc
fax: (+356) 2143 3205
Marconi House, Notabile Road,
info@gabriel.com.mt
Mriehel, BKR 3000,
www.gabriel.com.mt
Malta, Europe
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Mr. Adrian Gauci 84, Antonio Nani Street, Rabat, RBT 3043, Malta, Europe
Mr. Adrian Gauci 84, Antonio Nani Street, Rabat, RBT 3043, Malta, Europe
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“gabriel� corporate identity / The corporate identity for a telecommunications company providing mobile and fixed line telephony, television, Internet, and digital radio.
gabriel
gabriel
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“gabriel” corporate identity / “Gabriel” borrows the look from space and mysterious spaces. An ethereal and neat look compliments the whole branding.
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mcast institute of art & design exhibition 2010 poster and bill board / adobe illustrator / Mcast is a factory for ideas. Ideas are represented by light bulbs.
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food for the senses / pencil + adobe illustrator + adobe photoshop / Front cover for multimedia design research featuring the five senses.
food for the senses
MULTIMEDIA DESIGN AND AUTHORING HND2 GRAPHIC DESIGN TASK 1
adrian gauci
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packaging and presentation
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“for the love of type� assignment packaging / cardboard + plywood / A slipcase built entirely by hand, storing an A3 sketchbook, an A4 booklet, an A5 booklet, and an A4 card.
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storyboards pipettu
40 image dream
sketchbook
“memoirs of a...� assignment packaging / fabric + hook-and-loop fastener / A pocket containing an entire project. The same fabric is used in the book case.
graphic design
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media
interactive media
3d design
fine arts
mcast art & design course packages / cardboard + gloss adhesive paper / If you had to package a course, how would it look? These packages are containers of text and information.
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sketchbook 070 moustache / mind map / A pictorial Mind map centred around a random word - “moustache”.
071 oil rush / mind map / A pictorial Mind map centred around a random word - “oil rush”.
072 oil rush moodboard / collage + cut paper + ink + marker + acrylic / A moodboard developed from a moodboard of the same name. The result ended up giving a look to a word.
074 freedom / photomonage + ink / A quick photomontage using material found at the time. It also happened to be near Malta’s Freedom Day (31st March 1979).
076 flourishment / photomontage / A quick photomontage using magazine cuttings.
078 duality / acrylic + ink + marker / An excercise involving the mirror effect achieved when pasting blobs of paint between two sheets.
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adrian gauci www.adriangauci.com www.adriangauci.tumblr.com mail@adriangauci.com (+356) 79 287676
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