Kpatters Portfolio - 2013

Kelvin Patterson Portfolio 2000 - 2012

Body Image

The task was to highlight the role media plays in our self image.

Magazine layout / Cover Design

We created a special issue of the Reporter magazine focused on the discussions of body image and our obsession with what the media projects as ideal body types.

Process Summary: Wanted to engage the student body on the topic of body image

Pitched idea to editorial staff and got the green light

Artistic direction for photo shoot

Interview session with Models

Design layout for magazine Published the final issue

Client: Reporter Magazine - RIT Industry: Entertainment / Media Role: Designer, Art Director, Director of Photography Software: InDesign, Photoshop

CBTT Interior

The needed a complete the environmental designs for their rebranding exercise.

Brand Development / Environmental Design

We employed the use motifs from Trinidad & Tobago’s currency to create art work that would add colour and vibrancy to the main lobby area of the bank.

Process Summary: Met with the Design Director and Architectural Firm for project design brief

Performed contextual research on CBTT and created conceptual designs for Presentation to Architectural Firm

Presented finals environmental designs to Board of Directors of CBTT

Client: Central Bank of Trinidad & Tobago Industry: Government / Banking Studio: formandfunction design Role: Designer Software: Illustrator, and Photoshop

British Gas Trinidad

The Client needed graphic elements to complete the environmental designs for their branding.

Internal Branding and Environmental Design

We use oversized graphics panels for the main visual elements with a honey comb centred translucent acrylic glass, consistent with their branding initiative.

Process Summary: Met with the Director of Communications BG Trinidad & Tobago for project brief

Performed contextual research on BG Trinidad & Tobago and created conceptual designs for Presentation to the Director of Communications

Presented finals environmental designs to Director of Communications of BG Trinidad & Tobago

Prepared final art work for Printers Supervised installation of design Art Directed photography of the finished environmental design

Client: British Gas Trinidad Industry: Oil & Natural Gas Studio: formandfunction design Role: Art Director and Designer Software: Illustrator and Photoshop

Infectious Disease

The task was to create a digital time line.

Virtual Time line / Motion

The solution was a time line that tracked the patterns of infectious diseases throughout the globe with focus on developing nations.

Process Summary: Conceptualized the design to be implemented for the time line's UI

Desktop research online for infectious diseases

Designed the visuals for the UI and prototype first rounds of concepts for the time line

Finalise the visual for the simulated presentation

Client: Self Industry: Public Health Role: Design, Animation and Modelling Software: After Effect and Illustrator

Infectious Disease

The task was to visualise data.

Data Visualization / Motion

The solution was data visualisation for infectious diseases throughout the globe with focus on developing nations.

Process Summary: Conceptualized designs for the data-viz off of the work based on the time line's UI

Additional desktop research for infectious diseases

Designed the visuals for the UI and prototype first rounds of concepts for visualising the data

Finalise the visual for the simulated presentation

Client: Self Industry: Public Health Role: Design and Animation Software: After Effect and Illustrator

Public Art - Bus Project

Map, research and document the Rochester Area Transit System for potential public art projects.

Engage all stakeholders using Design Thinking principle to create a project that both beautifies and informs.

Art in Public Spaces

Process Summary: Public Art in Public spaces was the title of this project

Conducted primary research on the bus, along the bus route and at various bus stops

Interviewed the bus driver and photographed my process

Consulted with my Professor

Visual Anthropology

Client: School Project- RIT Industry: Art Role: Designer Software: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop