Heads Video Nominated...

Video that I did concepts, art direction, set design & animation is nominated for award!! The video was also shot in the studio.

MOST ORIGINAL CONCEPT FOR VIDEO – HERM - HEADS
link to awArds http://irishmusictelevision.com/?p=793

HERM heads video


Heads

HERM | MySpace Music Videos

YAY!! Well done to all involved!!

Credits: Ian Benjamin Kenny (Director etc.), Anita Corcoran and Simone Crowley at Paper Lantern Studios (Art Direction / Production Design, Animation), DerekO'Rourke (Lighting etc.), Isobel Henihan (Assistant Producer), Sean Power (Cameraman), Rachel Quinn (Choreography), and also Hugh, Arunas, Keith, Cathal, Shane, Jackie and the 2 Pauls.

Illustration Boot Camp...

So I am going into week 5 of Illustration Boot Camp and I am loving it. There is a lot of work involved, which is tough as I am out the door in my job too, but it's worth it!

We had to design an ATC (Artist Trading Card) for the first class. This is my effort:



For week 2 our homework was another ATC, the brief for the ATC was a list of different birds. Here's my sketches and then the finished card:







For week 3 our brief for the ATC was our own Zodiac Sign, I am Tauras. When I scanned it in though, the ring of beads went a bit funny:



For week 4 our ATC was a self portrait - YIKES!!








I have just uploaded the ATC work for the time being, but we are working on projects in class too.. We have done editorial illustrations, self portraits and lots more... I will keep posting!

Introducing Edward...

So I have not updated this blog in a long, long time. Bold me. What's new, I here you not ask? I got a new job as a Graphic Designer, so that has taken up a lot of my time. It's a lot of large format print work, so I am learning loads, as up until now I was mostly a multimedia designer. I also got a kitten, as you can see from the pictures. His name is Edward. So been busy having fun with him.

I haven't been doing a lot of personal work, so I have signed up to Illustration Boot Camp with Adrienne Geoghegan. I'm really looking forward to it and hope I am not too rusty with the aul' drawing! I'll update with all the bits and bobs I'll be doing with the boot camp.

HERM music video

I worked on the music video for HERM with my partner in crime at Paper Lantern Studios, it's called Heads. We did art direction, set design and animation. The video was shot in our studios. The wonderful Ian Benjamin Kenny was the director, you can see some photos on his blog.

Herm Heads from Herm Videos on Vimeo.

Credits: Ian Benjamin Kenny (Director etc.), Anita Corcoran and Simone Crowley at Paper Lantern Studios (Art Direction / Production Design, Animation), DerekO'Rourke (Lighting etc.), Isobel Henihan (Assistant Producer), Sean Power (Cameraman), Rachel Quinn (Choreography), and also Hugh, Arunas, Keith, Cathal, Shane, Jackie and the 2 Pauls.

Site redesign...

I have revamped my website and the blog too... www.simonecrowley.com

Presents...

Ok, so I haven't updated this blog in a long time. Just been very busy recently, I lost my job at Christmas, so I have been re-jigging my website and hope to launch the new site next week. Here are some designs I have been working on, first up a mothers day card for my, well, mother...


Next up, more work from my sister. This time she wanted to give people presents for birthdays and christenings. They have the childs name, date of birth, time of birth, weight at birth and also the date that they were christened. The photos are of poor quality, but my scanner went kaput, so they were taken with my very shakey hands...

Graphic Design...

I let my friend Sharon from Organic Productions, use Paper Lantern Studios as a rehearsal space for her upcoming production of Stoker. I also design two posters and the programme, see below!

Ottawa, Canada

I was in Ottawa for the holidays, so forgive me for having nothing new to upload!