Touch me, feel me. The magic of Pottery

May 2, 2017By Jenny SmithPottery

  I’ve started a pottery class to get back into throwing and glazing pots.
 I did some hand building at school and some throwing at Uni, so it had been a while, to say the least. I wanted to get back into this again since it’s such a tactile medium, both during the making process and when … Read More

Production Design Visuals in Photoshop

October 7, 2016By Jenny SmithMy Own Brief, Visuals

Production Design visuals of film backgrounds for “Ithaca”, a short film about a long journey. Cut out, masked, colourised, blended, and multiplied, these images are built on photographs from the web. White and grey squares are the matt for moving images to be applied. Green screen filmed in my living room.

My Music Cloud Installation

September 18, 2016By Jenny SmithIllustrations & Art, My Own Brief

So here’s one I thought of for a music-based cloud – wax pencil on a group of CD cases. For me, the brittle acrylic material captures the delicate nature of a physical cloud in the sky, and the use of CD cases and wax reference the music industry from two bygone ages.

Ericsson MWC 2016

May 2, 2016By Jenny Smith3D Design

  As part of a design team for Jack Morton Worldwide, 3D design, 3D visuals, exhibition design, space planning, master planning and detail design and on-site delivery for the 6000 square metre exhibition stand at MWC 2016. As with previous years, the live event had projection, lighting and staging plus large scenic areas integrated into an exhibition … Read More

Projection Mapping Experiment

December 29, 2015By Jenny SmithMy Own Brief

Over the Christmas break, I had time to take the first steps in experimenting with projection mapping by buying a cheap projector and downloading the free VPT software. After creating a very simple animation in After Effects, I lined up the projection images with the edges of the box the projector came in. A very … Read More

3D Design at IBC 2015

October 11, 2015By Jenny Smith3D Design, Visuals

3D Design, Development, Visuals and On-Site Delivery Working with a Creative Director – space planning, concept design development, Studio Max visuals, 3D design and detailing, technical drawings and on-site delivery. Design team included Graphic Design, Art Direction and Creative Strategy by others at Jack Morton.

My First Mortise and Tenon

June 10, 2015By Jenny SmithMy Own Brief

In order to replace some of the window frames in my flat, I need to know how to build new ones. The local adult education centre is running a woodworking class (amongst others) so tonight I learned how to make cut a mortise and tenon joint.

My Lead Came, came

May 29, 2015By Jenny SmithMy Own Brief

I want to repair some of the #LeadedLights windows in my flat. I’ve watched a good number of YouTube videos about how to solder leaded lights and stained glass windows for that matter and I ordered this lead came to get the ball rolling. I have a large shopping list of things to get – … Read More

Ericsson MWC 2015

April 11, 2015By Jenny Smith3D Design, Visuals

As part of a design team, space planning, 3D design, 3D visuals, master planning and detail design and on-site delivery for the 6000 square metre exhibition stand at MWC 2015. As with previous years, live event with projection, lighting and staging plus a large scenic areas integrated into an exhibition space.