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Westwalls

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"West Walls Brewing Co. is a revival of Carlisle's beloved Twisted Wheel building, transforming a historic venue into a vibrant hub for craft beer lovers, it's more than a brewery, it's a community hub."
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Key Deliverables
1) Illustration Artwork for Birthday Beer Can (120mm (h)x 205mm (w))
2) Keg Badge (81mm)
Secondary Deliverables
1) Promotional Poster
2) Special Edition 1st Birthday T-Shirts
3) Complementary Marketing Assets:
  • Social media graphics (posts and stories)
  • Event schedule visuals
  • Digital signage for in-house screens

​Design Requirements:
1) Cohesive Visual Identity:
Ensure all design elements are unified and consistent across all materials, reflecting the celebratory atmosphere and unique personality of West Walls Brewing Co.
2) Distinctive and Memorable:
Create visually striking artwork that clearly commemorates the significance of West Walls' first anniversary, making a memorable impression.
3) Brand Consistency:
Incorporate and respect existing brand assets, including the brewery logo and established colour palettes, while allowing forcelebratory creativity.
4) Versatility:
Ensure designs translate effectively across multiple media, including print (posters, cans, badges) and digital platforms (social media, digital signage).



​Research

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Yvan Duque
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​Ideas

Beer can design
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Flat colours and shapes - castle wall throughout the day - morning, noon, evening, night
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Pop of colour (is it out of place?) - rearranging typography
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Abstract patterns - party - confetti etc.
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Integrate the castle walls more!!
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Party vibes
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Balloons and abstract lines - less is more
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Funky lil mascot - party hat!!
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​Keg badge
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Beer can design + keg badge
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​Post Thursday crit


​Development

Artist: René Gruau
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Keg Badges
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Alternate character design
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Focus more on WESTWALLS
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Night sky? - constellations mimic logo(?)
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Sizing and opacity changes
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​Design 1

Beer can and packaging
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Keg Badges
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(re-designed to closely follow the can designs)
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Extras

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​Post Thursday crit 2

Finding the grain of sand - where is the narrative, the inspiration???

​The Child Ballads
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  • The Child Ballads are 305 traditional folk songs from around the British Isles
  • Collected and anthologised by Francis James Child.
  • 13th-19th century.

The Child Ballads: 17, Hind Horn
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Too contemporary - feels distant from source material.

The Child Ballads: 48, Young Andrew
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​Design 2

The Child Ballads: 19, King Orfeo
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​Design 3 (scrapped)

With castle wall in background
Clean version
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​Friday Workshop

Sun-hats for cats - SUNSHINE FELINE
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  • Home
  • Year 1
    • Comic - Jack and Jill
    • Old School
    • Drawing and Visualising
    • Colour, Composition and Linear Narrative
    • IT Class
    • 2D
    • 3D
    • 4D
    • Stamps (Baxter and Bailey)
  • Year 2
    • Semester 1 >
      • Life drawing
      • Traditional: weeks 1-4
      • Photoshop: week 5-6
      • Illustrator: week 7-8
      • Action: week 9-10
      • Body Language: week 11-12
      • Sketchbooks
    • Semester 2 >
      • Conceptual: 1-2
      • Literal: 3-5
      • Selection box: 6-8
      • Critical Illustrator
      • Final project: Westwalls
  • Year 3
    • History : Book Illustration
    • Science: Clarify the Complex
    • Society, Politics, and Culture
    • Book covers
    • Red Riding Hood: Development
    • Red Riding Hood: Outcome
    • Pandora's Jar: Development
    • Pandora's Jar: Outcome
    • The Fall of Icarus: Development
    • The Fall of Icarus: Outcome
    • DEGREE SHOW 2026
  • Medusa