JAMES OCONNELL DESIGN AND ART DIRECTION

COURVOISIER

Illustrated poster for the Courvoisier headquarters

MCR & SAL ILLUSTRATED

Identity and various collateral for a charity based illustration event

MANCHESTER MARK ONE

Illustration created for the Manchester and Salford Illustrated exhibition

MID CENTURY AESTHETIC

Tutorial written and illustrated for Digital Artist Magazine based on the Mid Century Aesthetic

Showing some appreciate to a lovely piece of software

ADOBE GEOMETRY

3Dimensional tribute to a piece of well loved software synonomous to creatives worldwide

TERRESTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE

Tutorial for Digital Artist Magazine issue 21 on the use of cursive typography within minimalist poster design

HORSES HEAD

Ambient media for a newly opened Italian American restaurant within a large hotel chain

SHAKE YOUR BODY

Sleeve design and illustration for an up and coming music producer

DE VERE REBRAND

Identity overhaul for a large revered national hotelier

I25UE DESIGN THINKING

Poster for The University of Salfords I25UE25 Design Thinking debate

HELP JAPAN

Poster in response to the disastrous events currently ongoing in Japan

TIME FOR A FRESH START

Promotional typographical poster for the launch of an ideas agency

SIX SINFUL OFFERS

16 page booklet full of 'Sinful Offers' for a national hotelier

HOTELIER IDENTITY

Identity system created for a hotelier based in Switzerland

WWBYC IDENTITY

Branding and web design for a car purchasing business

WEB DEVELOPER BRANDING

Identity system for a freelance
Web Developer including stationary, website and promotional items

THINGS I USE

A series of illustrations revealing the tools I use on a regular basis to craft beautiful work

MEANINGFUL CHOCOLATE CO

Branding work for a new meaningful chocolatier, including packaging design for a first of a kind product

SEASIDER STORIES

A set of T-shirts based on an experience of visiting the beach, with it's buckets and sand-castles

VISUAL PERCEPTION

An A1 illustration depicting the view of a person who only sees what they want to see, and not what's hidden inside.

ALKR®

Two colourful wallpapers created to be given away to customers who buy laptop sleeves and phone cases

Branding for an up and coming music producer

RESIDENCE

Branding for an up & coming music producer spanning print and new media with a hint of 3D

A SEASON TO REMEMBER

A seasonal invite for Manchester United Football Club utilising spot UV and foil blocking techniques

FULL FRAME FILM FESTIVAL

Brand identity colateral for a film festival including posters, badges and other pieces of colateral

HOTELIER MAGAZINE

A 64 page uncoated monthly publication for a national hotelier company

REPEATING PATTERN

Illustrated repeated pattern created for the Repeat X Repeat Y pattern site. Pattern available to download

Colourful illustrations based on political feelings

COLOURS

Politics illustrated, a self initiated project showcasing my thoughts of our current political leders

BOSOM BUDDIES

Brand identity and Ads created for a charity aimed at supplying homeless women with much needed support

Online colateral for a national hotelier

DE VERE HOTELS

Autumn advertising emailer and landing page campaign created for this prestigious hotelier

Regional lifestyle magazine and branding

LIVERPOOL CITYLIFE

Brand materials, advertising pieces and lifestyle magazine created for the city of Liverpool

Promotional book of work for Manchester United Football Club

9 GREAT GOALS

Promotional book compiling the great work that we have created for Manchester United Football Club

Branding for a set of architectural engineers

STOCKLEY

Pushing Architecture to it's limits. Two tier branding for a group of consulting Engineers

Illustration and other colaterla for an incentive awards scheme

COMPLIMENTS GREEN

Illustration, site and DM pieces for a refreshing new incentive and rewards scheme

CAFE

Brand identity for a new start-up which helps creatives form a foothold in the creative industry

Signage and other colaterla for a personal licence trainer

CPL TRAINING

Everything from flyers, posters, DM and signage created for this personal licence trainer and certifier

D&AD MANCHESTER

A3 poster to promote a talk being hosted by two design legends, Adrian Shaughnessy & Tony Brook

Visualisation of the 2010 Leeds Festival line-up

LEEDS LINEUP 2010

Self intitated piece to visualise the plethora of bands playing at Leeds Festival 2010

Press advertising for a national hosting reseller

RESELLER HOSTING

Press advertising for a national Reseller Hosting company incorporating 3D elements

HUGO BOSS

Illustration to commemorate HUGO Boss' iconic bottle with a hint of youthful and explorative feel thrown in

Branding for a unique property investment club

INVEST 250

Brand identity for a unique property investment club. Beautiful Sans Serif and ferrari red action combined!

NEW EAST MANCHESTER

Pitch document incorporating personable and striking photography offset by a warm and welcoming layout

Poster to represent optimists and pessimists

A GLASS HALF FULL

Poster to represent the quote 'A glass half full - A glass half empty', a pessimists or optimists view on life

UNET-UK

Brand identity created for a domain and trunking expert, featuring flowing lines and interlockable devices

THE AMERICAN DREAM

Illustration based on the Hunter S.Thompson biopic. Featured in the 2009 OFFF Festivals art catalogue

THE NAME OF THE ROSE

A book cover based on the supernatural best-seller, the cover reflects the questionable nature of the book

LIFE IN COULEUR

Colour as a language this is a self initiated project exploring colour and it's fruitful applications