look around

Sunday 30 May 2010







from the book pages you could do a similair theme to the yellow outlines of the killers tools but with it being medically themed these tools would be more apropriate possibly use for the back side of the sleeve

Saturday 29 May 2010


blood is a strong theme with alot of horrors it reminds us of our own mortality and is also red as discussed earlier is a strong danger colour or warning with conotations towards danger























a collection of horror book coversutilisng mixed media and typography in a variety of different ways





henry portrait of a serial killer in this first image utilises the colour red as a colour that in western cultures signifies stop or danger layed over an image of the main character this helps to show that the main character is dangerous













Dexter Opening Theme HD Widescreen

the opening credits for dexter are really well done a good play on making everyday objects seem much more than what they are like the way they make shoelaces and dental floss appear to be a garrotte and various other items seem to be more than they are
ok so the year has nearly finished and its time to redress this project to get it back on track firstly im going to look into some themes used for serial killers to go with the murdering surgeon idea then i must develop a sleeve for the book i have purchased for this purpose best get cracking

Monday 1 March 2010

so i missed the deadline on this project due to other projects but i intend to finish this one off over the next half term

Monday 25 January 2010


surgery lines are dotted and contour to the shape of the body

possibly look into modifying other items like fruits
nip tuck intro video good use of white clinical colours to create a surgical/clinical feel to the intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q-lSTCfqTA

Types of body modification
[edit] Explicit ornaments
Body piercing - Permanent placement of jewelry through an artificial fistula; sometimes further modified by stretching
Ear piercing - The most common type of body modification
Dermal anchoring Similar to transdermal implants, giving the appearance of a small bead on the skin [2]
Pearling - Also known as genital beading
Neck ring- Multiple Neck rings are worn to stretch the neck.
Scrotal implants [3]
Eyeball tattooing - Injection of a pigment into the cornea.
Extraocular implant (eyeball jewelry) - The implantation of jewelry in the outer layer of the eye.
Surface Piercing - A surface piercing is a piercing where the entrance and exit holes are pierced through the same flat area of skin.
Microdermal implants [4]
Transdermal implant - implantation of an object below the dermis, but which exits the skin at one or more points
[edit] Surgical augmentation
In contrast to the explicit ornaments, the following procedures are primarily not meant to be exposed per se, but rather function to augment another part of the body, like the skin in a subdermal implant.
Breast implants - Insertion of silicone bags filled with silicone gel or saline solution into the breasts to increase their size, or to restore a more normal appearance after surgery
Silicone injection [5]
Subdermal implant - implantation of an object that resides entirely below the dermis, including Horn implants [6]
[edit] Removal or split
Male circumcision - the partial or full removal of the foreskin, sometimes also the frenulum--conversely some men choose to take up foreskin restoration.
Female genital cutting - removal of the labia minora or the clitoral hood
Frenectomy [7]
Genital bisection - splitting of both the underside and the top of the penis, including Genital inversion [8]
Meatotomy - splitting of the underside of the glans penis
Headsplitting - splitting of both the underside and the top of the glans penis
Nipple removal [9]
Nipple splitting [10]
Nullification involves the voluntary removal of body parts. Body parts that are removed by those practicing body nullification are for example Fingers, Penis (penectomy), Testicles (castration), Clitoris, Labia or Nipples. Sometimes people who desire a nullification may be diagnosed with body integrity identity disorder or apotemnophilia.[11]
Subincision - splitting of the underside of the penis, also called urethrotomy
Lingual frenectomy [12]
Tongue splitting - bisection of the tongue similar to a snake's
Trepanation, drilling a hole into the skull [13][14][15]
[edit] Applying long-term force
Body modifications occurring as the end result of long term activities or practices
Corsetry or tightlacing - binding of the waist and shaping of the torso
Cranial binding - modification of the shape of infants' heads, now extremely rare
Breast ironing - Pressing (sometimes with a heated object) the breasts of a pubescent female to prevent their growth.
Foot binding - compression of the feet of girls to modify them for aesthetic reasons
Anal stretching [16]
Non-surgical elongation of organs by prolonged stretching using weights or spacing devices. Some cultural traditions prescribe for or encourage members of one sex (or both) to have one organ stretched till permanent re-dimensioning has occurred, such as:
The 'giraffe-like' stretched necks (sometimes also other organs) of women among the Burmese Kayan tribe, the result of wearing brass coils around them. This compresses the collarbone and upper ribs but is not medically dangerous. It is a myth that removing the rings will cause the neck to 'flop'; Padaung women remove them regularly for cleaning etc.
Stretched lip piercings - achieved by inserting ever larger plates, such as those made of clay used by some Amazonian tribes.
[edit] Others
Branding - controlled burning or cauterizing of tissue to encourage intentional scarring
Ear shaping [17] (which includes Ear cropping [18], Ear pointing or "elfing" [19])
Scarification - cutting or removal of dermis with the intent to encourage intentional scarring or keloiding
Tooth filing [20]
Bodybuilding

carrying on with the horror themed fictional book this is some more experimental photoshop work that ive been playing with

Monday 18 January 2010

Saturday 16 January 2010

havent updated for a few days due to being so snowed under with other projects that are taking alot of my time atm but i hope to have these out of the way as soon as i clear my backlog i should be back to updating this on the regular

Monday 11 January 2010

a quick collection of secondary research on plastic surgery strong links to plastic surgery with the dashed lines on the line drawing





first attempt at cover prior to any research or influence this is only a basic design and took about an hour needs much more working into it as its a very stagnant design and doesnt really evoke much emotion i have applied a few various techniques to the design such as saul bass inspired cut out styling and the inksplat in the background had its colour altered to make it look more like blood to give a sinister feeling to the image


the first project ill be posting on here is based on plastic surgery we have to make and design either a book cover or a p.o.s for a book based on or around the world of plastic surgery i have total control over what to base the book on or where to take the project as its not a live project but ill be utilising blogspot as an online research folder for this one aswell as a hard copy version

hello

my name is Kieron Hunt and i am currently studying design in Nottingham and have decided to set this blog up as a study aide while im here and even further. I intend to keep this site updated as much as I can and give everyone a bit of an insight into my course and also what its like to study in Nottingham.