HAL STUDIO
Hal Thompson
halbarnesthompson@icloud.com
Instagram: @hal.crtv
Welcome to my digital portfolio.
My name is Hal, I’m a young artist and designer from Sussex, United Kingdom. I’m currently doing an Art and Design Foundation specialising in Graphic Design,
with a background in Fine Art and an experimental approach to visual commmunication.
My work is purposeful and people focused and I’m always ready to explore new ideas. I love taking risks and pushing myself to improve, drawing energy from music, films, culture, politics and the everyday things that make people curious.
I’m open to all kinds of creative collaborations and always excited to see where new projects take me.
dD&AD COMPETITION PROJECT - GIFFGAFF X BIG ISSUE
D&AD COMPETITION PROJECT - GIFFGAFF X BIG ISSUE
- Analysing a brief
- Experimentation with after effects
- Exploration of UI iconography and app design
- Focus on accessability and universal recognition
- Developing a logo system comprised of simple shapes derived
from the animation to promote a sense of identity
DESCRIPTION
This project responds to a live D&AD brief focused on collaboration between giffgaff and The Big Issue, adressing themes of poverty, inclusion and community. My concept centered on the idea of bridging, using visual language to represent connection and collective support, based on empowerment, not pity.
I developed modular identity system in which individual geometric forms converge to contstruct a unified logo mark, symbolising inclusivity and shared infrastructure. The motion element was produced in After Effects, exploring transformation, pacing and spatial relationships. The project expanded into UI iconography, prioritising accessability, clarity and universal recognition through simplified form and consistent visual language.