The Work Of Rameez 'Ramz' Quadri

For my Major Negotiated Project (MNP) at university, I did this project of a Magazine design. Now fully finished, I made some inclusions to Brand St. such as example article layout examples as well as changes to two covers (one being a completely different topic).

As you’ll notice, if you checkout my page at times, I have used the designs from previous posts such as the Apple logo Melting and the fat Haribo Gold Bear. I also ditched the thought of making special “covers” for it to stand out, because it was stupid.

Lemme just copy/paste what I said in the last post:

This project was one we had to create ourselves, to which I wanted to design something of a news feed for people to be ‘brand aware’. The idea on my part was to provide a ‘yes/no’ style of discussion towards brand awareness, which people would take a closer look as to just how their favourite brands run, discussing whether buying into or being absorbed by named brands really is the right or wrong way to go about.

It was to be campaign posters, created by a brand that works like a street artist going against structured thoughts of how things should be done. The more I explained however, the more people were getting confused/compared. This then led to creating a Brand in magazine form, creating covers to give a personality to what the type of magazine is about. Think AdBusters and BrandChannel…

Called “Brand St.”, the magazine was designed as a 4-issue a year style with a website layout designed and so on. In general, I love branding, and I love giving a personality to something more than just a logo. I don’t feel as though this shows the example of what I meant, but nonetheless going through the project I felt satisfied given the fact it was slightly altered to my original plans.

Following my Om-Nom Chocolates packaging, I was advised to perhaps design some form of advertising behind them…so here they are.

Using again the simple method of white background, enlarged shapes and text to complete, hope they look nice to you all, and further push the whole ‘Nomming’ phase.

Following the beginning process of my Monster Brains chocolates (checkout the video), these are the final outcome of the packaging design. One solid colour with the front representing the monster and details of the flavour, with the tear-strip ripping through the heads of the monsters revealing a ‘brain-like’ package inside. the idea being that you are eating the brains of the monsters.

It’s intent and audience suits that of kids and Halloween themed fans. Whilst I was told to change up my original Om-Nom Chocolates, this was still a process where I wanted it to be simple as well as (hopefully) attractive & playful.

My Om-Nom Chocolates have not been replaced however, as I intend to always favour them more than I do these. Nonetheless I am satisfied with the results, I think, and judging by the feedback I was receiving from my tutor, this was all that I could vision in what he/they meant.

Check it out here

New designs hopefully coming soon =]

The reality of Haribo Golden/Gold/Gummi Bears. Another design being worked on for University project.

A draw up of the Apple logo, melting, for a mock up article to be in my MNP project for University.

Seriously one of my favourite quotes. Designed on Illustrator.

Part 3 Of Green Lantern holding ten more things, including a microphone, Nando’s sauce, and a shoe.

Part 1

Part 2

Following the “revamped” Chocolate Boxes, here is a video looking roughly (and unfinished) at what I want to achieve

A few new drawings for a new set of chocolate boxes, after making the first set of designs.

Still needs a name as well as will be finished off soon.

Part 2 of my “Green Lantern Holds Stuff”, includes Spider-Man, Woody’s hat, some Blob, and more.

You can checkout part 1 clicking here

It is not something I will be constantly spamming, but just worth a mention once a month. I do have an Etsy store which I will, in time, be able to build upon with more designs to hopefully please. But nonetheless I do have an Etsy store and few of my favourite designs up there for sale and would be grateful for you guys and girls to merely check it out and see what you think. It has surprisingly done well and did not expect even to have some orders be made in the month of its actual existence.

The prices are done through ‘£’ and I deliver as well to the US, Canada, Australia and EU Union (France, Germany, Italy, you get the gist…). As a promise to myself also, with every earning made I would donate a portion towards a charity of my choice.

So do checkout the Ramz Doodles Store and thank you in advance for taking notice =]

Here are what I currently have for sale:

Mass Effect:

• “We Are The Reapers” Large Poster, 16”x20” (View On Tumblr)
• “This Is Normandy” Large Poster, 16”x20” (View On Tumblr)
• “We Are The Reapers” & “This Is Normandy” Small Prints, 8.5”x11” (View On Tumblr)

Batman:

• Batman, “Dark Knight Rise” Minimal Poster, Large Option 1, 16”x20” (View On Tumblr)
• Batman, “Dark Knight Rise” Minimal Poster, Large Option 2, 16”x20” (View On Tumblr)
• Batman Minimal Portraits, Small prints B&W, 8.5”x11” (View On Tumblr)

Star Wars:

• Lightsaber Star Wars, Episode 1-3 Small Prints, 8.5”x11” (View On Tumblr)
• Lightsaber Star Wars, Episode 4-6 Small Prints, 8.5”x11” (View On Tumblr)
• Lightsaber Star Wars, Episode 1-6 Small Prints, 8.5”x11”
• Lightsaber Star Wars, Episode 1-6 Large Portrait poster, 18”x36” (View On Tumblr)