graphic design illustration artwork
pen & ink drawing
lino cut detail
Graphic Design
I work from my home based studio on the Southern Highlands of New South Wales just south of Sydney. I was employed as a graphic designer and commercial artist for more than twenty years and now work in this field on a freelance basis. My formal qualifications include a Graphic Design Certificate from Randwick TAFE and a Bachelor of Creative Arts (distinction) from Wollongong University, where I attained a double major in graphic design and creative arts.
I believe that the first principle of good design is to create a work that is both aesthetically pleasing and easily interpreted by the audience. I aim to create designs of beauty which provide a solution to the challenge of presenting complex information in an easily interpreted form.
Artwork and Illustration
Along with my graphics experience I have always harboured a love of the arts and studied extensively in the field of fine and creative arts, including drawing, illustration, painting and printmaking. I have an interest in creating artists' books and spent a semester at Indiana University in the US studying book structures and lithographic printmaking. My formal qualifications include a Fine Arts Diploma from Illawarra TAFE and a Bachelor of Creative Arts, as mentioned previously.
My artworks are often inspired by nature; the pattern, colours and diversity in even the smallest part of the natural world. I am predominantly a representational artist, but abstract design can be found in even the most realistic of images.
Logo Design
logo design & style guide
logo & labelling
logo design
logo design & signage
logo design & press advertising
Brochure Design
Dl brochure
DL product brochure
program booklet, press advertising
Advertising Design
& advertising
pen & ink, mono print
acrylic on canvas
mixed media, collage, pastel, pen & ink, acrylic.
mixed media, collage, pastel, pen & ink
woodblock & collograph print.
acquatint etching.
artists' book, handmade paper, stitchng, digital print.
pop-up book, handmade paper, digital print.
Contact:
Email: evnruth_bigpond.net.au
Phone: 02 4889 4075 or 0416 076 319
digital print
Ruth Kemp
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
& ARTIST