Alan Cocks - Graphic Designer

Alan Cocks is from Graphic Design Agency 'Dust' in Sheffield. He says it is made up of 2 people, and then the rest of the group flow in and out.

Alan was a student at Stockport College in 1992/1993 studying Graphics HND. After 2 years at Leeds studying further design, he became a night auditor at a hotel for 2 years. He said even though he was out of the design world for a few years, he still kept up to date with the industry by reading whenever he was on duty.

It was clear when Alan started showing us his work that illustration plays a big part in their industry. The also experimented with photography, and said they usually worked the graphic design around the shape of the photograph.

Some of the first pieces of work he showed us were for Old Trafford. The illustration of showing footie scores on a map of the United Kingdom weren't too different from one of the projects we did back in first year. This was the process of mark making to create something visually appealing.

Manchester United/ Treble Suite Installation. (http://du.st)

The piece of work that particularly stood out to me is the Dairy Milk 'Marvelous Creations'. I think the machine like illustrations are very unique and make each packet look aesthetically pleasing. I look forward to seeing it on the shelves in the future.