Nicola Mulryan Design Oslo

Your logo, your brand

A logo should be simple and clean, and show consistency throughout the identity and branding. I use Adobe Illustrator and a lot of creative inspiration and research when starting a new project together with the client.

When presenting my ideas, I use Adobe InDesign. I usually create a PDF from the InDesign file. I can easily distribute the PDF to the client and also use live links with in the PDF to direct the customer to a website or other important information.

Kunst Perlen

I really enjoyed this project for Kunst Perlen, I manipulated the original font. I did this as I wanted a personal touch and a unique design to the logo. After producing this logo in black and white we can then look at extra colour and how we can place the logo into marketing material.

Design for Logo and branding

Adobe Illustrator is the tool for logo design, a Panatone Swatch book for colour consistency, knowledge of how to create files for print and digital so the client can use the files easily afterwards. A broad knowledge of typefaces/fonts and legal use/licence. Having a reliable printer is also very important. Most important of all, a brief and budget from the client helps the designer in doing their creative work and research and ensures that the end result is successful.

Cloudhack - Design for Logo and branding

Adobe Illustrator is the tool for logo design. Cloudhack produces music for the media. The artist in question wanted a modern look and feel to their new brand within electronic music. The symbol can be used to create patterns and artwork for extra detail using one pantone colour for the icon. I have also manipulated the font I used to give a personal touch for the artist.

Adobe InDesign for layout

Adobe InDesign is the software I use for creating brochures, books, reports, menus, information PDF for online use etc. Whether you need a printed version (paper) or PDF for digital with live links.

Below is an example of an online document called Veteranplan for Narvik kommune, which is 20 pages long. Here are just a couple of pages as an example of how a document can be made in Adobe In Design and created as a PDF for online use for public use. Integrated with live links for easy access for the user to seek more external information.

I was very honoured to have photographed the three Norwegian veterans who played a big part in their country during WW2, shown here below in the example. I also photographed H.K.H. prince of Norway.

Books can also be created in Adobe InDesign. The book shown below is called "Fredsbygging gjennom kunnskap og krig" written by Joakim Arnøy. The book was 156 pages in black and white and I was responsible for the layout. It is important to have a broad knowledge of printing and how this process works. Delivering the correct files and colour management can be quite expensive if you do not have knowledge within pre-press and less time consuming in the production.

Photo Collage & Minipulation

I work in Adobe Photoshop to create collage photos and work with photo manipulation.

Design for T-shirt

T-shirt design with a difference. From company logo to a creative design as shown below. Finding the right supplier, price and material for your brand is an important part of the branding process, it can be very costly if not done properly.

Text & Photography

I have written quite a lot of text in previous jobs, in English and Norwegian. The article below called "Close encounters of the furred kind at Polar Zoo" today called Polar Park, is a typical example of a story I wrote for Scan Magazine. I also take photographs. The photograph of the musicians also below was shot for a promotion poster.

If you need a text either in English or Norwegian please get in touch, I may be able to help you.

Design for Stationary

In Adobe Illustrator artwork can be scaled up or down without losing any information and the image is crisp and clean. Once the client and myself are happy with the finished result I usually use Adobe Illustrator or Adobe In Design to create files that can be sent to the printers. It is important for a designer to understand colour management, file types and typefaces/fonts.

For creating these labels, cards and product tags I used Adobe Illustrator as the main tool. The actual pattern for each design was also created in Adobe Illustrator separately. Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop were used to prepare the files for printing.

Design and products for gifts and company gifts

I know many of us have been given gifts from a conference, company gifts or similar that we put in a drawer or cupboard and they never see the light of day again. Give a gift with practical use and meaning. Tote bags, mugs etc. make great memorable gifts

Design for packaging

The brief is important in any design process. In packaging, type, printing methods and cutter guides and contents about the product are important to think about before starting the design process. A mock up is a great way for both myself and the client to visualise the product befor being created. This allows us to try different type sizes, colours and size.

Earlier design from 1990´s

Steelig by Jakobsen & Mulryan Digital Design

After a trip to Cuba in 1999, myself and my husband Per Jakobsen were inspired by all the different designs of rocking chairs we encountered on our trip. Most of the rocking chairs we observed on our journey were from the 40´s and 50´s.

I did a lot of photography at the time and took many photos of the chairs which were mainly found in the local´s own front garden. I would randomly stop and talk to the owners and ask if I could take photos of them together with their chairs. I became quite obsessed with rocking chairs after this trip. Back in Oslo, myself and my husband started to design a chair, 3D was just starting to become popular and we had already started to use the technology and software which helped us create this design called Steelig.

We patented the design and even asked the Norwegian designer Peter Opsvik what he thought. I was not afraid to ask for critical feedback and when he replied that he liked the design which at the time was a sketch, we started to work with a 3D prototype as shown above. Bentwood was a main inspiration for this modern interpretation of the metal modern rocking chair.

Earlier design from 1990´s

Photo manipulation was just starting to evolve and we were quite advanced in this area in Oslo at the time. We were approached by an Art director who asked if we could produce an image for Luxo for the front cover of a 4 sided brochure.

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