Lara Jacob
Graphic Design BA Hons
National College of Art and Design
Specialisms: Graphic Design / Interactive / Motion / Illustration
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Lara Jacob
First Name: Lara
Last Name: Jacob
Specialisms: Graphic Design / Interactive / Motion / Illustration
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My Location: Dublin, Ireland
University / College: National College of Art and Design
Course / Program Title: Graphic Design BA Hons
About
A graduate of the National College of Art and Design, I’m a graphic designer with a particular interest in editorial design, information design, motion design and the development of social and environmentally aware
design projects. I’ve produced multiple editorial design projects, both based on my own research and content given to me. I’m also experienced in responding to student, competition and professional briefs both as
a group and individually. I work well in group settings, believe in design work that tells an alternate story or has a material impact in the world and I think the best way to achieve that is through collaboration. I think my ability to adapt and learn new methods and processes stands to me in terms of the variety of the internship and projects that each studio does. I believe that with each design project you have to adapt and learn new things given the problem at hand and I am quite confident in my ability to collaborate and take initiative when needed in order to solve a problem.
“Please Hurry” is a typographic Motion design piece inspired by the chaotic nature of 999 calls. It aims to represent and explore the inner workings of the mind of someone calling 999 and how the moment might feel to them. This piece was displayed as an interactive projection with different layers of video and sound turning off and on depending on the amount of people in the room. The different layers and colours represent the dichotomy between the calm voice of the operator and the panicked situation the caller finds themselves in.
Competitions
Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024
“Hard Luck Harry!” is an educational toolkit for children to learn basic first aid responses. Through my interview with a paramedic I learned that in her teaching workshops in schools she noticed that children prefer to get involved in hands-on learning rather than presentations or talks. In a serious topic such as first aid and emergencies it was my aim to bring a bit of humour and empower children to know that they can ‘Help Harry’ if something goes wrong. The game is entirely based on magnets to create a tactile engaging learning experience. By creating a playful character that they can identify with, gamifying learning in a way that is simple enough to upscale to a classroom ‘Hard Luck Harry!’ is a tool that teaches children skills that they will have for life.
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