Felix Talla.

Solution in Design

Web.

Chicken Licken

Chicken Licken.

The brief for this page was to redesign an existing brand which had a poorly designed website. However, the redesigned website should complement the original brand design. I decided to remake the website of Chicken Licken.

The website is static. I recreated the following pages within the website; the homepage, two menu pages, the ordering page, the contact page and a video gallery page.

The home page displays the latest specials and the latest famous TV adverts for which Chicken Licken is known. I tried to organise the menu page since the form of the original was very confusing as it was juat an uploaded PDF. I seperated the menu into different sections, where the user would be able to click to get the further information and prices.

The ordering button will redirect the user to an ordering form where the ordering and delivery options will be displayed.

The contact page displays the contact details and social media links of Chicken Linken. It further displays the navigation routes to the various Chicken Linken stores via Google Maps.

Last, but not least I added a video gallery page which shows more of the famouse and amusing Chicken Licken TV comercials along with a few interviews.

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Alien

Alien.

The brief for this project was to design a commercial website which will excite viewers for a spefic event. The task was to make the website interactive by using JavaScript and Jquery,if possible.

I decided to design a promotional website for the movie, Alien Covernant. My idea was to introduce the different alien life forms on fullpage sections with a fullscreen background video.

The videos will display in the different fullpage sections illustrating the various alien forms. Each section will further display a button which will redirect the user to a subsection where the text will explain the different alien forms further.

The background videos have a parallax moving effect by mouse movement. The last section plays the original trailer of the movie and shows the releasing date of the movie.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat.

The objective was to create a WordPress Theme. It taught me the tools and dashboard of the WordPress application and how to set up an own theme. Furthermore, I learnt the principle of PHP.

I created a parallax theme without using JavaScript. The theme was made for the American neo-expressionist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

The theme has a simple one page homepage, an about page, a portfolio page, a blog page and a contact page. The theme contains several widget areas for different needs and purposes.

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Talla.

On the page I focused and learnt a lot about responsiveness and how to use a grid system, flex box and media queries.

The brief was to create a page of your choice which was responsive. I tried to make an outline design for a porfolio page of my father´s buisness.

I used a 12 column grid system and the flex box. I also learnt how to create a burger menu for a mobile device.

The page contains the home page, portfolio page and an about/contact page. I also tried to intergrate different CSS animations.

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Dashboard

Dashoard.

In this project I learnt how to use the vue.js plugin to make different HTML templates. I also learnt how to use SCSS and how to compile the different SCSS files to one CSS file.

The brief was to create a dashboard with different themes. I created a login page, a dashboard page and messaging page for a restaurant, where the user can view specific statistics of the user habits at the restaurant.

The dashboard displays the statistics of what and when the user is consuming at the restaurant. It further displays the user´s favourite things at the restaurant. The message page shows a message application which codes I received from an open source page. I only modified the codes to my needs.

The different modes which I made were split in different SCSS files. These modes are two colour modes and a rasta mode, which was added just for fun.

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Travellers

Travellers.

This was my first HTML and CSS experience and my first page which I designed and coded.

The page is a travelling page for a young and advanture adventurous audience.

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Motion.

Insecure

Insecure.

This short film is called insecure and deals with a depressed security guard Gerry who is involved in paranormal events.

This project taught me the basics of camera use, editing and sound design.

I tried to delliver the feeling of a horror movie, through making different cuts, adding black and white effects and erry sound effects. Also, the open ending allows the viewer to interpret what would happen further supports the horror movie style.

Dead Game

Dead Game.

The short film Dead Game is a shorter and slightly different edited version of my short film Insecure.

This movie was a group assignment and it taught me how to work on a larger project within a group. It further taught me the importance of including everyone's ideas and suggestions. As well as to respect and keep in mind the word of everyone.

Also this movie deals with the same depressed security guard and follows the same idea of the short film Insecure. Only the sound, cuts and the presence of colour make it a different film.

MTV Cutting-Styles

MTV Cutting-Styles.

This video is based on the MTV-Style cuts. It was a class project and taught me how to cut different scenes quickly after each other.

The topic of this video was extreme sports in the field of skateboard, BMX and cross biking. I tried through different cutting styles, slow motion and the hip hop music to deliver a young and cool feeling.

Selfpromo

Selfpromo.

The video is a short movie about myself, it is meant to be a CV in the version of a motion graphic video.

I made the movie in Adobe After Effects and I learnt a lot about the different tools and effects in After Effects.

I also integrated my personal hand to make it more unique, this showed me how to work with a green screen and how to edit in the program.

All in all I tried to deliver a colourful, playful but still professional feeling. The music and sound effects support the playful effect of the video.

Logan

Logan.

The task was to create a title sequence for a movie or series in Adobe After Effects.

I chose to make a title sequence for the movie, Logan. My idea was to introduce all the main characters of the movie and give each individual a specific effect and sound to describe the personlity of each character. Over all, I kept the characters in a comic and drawn style.

The title sequence starts with the injured and heavy breathing Logan, followed by Charles Xavier. I made the light fade away and heart beat out of sync to convay the thought that Chales is getting older and weaker. Following Charles, I placed Caliban, his effect is that he fades away while being outside because he is not able to be in the sunlight since it makes him weaker and injures him.

The next character introduced is the right hand of the evil Dr Rice, Donald Pierce. He appears with dramatic smoke in the background and he loads his rifel to illustrate that he is one of the bad guys. Following, appears his boss, Dr Zander Rice. The viewer can see a phone, in the background which plays a video his crew doing experiments on a young girl.

The second last character introduced is, Gabriela, who has a small part in the movie but still an important role as she connects Laura with Logan. Last but not least, I show Laura Kinney. I purposely placed her at the end and Logan in the beginning because she is overtaking the role of Wolverine and is becomng more powerful than expected.

Showreel

Showreel.

My last video is my showreel video and it shows short scenes of all my videos and parts of my UI website designs.

Print.

Greenpeace

This art work is an advertisement for a “Greenpeace“ campaigne against deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.

The message aims to suggest that meat consumers should buy local produced meat and not cheap produced meat from South America, as the South American meat industry results in vast areas of rain forest being reduced with each passing day.

Apocalyptic Cape Town

Apocalyptic Cape Town.

For the preparation of this photo manipulation I found different concept artists who used Photoshop to create scenes for movies or computer games. This further inspired me to create an apocalyptic scenario for Cape Town.

It was very difficult to find adequate pictures in the right size to place into my work.

The entire project was a real challenge, but it was a lot of fun after I gathered and created all the right elements. It assisted me to learn more about the effects offered by the program.

Manticore

Manticore.

This photo manipulation is an animal hybrid. It shows a manticore creature from old mythologic histories.

It combines the body of a lion with the wings of a bat and the tail of a scorpion.

This art work is one of my first photo manipulations and taught me a lot about Adobe Photoshop and colour-light study.

It is still among one of my favourite art works which I have created with Photoshop.

Pegasus

Pegasus.

My second animal hybrid follows a methological theme as well. The common name for this creature is, Pegasus. It consists of the white body of a horse and the wings of a swan. The lightshine behind the pegasus, should create a majestic feel.

Trapped Octopus

Trapped Octopus.

I was inspired by the “ship-in-a-bottle” item which is commonly referred to as an “impossile bottle”. This made me want to design an item which incorporates the sea life present in the ocean. I chose the octupus because it is my favourite marine animal.

The Foreigner

The Foreigner.

I chose the movie poster of “The Revenant” because it includes a lot of interesting Photoshop elements and effects.

Instead of Leonardo DiCaprio‘s face I placed my face on the poster and created the story about my journey from Germay to South Africa.

This project was quite challenging because I was permamently compared to the quality of the original poster.

I am satisfi ed with my result as it is easy to recognize which movie my poster is based on.

Icons

Icons.

My concept was to illustrate icons for a tourist tour through Bo-Kaap, which is world wide famous for its tiny, colourful houses.

The first icon represents the houses, the second one the islamic culture, and the third, represents the famous Noon-Gun which fires every day at noon. The fourth icon illustrates the small museum in Bo-Kaap. Furthermore, the fifth icon illustrates the well known spice shop situated in Wale Street and the last icon represents the vast variety of Halal foods and the restaurants in Bo-Kaap.

All six icons are in a colourful style to correlate with the atmosphere and imagery of Bo-Kaap.

Packaging

Packaging.

I chose the Jungle Oats box because I was convinced that they needed an update of their current design.

I designed a new box template for the packaging and created a new, fresh look for the outside of the box.

I redesigned the Jungle Oats logo to a more simplistic logo, yet still maintaining a modern feel.

Magazine

Magazine.

My magazine concept deals with stories and reports from unusual and extreme settings. Hence, the name, “No Limits“.

Featured in this issue is the British extreme surviver, Ed Stafford. The first person to walk the entire length of the Amazon River.

The magazine targets a male audience of every age, but is not biased against a female audience either.

The magazine is separated into several different chapters; culinary, adventure, lifestyle, future, adrenalin, nature and records. The layout comprises of bold, strong colours and sharp patterns to convey a feeling of masculinity and fearlessness.

About.

Hi, my name is Felix and I am a junior multimedia designer.

I am a native German and moved to South Africa two years ago. After I completed my highschool I went to Zambia to do a volunteer year.

In Cape Town, I started my offical design career as a student at Friends of Design, where I completed two different courses, the Print and Publishing course and the Web Publishing and Interactive Media course. As a result, I attained a lot of skills and can now offer knowledge on good design and a diverse array of programs.

I have knowledge in the Adobe programs, Photoshop, Illustrator, inDesign, After Effects and Premier Pro. Furthermore, I know the basics of camera use, shooting and sound editing.

I have developed a passion for the field of web design and development. I know how to use HTML, CSS and the fundamentals of JavaScript and Jquery, as well as the basics of PHP.

My passion has always been in design and art. I hope to start this career successfully and I am always strieving to attain more knowledge to broaden my skill set.

I take pride in my work and always aim to produce work of high quality. I believe that my work is a direct reflection of my work ethic.

Contact.

Phone Number:
+27 76 369 1616

Email Address:
felix@talla.design

Postal Address:
Bryant Street 68
8001 Cape Town, Bo-Kaap
South Africa