Graphic Design, Ashton Bancroft

Child’s name, hand lettered. Sakura micron pens on...

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:33:09 -0400

Child’s name, hand lettered. Sakura micron pens on paper.

Personal project: I created fictional signatures for all the...

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:29:00 -0400

Personal project: I created fictional signatures for all the characters on BBC’s Sherlock - the modern adaptation of the original Sherlock Holmes novels. Each signature captures the personality of the character as portrayed in the TV series.

All of the signatures were created by hand using various types of pens (even breaking out the calligraphy set for Mycroft Holmes).

The signatures have proved to be very popular with fans of the show, being shared and commented on over 10,000 times.

Poster design for a local production of Bye Bye...

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:18:20 -0400

Poster design for a local production of Bye Bye Birdie.

Logo for my chainmaille jewelry design business on Etsy....

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:32:29 -0400

Logo for my chainmaille jewelry design business on Etsy. [here]

Otter illustration by UK illustrator Faye Simms

Logo for a beer distributor in Bradford, PA. Customer...

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:26:15 -0400

Logo for a beer distributor in Bradford, PA. Customer incorporated elements of the old logo (man standing on beer keg) within new logo.

My found Typography project. I plan to expand this to multiple...

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:29:37 -0400

My found Typography project. I plan to expand this to multiple versions of each letter, eventually selling individual letters so customers can create their own art words. Photos from signs and storefronts around Pennsylvania.

Packaging line for The Bath House Ltd, a project in my...

Mon, 23 May 2011 09:47:00 -0400

Packaging line for The Bath House Ltd, a project in my packaging class at Millersville University. The original project was only for the “citrus gardens” variety, but for my portfolio I expanded to include two other fragrances - “strawberry patch” and “blackberry bush.” This design won the judge’s choice award for packaging at the MU Senior Design exhibition in Lancaster, PA

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Photos taken at the Buffalo Zoological Park in Buffalo, NY....

Sun, 22 May 2011 16:38:00 -0400

Photos taken at the Buffalo Zoological Park in Buffalo, NY. It was a perfectly overcast day which was lucky in three ways - it wasn’t too hot or too cold for the animals to be out and about, I didn’t get blown highlights and dark shadows caused by a super sunny day, and the Zoo was all but deserted, which meant I didn’t have to try and get through crowds to get a good shot at the more popular animals.

Taken with a Nikon d80.

Freelance T-Shirt design for Dance Olympus, through XtremeWear...

Sat, 21 May 2011 09:27:00 -0400

Freelance T-Shirt design for Dance Olympus, through XtremeWear Screenprinting and Embroidery. The client wanted a design based on the style of Ed Hardy tattoo designs.

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Pro Bono flyer design for a Lancaster fundraiser. Copyright ©...

Tue, 10 May 2011 17:55:00 -0400

Pro Bono flyer design for a Lancaster fundraiser.

Logo and brand identity for a website providing resume...

Tue, 10 May 2011 17:49:13 -0400

Logo and brand identity for a website providing resume optimization.

Drawing of a skull for my Illustration class at Millersville...

Wed, 04 May 2011 08:39:00 -0400

Drawing of a skull for my Illustration class at Millersville University

Thin Sharpie Markers, Sketch paper

Click Here to View the Full Book I created this book in my final...

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:49:00 -0500

Click Here to View the Full Book

I created this book in my final semester at Millersville University. The project was to create a fictional exhibit for the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum and design an accompanying book. “Press Start” is an exhibit which shows the evolution of video game controllers through time.

Custom typeface based on some doodles I found in an old high...

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:10:00 -0500

Custom typeface based on some doodles I found in an old high school notebook.

View the full magazine here This project was to create a...

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:43:00 -0400

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This project was to create a magazine on a subject of our choice. I set out to create a magazine about cats that was sophisticated enough to cater to a more modern audience.

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View the full Rulebook This is a competition packet for a high...

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:55:00 -0400

View the full Rulebook

This is a competition packet for a high school physics olympics I designed for my senior portfolio class at Millersville University. Included in the folder is a rulebook, competition itineraries, a campus map, meal tickets and name tags. The rulebook is fully designed with the different competition experiments explained along with the rules for each. I also designed a banner for the Student Memorial Center, and a t-shirt for competition participants. This packet was based off of my previous advanced typography project, “Difference,” which took three different typefaces and overlapped them in red, green, and blue to create a very distinct look.

Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop

View the Full Book For this project, we were asked to research...

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:37:00 -0400

View the Full Book

For this project, we were asked to research a contemporary designer of our choice and create a multi-page book design based on their work. I chose Bruce Mau for his work at the Seattle Public Library - I have a soft spot for oversized typography (just looked up his website just now, I see they’ve done an amazing re-design of the site). I latched onto his “Incomplete Manifesto” of 43 beliefs, ideas, and strategies to improve your design. The book is an illustration of those 43 statements using his work and my own photography.

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Book Paper: MoHawk Via Vellum Bright White, printed on an Epson printer

Hand-lettered design I doodled out one day to prove to myself...

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:29:56 -0400

Hand-lettered design I doodled out one day to prove to myself that I could do a hand-lettered script and I decided to digitize it. I might end up putting this on my Cafepress shop, Jewel Designs, in the future.

Pencil on paper, Adobe Illustrator

T-Shirt design for the Mansfield University ska band, A Rude...

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:24:05 -0400

T-Shirt design for the Mansfield University ska band, A Rude Revolution. They haven’t been able to print this design yet (not enough in their budget for a two-color design), but plan on getting it printed in the future.

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“I Bleed Orange & Black.” T-Shirt design for my...

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:21:06 -0400

“I Bleed Orange & Black.” T-Shirt design for my online shop, Jewel Designs. I created this design after much begging from a friend of mine who is a fan of… a certain southeastern Pennsylvania town’s ice hockey team.

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