www.louisalau.co.uk
illustrator / graphic designer
quality of speech in wood green
A pyramid of portraits showing the relationship between the population of age groups in Wood Green and their quality of speech. The colour code is derived from traffic lights representing levels of danger. Red meaning...
99 things i love and hate
I set myself the aim of visualising ninety nine things I love and hate for people to see all the little quirks of my preferences, which they probably don't already know. I chose the number ninety nine because of its irregularity...
sketchbooks
What I do when I am either bored or fascinated by...
post-it note
Portraits that would normally be found in my permanent sketchbooks, rendered in whatever medium available to me at the time. Subjects include...
nationwide mercury prize artwork
Using the spirograph pattern as a visual metaphor for the journey of music continually going round in circles. The smaller...
street preachers of speakers corner
A banner made in homage to the preachers observed at Speakers Corner, Hyde Park. Showing the different relationships at this scene, between speaker and audience, opposing speakers, speaker and singled out...
rakes progress
A modern adaptation of Hogarth's Rakes Progress. Mine tells the story of an impressionable girl from an under privileged background starting at a Private school. Her new friends peer pressure her into...
