Bernard Bannor - The Thirty Day Challenge

I am one third of the podcast trio that is Rule of Thirds. A podcast about art, design and culture with myself Berns, Mike and Jude. At the start of 2023, I suggested we set ourselves a challenge. The was as follows:

"Create something, every day, for 30 days"

Now, for a bunch of design gentleman - this should have been a walk in the park but it was a challenge which stretched us creatively to go above and beyond. Admittedly, there were some off-days where I was left with 27 mins to create something for the challenge at around 11:33 PM on the train home.

But overall, it was fun, I go to create some pretty cool stuff. Here are my top 5 selections ...

"FLAG"

For this, I decided to celebrate my heritage and a place I consider as home, the beautiful country of Ghana.

"TUG OF WAR"

This was an interesting concept - I had many ideas in my mind of how I could portray the phrase but visually in my mind, this made the most sense. The use of motion helped me to visually show the physical resistance demonstrated in the game of tug of war. The element of fire highlights the destructive nature of war.

"SITUATE"

I just really love how the royal blue complements the light pink. I really enjoyed the various details and elements of this poster.

"INVEST"

When you create, you have got to have some fun with it - this was definitely inspired by a game of GTA. In reference to the ridiculous advertisement billboards you would see on the motorway driving in a stolen car.

"ANTICIPATE"

For myself, faith in God plays a massive role in my life - so when I think about the phrase anticipate, I am immediately reminded of all the times I've got to wait on God because I believe his timing is always the best.