priyanka Vaghela
Mdes communication design
Glasgow School of Art
Specialisms: Printmaking / Graphic Design / Illustration
Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
priyanka Vaghela
First Name: priyanka
Last Name: Vaghela
Specialisms: Printmaking / Graphic Design / Illustration
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My Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
University / College: Glasgow School of Art
Course / Program Title: Mdes communication design
About
Hello!
My name is Priyanka Vaghela, I am a multidisciplinary designer who’s all about mixing illustration, graphic design, and photography with printmaking. I am a recent graduate from Glasgow School of Art.
An avid learner, always ready to explore opportunities. My passion for the creative world has been for as long as I could remember and finding inspiration from my everyday life has been my forte. Being hardworking, a good listener and a team player have only advanced me in achieving greater things in life. My journey to find my visual language led me through various project categories until I landed on my love for abstraction and lately, I’ve been delving into screen printing and exploring different traditional printing techniques.
Beyond design, I’m a total collector at heart, always on the hunt for cool packaging, unique notebooks, and quirky souvenirs. This passion sparked the inspiration for my current project. I find joy in drawing inspiration from the simple things around me and turning them into something unconventional.
My personal passion for collecting inspired me to initiate a project celebrating the dedication and enthusiasm of fellow collectors. During this journey, I encountered a variety of collectors from Glasgow, with each meeting reigniting my own fervour—especially my encounter with Kenneth Hay, a collector of Scotland's vintage buses. Over more than 20 years, Kenneth amassed an impressive collection, including not only buses but also an extensive array of bus memorabilia. Kenneth's stories about his collection, from childhood memories to family anecdotes, inspired me to share his passion with a broader audience. I began by narrowing down my research, focusing on his first bus, the Strathclyde EBS 186. Using this bus as inspiration, I deconstructed various parts and elements of the bus, simplifying them into shapes and forms, and ultimately blending them into artworks. As I progressed, my motivation shifted from merely celebrating collections to celebrating transport through his first bus. Screenprinting became my primary medium for this project. I created a limited edition of 10 screen-printed publications that capture the essence and playfulness of Kenneth's bus. These publications incorporate colorful strokes and simplified shapes, blending elements from his first bus with collage cutouts to highlight its patterns. Additionally, I produced a series of large-scale (82 cm by 127 cm) screen-printed artworks. These pieces, cut into shapes to form the side of one of Kenneth’s buses, aim to convey the shared enthusiasm and celebration of a vintage bus to viewers. Utilizing bold abstractions inspired by Kenneth’s extensive collection and the intertwined narratives, the artworks capture the essence of his profound passion and the stories that fuel it.
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