Portfolio Archive - Phil Gray

Drug Face

Phil Gray — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 14:38:01 +0000

Drug Face is a small project for which I photographed over 100 days the pills and vitamin supplements that I count out for my wife every morning. We have two cookie cutters with which to contain our pills on the kitchen worktop: I use a foot for mine and a hand for hers. The hand naturally looks like a head and occasionally the pills would arrange themselves into the semblance of a face. To ease the repetitious nature of this process, and in the hope of creating a smile for her, I began to deliberately arrange them into a face every day. Here they are. You can toggle the caption bar on and off by clicking on the image.

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Venice: Signs

Phil Gray — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 09:51:10 +0000

Images of signage, commemorative lettering and temporary messages from the wonderful city of Venice. You can toggle the caption bar on and off by clicking on the image.

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Rock’n’Roll

Phil Gray — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:55:34 +0000

These portraits use extracts from the lyrics of classic American Rock’n’Roll songs of the 1950s. You can toggle the caption bar on and off by clicking on the image.

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Hank Williams

Phil Gray — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:30:11 +0000

These portraits use extracts from the lyrics of songs by Hank Williams. You can toggle the caption bar on and off by clicking on the image.

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gris.gris: Design

Phil Gray — Tue, 20 May 2014 16:23:53 +0000

gris.gris is a creative duo comprising graphic designer / typographer / artist / photographer Phil Gray and illustrator / graphic designer Willi Gray. They are employed independently but have always worked collaboratively.

This section of the site features design work by Phil Gray, with occasional input and support from Willi. You can toggle the caption bar on and off by clicking on the image.

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Florence: Caffe San Marco

Phil Gray — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 12:10:16 +0000

This traditional cafe and pasticceria is on the corner of Piazza San Marco, opposite the wonderful Convent of San Marco. A fabulous collection of internally-lit script signs. You can toggle the caption bar on and off by clicking on the image.

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gris.gris: Illustration

Phil Gray — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 19:55:13 +0000

This section of the site features illustration by Willi Gray, with occasional input and support from Phil. You can toggle the caption bar on and off by clicking on the image.

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gris.gris: Sketchbook

Phil Gray — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 15:38:52 +0000

Their work has been commissioned by major clients including White Paper/IMAP, the Financial Times, Dedalus Publishing, Liverpool University; featured in seven Images: Best of British Illustration exhibitions (one Silver Award); first prize in the Linotype International PhotoType competition; private commissions for prints, illustrations, paper constructions, murals and exhibitions.

In this gris.gris part of the site, we show a selection of their work, both commissioned and personal, across a number of platforms. You can toggle the caption bar on and off by clicking on the image.

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Barcelona: La Boqueria

Phil Gray — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 10:51:13 +0000

Barcelona’s premier food market, Mercat St. Josep, known as La Boqueria. Located on Las Ramblas, it is a fabulous place for shopping, browsing and taking photographs of lettering. You can toggle the caption bar on and off by clicking on the image.

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Film Noir

Phil Gray — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 15:12:23 +0000

These portraits use the titles of 1940s and early 1950s Film Noir productions as a vehicle for PhotoTypographic invention. You can toggle the caption bar on and off by clicking on the image.

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