Dominyka Sekonaite (she/her)
I am a passionate graphic designer and creative researcher mostly focused on the fields of editorial design and identity. My visual approach is bold and structured; and I enjoy playing with basic geometric shapes in order to create complex designs. I also often use photography or illustration as visual tools during my working process.
While researching, I am always excited about discovering the peculiar aspects of my subject and I usually add depth by exploring relevant socio-historical, psychological, or scientific themes. This leads to various outcomes relying on data interpretation, sci-fi speculations or placemaking. The relationship between people and places is particularly interesting to me, therefore a lot of my projects discuss those issues.
I am excited about the possibility to collaborate in different creative fields, though in particular I am looking for opportunities which involve editorial or book design.
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Saltcoats
An identity project for a small seaside town of Saltcoats situated on the west coast of North Ayrshire.
The tiny town was a huge spot of attraction in the last century – famous of its outdoor swimming pool, Saltcoats served as a popular holiday destination for many. However, times have changed and the tourism industry has moved out from the town.
While taking a site visit, I came across a ‘Talking Wall’ – a monument for people’s recollections of their time spent in Saltcoats. I was touched by how particular places can bring sentimental values and be very personal, therefore I aimed to create the identity which would reflect that personalisation and intimacy. I have developed a playful modular system which is unified but also varying throughout the objects to which it is applied.
Film Booklet
A film booklet listing the top ten films (of a personal preference) which start with the letter ‘M’ (the letter was chosen randomly). Here I was playing with the grid systems in order to make an engaging and well-structured layout. I was also attempting to create a tension between the text blocks and photographs which have a strong eye trajectory. Each film title has nine additional bars, and a number of a film on the list is indicated by a yellow bar which ‘moves’ up (in the last film it ‘hits’ a yellow ‘M’). The yellow blocks seen throughout the booklet were used as a playful and unifying element.