This is my portfolio for 2010 containing my art direction work for film and TV and a selection of my work as a freelance graphic designer.

1. PORTFOLIO 10 FRANCIS TAAFFE
Art Direction &
Graphic Design

2. TV Series
YOUR BAD SELF 09
2 illustrations produced for the RTE comedy sketch
show Your Bad Self.
GRAPHIC DESIGN

4. Poster
SHACKLETON AUTUMN SCHOOL 09
A3 poster for the annual Autumn School.
GRAPHIC DESIGN

5. Book Cover
NIMROD 09
Cover design for NIMROD The Journal of the
Ernest Shackleton Autumn School.
GRAPHIC DESIGN

7. Exhibit
GLAS ENERGY 09
7 panels designed for an exhibit at the Electric
Picnic for the company Glas Energy.
GRAPHIC DESIGN

9. TV Series
PURE MULE THE LAST WEEKEND 09
3 posters designed for the RTE series Pure Mule
The Last Weekend.
GRAPHIC DESIGN

11. TV Series
PURE MULE THE LAST WEEKEND 09
Digital concept illustration for a set and a frame grab from the
show.
GRAPHIC DESIGN

13. Short Film
CORDUROY 09
Frame grabs from the film & shooting the set on a green
screen stage.
PRODUCTION DESIGN

14. Short Film
CHEZ SPUDS 09
Set built for RTE's Storyland project Chez Spuds.
PRODUCTION DESIGN

16. Short Film
CHEZ SPUDS 09
Frame grabs from the film.
PRODUCTION DESIGN

19. TV Series
ROY 08
3 posters designed for the BBC series Roy.
GRAPHIC DESIGN

20. Commercial
NCI NIGHT COURSES 08
Frame grabs from the commercial.
PRODUCTION DESIGN

22. Book Cover
NIMROD 08
Cover design for NIMROD The Journal of the
Ernest Shackleton Autumn School.
GRAPHIC DESIGN

23. Banner
CECIL DAY-LEWIS LITERARY AWARDS 08
Design for a pop-up banner for the annual Cecil
Day-Lewis Literary Awards.
GRAPHIC DESIGN

24. Book Cover
FLANN O'BRIEN 08
This is a design comp for a book cover & 2 of the 6 individual
cover designs prepared for the project.
GRAPHIC DESIGN

27. Short Film
AN FOIREANN CODLADH 07
Set for an Estate Agents office & a digital concept
illustration.
PRODUCTION DESIGN

28. Short Film
AN FOIREANN CODLADH 07
Frame grabs from the film.
PRODUCTION DESIGN

30. Brochure
FEELGOOD ORGANIC HAMPERS 07
12 page A5 brochure for an organic hamper
company.
GRAPHIC DESIGN

33. Short Film
NEW BOY 07
Shooting the film on location in a set built in Kildare army
barracks.
PRODUCTION DESIGN

34. Short Film
NEW BOY 07
Shooting the film & frame grabs from the film.
PRODUCTION DESIGN

36. Museum Exhibit
SHACKLETON AUTUMN SCHOOL 07
A3 poster for the annual Autumn School &
illustrations of Shackletons crew.
GRAPHIC DESIGN

38. Museum Exhibit
ERNEST SHACKLETON AUTUMN SCHOOL 06
Panels from a series of 29 commemorating the crew of Ernest
Shackletons Endurance expedition.
GRAPHIC DESIGN

40. Poster
WORLD VEGETARIAN DAY 06
A1 2 colour silkscreen poster.
GRAPHIC DESIGN

41. Poster
STILL & DISTANT VOICES 06
A3 poster for a play.
GRAPHIC DESIGN

42. Brochure
FEELGOOD ORGANIC HAMPERS 06
12 page A5 brochure printed on 120gsm Corona
paper with soya based inks.
GRAPHIC DESIGN

44. Feature Film
PUFFBALL 06
Digital concept illustrations for CGI sequence.
GRAPHIC DESIGN

46. Short Film
THE FAMILY TREE 05
Frame grabs from the film.
PRODUCTION DESIGN

48. Short Film
AROMA 04
Frame grabs from the film.
PRODUCTION DESIGN

51. Short Film
PERFECTION 03
Frame grabs from the film & set design
illustrations.
PRODUCTION DESIGN

52. Short Film
BEAUTY QUEEN 03
Frame grabs from the film.
PRODUCTION DESIGN

55. Short Film
THE HONORABLE SCAFFOLDER 02
Character designs & storyboards.
PRODUCTION DESIGN

56. Short Film
THE HONORABLE SCAFFOLDER 02
Digital concept illustrations & frame grabs from the
film.
PRODUCTION DESIGN

60. Short Film
THE MARRIAGE 00
Shooting the film on location in the Bray Head Hotel & a set
design illustration.
PRODUCTION DESIGN

62. Short Film
RETRIBUTION IN THE YEAR 2050 97
Frame grabs from the film.
PRODUCTION DESIGN/COSTUME DESIGN

64. Short Film
THE BLIND LEMMINGS STORY 94
Costume designs of the 2 families & frame grabs
from the film.
PRODUCTION DESIGN/COSTUME DESIGN