Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

The Big Hoot saw a number of plastic owls painted by various artists both local to the city of Birmingham and beyond placed around the city. Themes included local celebrities like Ozzy Osborne, chrome and mirror plated versions plus a number created by sponsors of the event like Wild In Art, Lloyds Bank and more. Following the display the Owls will be auctioned to raise funds for the Birmingham Children`s Hospital. My video focuses on a number of the owls in the city center there are however many more to see and a visit is recommended to find them all. The Big Hoot runs until 27th September 2015 images follow.

  A poster designed by me for the Miniature Steam Weekend at the Great Central Railway featuring a traction engine and using a heavy serif-ed typeface as often used in traditional sign writing.  For more info on the event please visit http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/     

A poster designed by me for The Great Central Railway`s Sci-Fi weekend in September 2015. My brief was to design a poster that had 60`s science fiction influences echoing the era that saw the launch of British Sci-Fi shows like Doctor Who etc, The typeface was chosen for its futuristic style and the color scheme of reds and oranges reminiscent of the planet Mars (a favorite location of many a sci-fi writer). The background features a long exposure rotating star trail above a mountain range and three UFO`s with the lead craft beaming down its otherworldly inhabitants (named Kay-tee & Ju-Ells) to the planets surface to visit the event.  

Now in its fith year the Indian Summer Festival is a 10 day festival bringing South Asian sights,sounds,arts and culture to the streets and venues of Leicester. The festival kicked off in style outside BBC Radio Leicester in Jubilee Square with a public launch featuring live music and performances from BotownHQ, The D-E-A (Dhol Enforcement Agency) Laughter Yoga Enter Edem and more BBC Radio Leicester's Rupal Rajani was live on air from the event interviewing the various performers and was later joined by other Presenters and Staff from the station plus Captain pop and a large blue monster for a Bangra dance performance bringing the launch to a fun and energetic finale. My film aims to capture some of the atmosphere of the event and give a flavor of what this exiting festival has to offer. Further info on the festival can be found at www.indiansummer.org.uk images follow

Leicester Riverside Festival took place June 6th & 7th 2015 and featured lots of things to see and do including a demonstration of water rescue procedures from Leicestershire fire brigade, traditional canal crafts and lots of local performers on the main stage in Bede Park. The event took place along Western Boulevard known locally as the mile straight and into castle gardens where people could have a go at stone balancing and traditional dancing. The festival has grown in size since its inception and with Leicester having a culturally diverse population now offers those attending a unrivaled range of food and crafts from all round the world to sample from Gourmet Burgers served from a barge through to Thai, Caribbean and Asian cuisine and crafts. My short film aims to capture some of the many things on offer and the atmosphere of Sunday at the festival. images follow

Designed for The Great Central Railway this years Commercial Vehicle Weekend poster design called for an update to last years design retaining the previous posters vintage art deco inspired style whilst adding additional vehicles and a new event logo to match the logo seen on the preview flyer created earlier in the season.

As part of the promotion for the Great Central Railway`s real ale Raleway Ale brewed by Nottingham Brewery I created this vintage style poster advertising the Ale to be displayed at events such as the ale train and wherever Nottingham Brewery ales are sold. The design takes its inspiration from the vintage drink posters as seen on display along the length of the railway and often framed in heritage pubs.

Created as an update to existing posters and flyers my design for the Great Central Railways Teddy Bear Express features a new character called Ted E Bear created by myself driving and waving aboard the Holiday Express (the event coincides with the local school holidays). The color scheme was taken and updated from the original posters and is designed to be colorful and engaging for kids with bright yellows and and reds with Ted E Bear wearing blue overalls. The information is presented in a bold sans serif typeface with a more traditional heavy serif-ed typeface chosen for the title evoking the tradition of this event. The poster like my other work for the Great Central Railway uses a flat style reminiscent of the vintage railway posters already on display at the railway meaning this poster fits with its surroundings whilst still looking suitably modern in other locations. A poster welcoming visitors to the event can be seen below

I was tasked with designing a Pump Clip & Identity for the Great Central Railways new Real Ale Raleway Ale created by the Nottingham Brewery the Ale is available at various points along the railway and is also served aboard the reular Ale train event. The Ale was launched at the Easter Vintage Festival weekend and will also be available wherever Nottingham Brewery Ales are available for purchase.

Hidden close to a busy motorway junction near Fosse Park in Leicester is a small woodland area that turns a bright shade of blue every May as a carpet of bluebells covers the ground. Bee`s, butterfly and if your lucky the occasional rabbit can be seen among the flowers as they sway in the wind. My short video captures the beautiful scene as the sunlight filters through the trees giving the scene an almost fairy tale like quality. images follow

My film features some of the pre-race atmosphere and start of the race in Oakham before following the cyclists out into the surrounding countryside and showcases the spectacular speed at which the bikes travel. The Rutland to Melton Cicle Classic is a road bicycle race that starts in Oakham and finishes in Melton Mowbray. The race features many off-road sections and short, sharp climbs on narrow farm tracks in this way it is similar to the Paris–Roubaix and Tour of Flanders races.

The GCR Railways At Work event featured period vehicles and traction engines helping to turn Quorn & Woodhouse station into a recreation of a working goods yard showing how the railways moved freight around the country, becoming a lifeline to towns and villages ahead of the age of mass road transportation. A Jinty type steam loco worked the Quorn sidings alongside the period vehicles and a 'blink and you`ll miss it' high speed mail train also featured. In my short film I hope to capture some of the atmosphere of the event and all that was going on at this busy and well attended event. Images follow

On Friday 27th March a week of events marking the reinterment of king Richard III concluded with a spectacular firework display from the roof of Leicester Cathedral and Leicester Glows a fire garden featuring over 8.000 flames placed around the city's old town. The evening began with a spectacular firework display from the roof of the cathedral with bright colors and fiery serpents snaking into the sky delighting the gathered crowd in the cathedral gardens many joked that after having just getting settled King Richard might be awoken by the noise. The mood changed to one of quiet wonder as the crowds dispersed into the fire garden in front of the cathedral and surrounding streets where over 8.000 flames flickered and bathed the area in candlelight. Meanwhile in the courtyard of the RIII visitor center the outline of Richards crown was created by spark arts using night light candles. images follow

On the 22nd March The university of Leicester transferred the mortal remains of King Richard III to the city's Cathedral where they will be reburied. The Kings remains left the University before visiting several villages in Leicestershire and the battlefield in Bosworth where he fell they then returned to the city via the Bow Bridge which Richard crossed both on his way into battle and once again when he returned defeated by Henry Tudor. The coffin was transferred to a horse drawn carriage at St Nicholas Church the City's oldest before traveling around the city ending at the Cathedral where a evening service of compline was held watched by hundreds as the sun set on big screens at various locations around the city concluding the first day of a historic week for the city of Leicester. My video aims to give a feeling of the atmosphere of the historic day showing the crowds gathering before the coffin passes by Jubilee Square, being taken into the cathedral and ending with a v...

On the 20th March 2015 a partial solar eclipse was visible across the UK my video features 115 sequential still images taken between 8:12am and 10:50am and shows the celestial ballet of the moon crossing the sun momentarily blocking out its light before moving away and bringing back sunlight and warmth to the earth below.