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InstinctComics main indie comic book series called 'Instinct', featuring the main character Tevon Taylor. This is the official place to read the comic book / Graphic Novel digitally! INSTINCT The Comic Series - The info. ... INSTINCT Volume 1: Freedom ... Issue #1: Awakening of the Prodigy. Read it below in Digital flip book format! Use the full screen mode for a better experience. ...

A parent page containing both personal and student projects created by Jake Knight. Personal Portfolio Personal Projects Instinct - The Comic Series Student Projects Student Projects MAIN PAGE A collection of works from my completed course assessments as part of the 'Bachelor of Visual Communication Design' degree I am studying at The University of Newcastle, Australia. Courses I completed im my first year of University (2025): Semester 2, first year. That Fear again. (Digital Practices in Visual Communication) That Fear Again DESN1031. DESN1101: Typography Typography DESN1021: Visual Design Projects Visual Design Projects DESN1331: Character Design Character Design Semester 1, 2025: Visual Design Principles DESN-1011: Visual Design Principles DESN1011 Visual Design Principles is a course at The University of Newcastle that explores fundamental design elements and principles. This page showcases the creative projects I've completed, demonstrating my understanding and practical application of visual communication essentials. Animation Thinking DESN-1801: Animation Thinking DESN1801 Animation Thinking is a studio-based course from The University of Newcastle that explores conceptual animation techniques across various physical mediums. Throughout the course, I investigated pixilation, cut-out, object, and whiteboard animation, combining them into hybrid storytelling formats. This collection features my final major animation project, created as part of the course’s culminating assessment. The work reflects my experimentation with stop motion, visual metaphors, and non-verbal storytelling, and highlights my growth in animation fundamentals and production planning. Drawing Foundations DESN-1200: Drawing Foundations DESN1200 Drawing Foundations is a foundational drawing course at The University of Newcastle emphasizing observational, compositional, and representational drawing techniques. On this page, I present selected works from my drawings, exercises, and projects, demonstrating technical proficiency and creative expression. Visual Narrative DESN-2211: Visual Narrative DESN2211 Visual Narrative is a specialised course I’m undertaking as part of my Bachelor of Visual Communication Design at The University of Newcastle. This course explores the art of storytelling through images, sequential design, and transmedia narrative development. This collection brings together all projects and process work created for this subject—demonstrating my skills in storyboarding, character and environment design, visual storytelling techniques, and creative development. Projects reflect both professional design thinking and personal storytelling through my original comic concept Instinct.

Student Projects completed by Jake Knight whilst studying Visual Communication Design at the university of newcastle, australia. Semester 2, first year. That Fear again. (Digital Practices in Visual Communication) That Fear Again DESN1031. DESN1101: Typography Typography DESN1021: Visual Design Projects Visual Design Projects DESN1331: Character Design Character Design Semester 1, first year Visual Design Principles Page Link (Button): DESN-1011: Visual Design Principles DESN1011 Visual Design Principles is a course at The University of Newcastle that explores fundamental design elements and principles. This page showcases the creative projects I've completed, demonstrating my understanding and practical application of visual communication essentials. Animation Thinking Page Link (Button): DESN-1801: Animation Thinking DESN1801 Animation Thinking is a studio-based course from The University of Newcastle that explores conceptual animation techniques across various physical mediums. Throughout the course, I investigated pixilation, cut-out, object, and whiteboard animation, combining them into hybrid storytelling formats. This collection features my final major animation project, created as part of the course’s culminating assessment. The work reflects my experimentation with stop motion, visual metaphors, and non-verbal storytelling, and highlights my growth in animation fundamentals and production planning. Drawing Foundations Page Link (Button): DESN-1200: Drawing Foundations DESN1200 Drawing Foundations is a foundational drawing course at The University of Newcastle emphasizing observational, compositional, and representational drawing techniques. On this page, I present selected works from my drawings, exercises, and projects, demonstrating technical proficiency and creative expression. Visual Narrative Page Link (Button): DESN-2211: Visual Narrative DESN2211 Visual Narrative is a specialised course I’m undertaking as part of my Bachelor of Visual Communication Design at The University of Newcastle. This course explores the art of storytelling through images, sequential design, and transmedia narrative development. This collection brings together all projects and process work created for this subject—demonstrating my skills in storyboarding, character and environment design, visual storytelling techniques, and creative development. Projects reflect both professional design thinking and personal storytelling through my original comic concept Instinct.

A collection of personal projects created by Jake Knight, student and creator of InstinctComics. This page compiles projects including Character Design, illustration and Visual narrative and storytelling through the formats of Comic / Graphic novels. PERSONAL PROJECTS 44th International Illustration Contest | Clip Studio Paint ✨ My Entry for the 44th International Illustration Contest! ✨ Theme: Flowers & Plants Art Program used: Clip Studio Paint EX 🎨 Full illustration + timelapse below. 🌍 More of my work: instinctcomics.com 🎨 Character, design, art, and animation by me—Jake Knight. Thank you Clip Studio Paint for hosting such an inspiring event! 💚 Good luck to all participants! #cspcontest44 #cspcontest44_timelapse

A student's final project in the course DESN1031: Digital Practices in Visual Communication. This page showcases the final project, a visual interpretation of the copyright free song 'That Fear Again' by Mark Lingard. THAT FEAR AGAIN By Mark Lingard. That Fear Again by Mark Lingard is a track licensed under a attribution 4.0 international license and this website is showcasing this song for a student project. Artworks / collages were created with work sourced from 'The metrapolitan Museum of Art - Open access artworks.' All collages are © Jake Knight 2025 BUT Original artwork and the song are open access under their appropriate licenses. The Motion of Fear. An MP4 (WIP) animated sequence showcasing the collage artwork created for the record cover design, bringing it to life whilst also creating visual content for the song. Record Cover Design A record Cover Design created by Jake Knight with artwork sourced from 'The metrapolitan Museum of Art - Open access artworks', and editing them using adobe programs. THE LOGO OF FEAR... A vector based logo created for the song 'That Fear Again' and for overall brand recognition and consistency for all of the creations involving this song. THE MOCKUP OF FEAR... A printed, cropped and glued together mockup of the record sleeve and disc. THE BOOKLET OF FEAR... A digital booklet of my work on this project, including lead up work. Return Home More Student Projects! BACK TO TOP Return Back to... Any of these! :) (Only if you want to of course) Back to top ↑ Portfolio University Projects

A Collection of student projects completed in the course DESN1801: Animation Thinking. This page showcases the progress of Jake Knight throughout this course, learning the process of creating stop motion animated films. DESN1801: Animation Thinking Jake Knight's student Projects. Project 01 - Chain Reaction This project showcases my completed animation Chain Reaction for Assessment 1 in DESN1801 Animation Thinking. The brief required a 40–50 second stop-motion film using at least four physical animation techniques: pixilation, cut-out, object, and whiteboard animation. My concept explores the theme “violence begets violence,” using visual transitions to represent escalation and emotional destruction. The film concludes with a reflective message inspired by Vinland Saga: “You have no enemies.” This piece demonstrates my storytelling instincts, editing skills, and first-time hands-on animation experience across multiple mediums. Project 01 - Chain Reaction Project 02 Presentation Brief / Project Pitch Instinct Comics: “In Another Universe” | Volume 1 – Time Machine Created for DESN1801: Animation Thinking, this project presents a proposal and animatic for a hybrid stop-motion animation titled “Time Machine”, the first volume in the In Another Universe anthology under the Instinct Comics label. Set in an alternate timeline, this deeply emotional story follows superhero Tevon Taylor (Instinct) as he grapples with the death of his partner, Lily Lawson (Harmony). In his grief, he unintentionally unlocks the ability to travel through time—but instead of saving her, he becomes trapped in a destructive loop of denial, illusion, and eventual acceptance. This project includes: A full pitch presentation (PDF) with synopsis, character designs, story flow, and clay model development A 1-minute animatic (video) using stop-motion and whiteboard techniques to explore grief, time distortion, and healing Character design, clay modelling, and symbolic visual storytelling The proposal sets the foundation for Project 3: Final Animation, and reflects my long-term vision for emotional, multimedia storytelling under the Instinct Comics creative universe. Project 02 PDF / Flipbook below. May take a few moments to load. Sorry for any inconvenience :( Animatic / storyboard -Also used for the pitch. Project 03 Final Student Animation / short film. Instinct Comics: “In Another Universe” | Volume 1 – Time Machine (Final Animation) This final animation was produced for DESN1801: Animation Thinking at the University of Newcastle. It is a hybrid microfilm combining 3D stop motion and digital animation techniques to visually explore the theme of Time Machine. Titled “In Another Universe – Volume 1: Time Machine,” this short film follows Tevon Taylor, a superhero known as Instinct, as he grapples with grief after the loss of his partner Lily Lawson. In a surreal journey through fractured timelines and emotional echoes, Tevon tries to undo fate—only to realise that healing begins not with rewinding time, but with learning to let go. The film blends metaphor and abstraction to convey memory, denial, and acceptance—all framed through the lens of Jake Knight’s Instinct Comics universe. The final video was created using practical, in-camera techniques with some digital animation. This piece concludes the Animation Thinking course by translating storyboarding, physical model-making, and emotional storytelling into a short visual narrative. Project 03 Return Back to... Any of these! :) (Only if you want to of course) Back to top ↑ Portfolio University Projects

A Collection of student projects completed in the course DESN1011: Visual Design Principles. This page showcases the progress of Jake Knight throughout this course, learning the fundamentals of Visual / Graphic Design. This includes the elements and principles of design applied to multiple different mini projects. DESN1011: Visual Design Principles Jake Knight's student Projects. Project 01 - Elements and Principles of Design. This project showcases Assessment 1 from DESN1011 Visual Design Principles at The University of Newcastle. The task involved designing a 12-page foldable A6 zine using only geometric shapes and their 3D counterparts to visually communicate the seven elements and eight principles of design. My zine explores visual balance, golden ratio composition, and alternating black-and-white contrast across each page. DESN1011 Visual Design Principles - Digital Process Document - Project 01 Elements and Principles of Design DESN1011 Visual Design Principles - Physical Zine Submission (scan) - project 01 Elements and principles of design Project 02 - Packaging Design This Project is my process journal detailing the design and development of my (Unofficial/student) record packaging design project for Mitski's album "Be a Cowboy" as part of my DESN1011: Visual Design Principles Uni course. THIS DESIGN IS FAN/STUDENT MADE AND NOT IN ANY AFFILIATON WITH MITSKI Design Credits + Licensing Note Album Design by Jake Knight -Bachelor of Visual Communication Design, University of Newcastle (2025) All original designs created and owned by Jake Knight, 2025. Created for non-commercial, educational purposes only. All album lyrics, music, and credits their original creators. This work references the original Be the Cowboy release and is presented under Fair Use for academic assessment and portfolio development. DESN1011 Project 02 - Packaging Design - Mock up Design DESN1011 Project 02 - Packaging Design - Lead up work Project 03 - Folio of Jobs This curated mini portfolio showcases my creative journey through DESN1011: Visual Design Principles at the University of Newcastle. Presented in a pdf, this project compiles seven diverse design jobs, including: -Two custom zines featuring storytelling and character creation -A futuristic robot design using geometric constraints -A stylised Instinct Comics newspaper page celebrating Issue #1 -A vibrant positive poster created from peer feedback -A single cover design blending photography and vector art -A cinematic movie poster for Instinct: Incarnation of the Prodigy -And two opposing gang patch designs inspired by narrative worldbuilding Each piece demonstrates a range of skills in visual storytelling, layout, and communication design. This project reflects my passion for comic book aesthetics, character-led narratives, and building the Instinct Comics brand from the ground up. DESN1011 Project 3 - Folio of Jobs Return Back to... Any of these! :) (Only if you want to of course) Back to top ↑ Portfolio University Projects

A Collection of student projects completed in the course DESN1101: Typography. This page showcases the progress of Jake Knight throughout this course, learning the process of creating a font, the fundamentals of typography, and how to make a type specimen booklet, improving knowledge on both graphic design and physical printing and binding. DESN1101: Typography Assessment 1: Design a Typeface. Proxima Nova - Type Specimen Book Assessment 2: Type Specimen booklet Return Back to... Any of these! :) (Only if you want to of course) Back to top ↑ Portfolio University Projects

A Collection of student projects completed in the course DESN1021: Visual Design Projects. This page showcases the progress of Jake Knight throughout this course, learning the process of responding to client briefs, delivering projects in a visually creative and comprehensive presentation and developing an overall improved graphic design skill set. DESN1021: Visual Design Projects Assessment 1: Design job for a new cinema in Newcastle! (Student Project - hypothetical scenario). Assessment 2: Design a brand new board game! Assessment 3: Mini Portfolio - Collection of weekly projects! Return Back to... Any of these! :) (Only if you want to of course) Back to top ↑ Portfolio University Projects

A Collection of student projects completed in the course DESN1331: Character Design. This page showcases the progress of Jake Knight throughout this course, learning the process of creating characters for specific prompts, creating original ideas from existing concepts and improving both narrative believability of characters and believability of the visual character design. Assessment 1: Character Sketchbook & Visual Journal. Assessment 2: Character Concept Design Portfolio. Character-Application-Pitch-Deck_Proposal_Anchor 1 Assessment 3: Character Application Pitch Deck / Proposal Return Back to... Any of these! :) (Only if you want to of course) Back to top ↑ Portfolio University Projects

A Collection of student projects completed in the course DESN2211: Visual Narrative. This page showcases the progress of Jake Knight throughout this course, learning the process of comic book creation and how to create an effective visual narrative. This course ends with the tangible result of a comic book prototype. DESN2211: Visual Narrative Jake Knight's student Projects. Project 01 - Story Concept Guide and Storyboard This project presents Assessment 1 from DESN2211 Visual Narrative. It includes a complete Story Concept Guide and visual storyboard based on my original comic series Instinct. The project explores worldbuilding, character profiles, story beats, moodboards, and sequential layout planning. I used industry-standard techniques in story development and visual communication to pitch the narrative foundations of Instinct Issue #1: “Awakening of the Prodigy.” Project 01 - Story Concept Guide and Storyboard Story Concept Guide: Storyboard (DRAFT) Project-3a Digital Journal - Part A This project includes Part A of my ongoing Digital Journal for DESN2211 Visual Narrative. It compiles creative research, visual development, concept sketches, thumbnails, mood explorations, and notes on narrative design—all of which informed my storytelling process. The journal reflects an iterative approach to developing my visual narrative voice and building a foundation for future projects like Instinct. Assessment 3a (Part 1) - Digital Journal - First half of the course PDF / Flipbook below. This may take a few moments to load and/or go blank. Please check out my other projects on this page whilst this pdf loads. PLEASE NOTE: If the pdf goes blank it may be still loading so don't refresh unless you believe there is a different issue. Sorry for any inconvenience! :) Project 02 - Project Prototype + Pitch Created for DESN2211: Visual Narrative, this is the first full-length comic prototype from the Instinct Comics universe. Developed as part of an industry-standard pitch and production process, this 32-page prototype blends superhero action, dark fantasy, and emotional storytelling. Instinct Issue #1 – Awakening of the Prodigy introduces Tevon Taylor, a reluctant prophesied hero, as he embarks on his first solo mission. When a legendary tyrant emerges from the shadows of a crumbling warehouse, Tevon is forced into a brutal battle that awakens a dormant power within. This project includes: Cover, imprint, and interior pages formatted to standard US comic dimensions Original title and icon design, narrative pacing, and visual hierarchy Print-ready layout created with Clip Studio Paint & Adobe InDesign Hard copy produced through Blurb for professional pitch and portfolio use Blurb 'Instant PDF' Support me by ordering your own copy of the book here: https://au.blurb.com/b/12448897 Project-3b Digital Journal - Part b This comprehensive digital journal documents the creative process behind Instinct Issue #1 – Awakening of the Prodigy, produced for DESN2211: Visual Narrative. Spanning Weeks 7–13 of Semester 1, 2025, the journal includes: Character development, concept sketches, and iterative design Storyboarding, thumbnailing, and layout planning Symbolism, metaphor, and mood exploration Feedback reflection, class exercises, and production notes Compiled in Adobe InDesign, this document serves as both a behind-the-scenes look at comic development and a personal record of artistic and narrative growth within the Instinct Comics universe. PDF / Flipbook Document: Return Back to... Any of these! :) (Only if you want to of course) Back to top ↑ Portfolio University Projects

A Collection of student projects completed in the course DESN1200: Drawing Foundations. This page showcases the progress of Jake Knight throughout this course, learning the fundamentals and foundations of drawing, from pencil to paper, to digital bitmap art. DESN1200: Drawing Foundations Jake Knight's student Projects. Project 01 - Visual Journal + Drawing Portfolio This project contains my completed Assessment 1 (Parts A and B) from DESN1200. Part A includes selected in-class drawing exercises completed between Weeks 2–6, focusing on observational drawing, composition, tone, line quality, and other foundational techniques. These drawings reflect my skill development and engagement during hands-on tutorials. Part B contains 15 independently completed drawings (3 per week for 5 weeks), created outside of class. Each drawing builds upon weekly tutorial themes and expands on key concepts such as tone, space, proportion, and structure. These works highlight my ability to apply drawing principles creatively and independently. PART A PART B Project 02 - Compositonal Drawings Concept Development Folio This visual storytelling project explores the dark fantasy world of Instinct Comics through a series of three A3 compositional drawings, each accompanied by a detailed development folio. Created for DESN1200: Drawing Foundations, the series dives deep into narrative-driven design and emotional resonance: Drawing 1 – Still Life: The Incarnation of Solaris captures the moment a sealed goddess reawakens amidst sacred relics, symbolising dormant power and spiritual rebirth. Drawing 2 – Cityscape: The City Will Corrupt visualises the aftermath of a corruption attack, showing a lone warrior amid a fractured skyline, evoking loss and survival. Drawing 3 – Figure Focused: This Face Shouldn’t Exist depicts Adrian Sterling confronting the corrupted form of his late wife, blending emotional trauma with dynamic character storytelling. Each composition was constructed using a mix of traditional drawing principles, digital 3D model reference, and narrative development. The Concept Development Folio documents the entire design process, from thumbnails and reference boards to composition trials and final rendering. PART A: Compositonal Drawings Drawing 1: Still Life Brief: A still life with 5 objects and background (the background is not the focus but a context. For example, a tabletop or drapery) Drawing 2: Cityscape Brief: A landscape/cityscape/seascape scene clearly describing foreground, midground and background with one as the intended focal point. Drawing 3: Figure Focused Brief: A figure focused work. This work should include a single posed figure or a scenario where there is a group of figures/people. For example, an individual slumped in a chair watching TV, or a group sitting around a table at a café. PART B - Development Work Project 03 - Magazine Cover + Original Drawing Created for DESN1200: Drawing Foundations, this project features a digitally illustrated magazine cover that captures the spirit of Newcastle & Community through visual storytelling. Set in Newcastle’s historic Civic precinct, the composition blends environmental detail, character interaction, and symbolic objects to portray a quiet yet meaningful afternoon shared between locals. The final A3 magazine cover is accompanied by a comprehensive Project Journal that documents concept development, reference collection, compositional planning, tonal experimentation, and reflection. The project combines traditional drawing principles with digital rendering to explore themes of place, community, and connection. This work was submitted as part of my Bachelor of Visual Communication Design studies at the University of Newcastle, 2025. Part 1: Finished Drawing (A3) and Magazine Design layout. Drawing (No magazine design) Magazine Cover Design Part 2: Project Journal Return Back to... Any of these! :) (Only if you want to of course) Back to top ↑ Portfolio University Projects