Self Initiated Project Research Document Version 1

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Luke Pearson

U1456771

Graphic Design BA(Hons)

Self Initiated Project THD1431

Research Document Version 1

Name

Student Number

Course

Research Area

Luke Pearson

U1456771

Graphic Design BA(Hons)

Inspirational work

Hey Studio The work Hey Studio produce is very simple but well structured by a grid. The majority of their work is bright and bold with the use of solid minimal detailed vector images. I like the style that Hey use because they like to capture the

eye due to their clean choice of text and colour.

The studio also use grid work for typography, and layout but the mixture of illustration too really helps with their design identity.

Work for the Scopitone Festival in 2016 (below) and other works for clients that include Sports Illustrated, Nava Notebooks, LiveOut Corporate, Washington Typography.

Source: heystudio.es

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Luke Pearson

U1456771

Graphic Design BA(Hons)

Inspirational work

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Luke Pearson

U1456771

Graphic Design BA(Hons)

Inspirational work

Harry Beck Harry Beck changed the way everyone looked at the underground. In 1933 he redesigned the tube map so it was more simple and easy to read.

The lines were presented in eaither horizonal, vertical or a 45 degree angle. The addition of

a diamond symbol to indicate where multiple lines cross throughand the stops on each line being the same width apart, created a clean easy to understand map for visitors and regular comuters of London.

2006 London Underground map, still using Beck’s influence of angular lines. (above) The most recent 2016 map that includes the Emirates Air Line cable car.

Source: Transit Maps of the World by Mark Owen

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Luke Pearson

U1456771

Graphic Design BA(Hons)

Inspirational work

The first ever London Underground map designed by Harry beck in 1933 Source: Depot Deiscovery by London Transport Museum

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Luke Pearson

U1456771

Graphic Design BA(Hons)

Inspirational work

Jack Oliver Jack Oliver is a graphic designer from Manchester who was given the oportunity to creat an advertising poster for the transport of Manchester.

He delivered this work in a 1930s style by using a traditional bus and tram

ticket, with editable text.

He uses bright colours to strengthen the 1930 look and also which makes the ticket stand out, which shows the information.

One of the tran colour scheme designs by Oliver to create a 1930s look to his posters.

Source: behance.net/fordperfect

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Luke Pearson

U1456771

Graphic Design BA(Hons)

Inspirational work

The three poster designs from Oliver that use the three primary colours and an old style bus ticket. (right) The full landscape poster with a different colour palette and appropriate logos.

Source: behance.net/fordperfect

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Luke Pearson

U1456771

Graphic Design BA(Hons)

Inspirational work

Rodney McDaniel McDaniel has created here a number of posters that include all of the stops on certain railway line for the Washington DC Metro system. I really like these as they are known for the coloured lines on the metro map (like in London) and

these colours are the background colour of the posters. Then all of the stops are places on as text, using a typeface that is a little worn. The spacing of the words indicates the length between the stops as well.

A few of the posters out of the series that were made as a template in Illustrator to be then screen printed Source: behance.net/frmcdaniel

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Luke Pearson

U1456771

Graphic Design BA(Hons)

Inspirational work

Pepe Gimeno In 2009 Pepe Gimeno redesigned Valencia’s tranport brand EMT. He adapted a modern style to the brands timetable, information posters and their travel leaflets. I like his design because of the modern feel and grid structure to the project.

EMT had Gimeno rebrand information booklets right up to the bust stops themselves Source: behance.net/pepegimeno

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Luke Pearson

U1456771

Graphic Design BA(Hons)

Inspirational work

Ian Egner Ian Egner a photographer from Staffordshire who specialises in light trail photography. This is where he uses a different range of shutter speeds to create movement made by cars as they pass through roads.

A number of images during dusk, daytime and after sunset. They all give the same effect but settings would’ve needed to change during the different times of day.

Source: egnerphotography.co.uk

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Luke Pearson

U1456771

Graphic Design BA(Hons)

Inspirational work

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Luke Pearson

U1456771

Graphic Design BA(Hons)

Inspirational work

Lucas Zimmermann Zimmermann’s series called Traffic Lights, is about his way of expressing his fascination of light being visible during foggy conditions. He executes this brilliantly with all three light being visible but withing three sets of

traffic lights. This also to me creates a setting of focusing on something that isn’t there. This is by where the light is being shone on to the road almost like a photography studio but with nothing to photograph.

One of Zimmermann’s incredible traffic light images, where he uses the fog to make light visible Source: lucas-zimmermann.com

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Luke Pearson

U1456771

Graphic Design BA(Hons)

Inspirational work

Michael Bosanko Michael Bosanko is a photographer that uses light to draw images or write words that are captured with the camera using long exposure. He uses landscapes and then during the exposure time he uses torchlights and other light based

objects to create artwork or typography as his main focus of interest.

Bosanko also uses his surroundings for his subjects in his light art to interact with, like a chair or a rock for example.

A number of Bosanko’s typographical work relating to the surroundings.

Source: michaelbosanko.com