Design context blog: May 2011

I wanted to start looking at posters to find some inspiration regarding the layout of my type and images. I found these, some simple, some complex.

A textured-like company logo and re-branding design.

I'm a big fan of text banners, so when I saw these i totally fell in love, that along with having a screen printed aesthetic. I have used a similar layout in some of my posters, taking the inspiration from these, along with the use of banners.

I find this so clever, using one material to construct something which is so closely related. In this case, using tree's to construct lungs, of which take in the oxygen tree's release. Very simple in layout, but so effective.

A series of posters I found which I really like, The continuity especially, by using a grid, and simple lined images, a beautiful series of posters has been created.

Image and type

A brand Identity created by Adam Hill for Brew Productions (Music event company)
Produced for those within the company as its a re-branding.
Will be seen within event promotion and those interested in the company

Robin Sheldon. A design for New York Times - To illustrate articles for aesthetic purposes.
For those who read the New York times, will be seen within the published newspaper.

Design and production for an upcoming annual memorial day - pig roast postcard invite
For those within the area interested in attending the event, postcard used to advertise and gain interest in this. Will be seen through the post.

Lindsay Giuffrida

Sita Murt - For a pop up store using hand painted fluorescent typography
A way of highlighting the event and promoting it.
Directed at trying to engage an audience of potential female buyers for products within the store.

'The bicycle cap' - A mixed media piece created by a textile company
Pieces form a stop motion in which a bike and sewing machine come together, these are simply a few of its parts.

Christopher brand

A book Jacket

Designed for those interested in the author designed for, giving some illustrative quality to the context and genre of the content.

Charlotte Elizabeth - Photographer - Branding

A way of promoting the photographer at hand

Used to contact Charlotte Elizabeth as contact details are included.

Penguin Book covers

Designed for those interested in the authors at hand

Illustrated to give some sense of genre and content.

Gives an element of interest to the books, trying to achieve potential buyers

Kyle white - Postcard Designs

Promoting Mississippi through imagery, and other locations

Unknown Artist

Shown at Parlor Gallery

Visually communicating the elements of the sun and the moon

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Type based

Wedding invitations by Stephanie and Ben -

http://icecreamsocialshoppe.blogspot.com/2011/04/stephanie-and-ben.html
Produced for personal interest

Robert Montgomery - Large scaled typography based work
Attempting to direct at a wide, varied audience, in passing on a message about consumerism

A photograph I found
A promotional piece, a typography based design used to intrigue and find the attention of potential buyers.

David Arias - http://www.behance.net/david_arias

A design for a organic skin care range featuring black and white packaging.

Used to give continuity to each product, showing they are the same brand.

Using typography to provide information and give an aesthetic quality.

Re-branding for a mother to be store.

Using typography to uplift to-be mothers

Promoting the store at a direct audience

'Process journal identity'

Studio verse and hunt studio

A branding, giving professionalism and continuity through design

Christopher Brand

Book Jackets

Used to give some idea of content through visual engagement and type

Jeff Rodgers - Set font design

Expressive forms of typography, to represent what they say

Marcio Kelmanson

Promotional CD packaging design for a jazz musician

Using type to recreate musical instrument and give context and information about music

Keith Scharwath

Hand painted signs of 'disposable communication' which was shown in Parlor Gallery

Will be viewed by those who visited

Purpose of aesthetic Value

Source: http://work.scharwath.com/

GF Smith — Master Specifier 2011

A swatch book like design for stock and a guide on selecting paper - A toolkit for design and print professionals, Chosen design is specific to content, using a range of stock and printing processes to create it.

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Image Based

Christopher Brand

Book jackets

Used to illustrate some content of the book

Potential audiences are those who either know the author and like him, or find the imagery interesting enough to purchase the book.

An Image selected from a student spotlight event

Wendy Chan

An Infographic showing what tea can be served with - This design was featured in design work life.

For those interested in the subject matter.

Illustrations to be made into screen savers, t-shirt prints and much more.

Directed at those who may find interest in the designs and animals at hand, and the possibility of downloading the material as a background for their phone / computer.

Evgeniya Righini-Brand

Annemieke Beemster Leverenz

Illustration icons for 'grains week'

Suggest elements of the event taking place

Iconic images, recognisable by a wide and varied audience, trying to promote event through icons.

Sam Dallyn

Design for an app on the iphone

A new way of sending 'smilies' and emotion through messaging

Directed at those who own an iphone and would want to use such smilies through messaging.

Jesse Ledoux

Work to be sold to help the Red Cross charity

Design work relating to countries flat and illustrations showing natural event which occured

For those around the world, wanting to help the victims in Haiti

Adam Brackney

The period table illustrated

Directed at those interested in either design or the sciences, it gives a clearer understanding to the elements and what they are by illustrating them.

Could be used to learn what each are.