Design Against Fur 2011

Here's a sneak preview of the entry from myself and Jeremy Freeman-Wood for the Design Against Fur 2011 competition. The brief states that the solution is to show how that animals are suffering on Fur Farms, and bread just for there fur.

Concept Personnel

Here is a helpful article about how to make an internship successful from Concept Personnel, a large recruitment agency..

http://www.conceptpersonnel.co.uk/blogMore.php?id=172

Notes on a Logo- Pentagram

Here is a good video where Michael Bierut talks about creating a logo for the New World Symphony, a Miami orchestral academy that had just moved to a new campus..


http://pentagram.com/en/new/2011/04/new-world-symphony-video.php

27b/6

Here is a site of a Graphic Designer, responding to peoples emails, in a not so friendly way..

http://27bslash6.com/missy.html

Graphic Designers Presentation

This is the presentation that I gave to the class last week on graphic designers, we did this presentation as a group. I realise that I have posted articles on these designers previously, but I thought it was worth putting the presentation up too.

I Love Typography

Here is a site with some excellent articles on typography, pointed out to me by Potts Print (UK)..

http://ilovetypography.com/

This is definitely worth a read for anyone with a love for typography.

Jonathan Barnbrook - A background knowledge

• Jonathan Barnbrook, born 1966, is a British graphic designer and typographer.
• Barnbrook trained at Central St Martin's and at the Royal College of Art.
• Recognised for his work on the cover artwork of David Bowie's 2002 album Heathen which featured the debut for his 'Priori' typeface.
• From 1997 until 2003, Barnbrook collaborated with 'Young British Artist' Damien Hirst, most notably on the design, layout and typography of his book 'I Want To Spend the Rest of My Life Everywhere, with Everyone, One to One, Always, Forever, Now'.
• Barnbrook has also contributed work to, and art-directed two editions of Adbusters.

Si Scott - A background knowledge

• Si Scott is a UK based graphic designer who shares his time between London and Manchester, purely for inspirational purposes.
• He left school at 16, heading to art college to do a BTEC, foundation and then degree courses.
• His work has been commissioned by Nike, Casio, UNICEF and BBC.
• He believes that computers are relied upon far too much by designers.
• He has an unique, intricate style, hand-drawn with lots of detail.

Peter Saville - A background knowledge

• Peter Saville (born 9 October 1955) is an English art director and graphic designer.
• Studied graphic design at Manchester Polytechnic from 1975 to 1978.
• Saville became a partner of Factory Records along with Wilson, Rob Gretton and Alan Erasmus.
• Saville designed record sleeves for Factory Records artists, notably for Joy Division and New Order.
• In 1979 Saville moved from Manchester to London and became art director of the Virgin offshoot, DinDisc.
• In 1993 Saville left London and moved to Los Angeles to join ad agency Frankfurt Balkind with Brett Wickens.
• In 2004, Saville became Creative Director of the city of Manchester, as a consultant.
• In 2010, Saville designed the England football team home shirt.

Seb Lester - A background knowledge

• Trained in Graphic Design at Central Saint Martins, and works in London as a type designer, illustrator and artist.
• Worked at Monotype Imaging as a Senior Type Designer for 9 years.
• He's created typefaces and type illustrations for some of the world's biggest companies, publications and events, including the likes of Apple, Nike, Intel, The New York Times and The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
• Currently creating limited edition prints, which are becoming more and more popular.

Wim Crouwel - A background knowledge

• Wim Crouwel is a Dutch graphic designer and typographer
• Founding member of Total Design
• Created the typeface, New Alphabet. According to Crouwel it was 'over the top and never meant to be used'
• Couwel's work is known for its use of grid-based layouts and typography that is rooted in the International Typographic Style.