In my project I wanted to rebrand the Helsinki Tram Network, the theoretical problem of this project is that Helsinki’s Tram Network is provided by a greater metro system that includes Buses, Trams, Trains and Ferries. I did not want to apply my whole rebranding to the metro sytem because of how much research and […]
April 26th For my starter activity I have to find a recent bit of design news that relates to my FMP, I have found a recent article of Taxi Studio (Bristol) that has produced a typeface and ad campaign that spreads awareness of Colon Cancer. https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/12-18-april-2021/taxi-studio-never-too-young/ https://taxistudio.co.uk/ Wednesday 28th Thursday 29th
Monday 19th Today I am going to try and finish off my Typography for Wednesday 21st Today I am going to continue working towards finishing my font and recording it. I am currently running experiments so my font can work within my grid system. Thursday 22nd
Introduction/ Evaluation Over the past couple of weeks I have been working on my FMP project titled: Finnish Design/ Transit systems. I decided to research this project because of my trip last year to Finland to gather primary research for a previous project. Whilst on this trip I intended on focusing on Finnish design but […]
These images are a timeline of how I made the prototype for my book. I started creating my book on March 25th and I finished making it on April 1st (exactly 1 week). I have mainly been working on Adobe Illustrator for this project, but when I am making the final layout for this book […]
Monday 29th Today I will research some font designers that will relate to my FMP work and legibility. I will also be creating a poster in the art style of Saul Bass for my lesson plan. Wednesday 31st Thursday 1st April
Saul Bass (1920-1996) is an American graphic designer who was most notably known for his poster and animation work in Film/Cinema. He worked closely with the director Alfred Hitchcock and created many posters for his movies. Bass created vibrant posters with unique typefaces, his work was very geometric and blocky. The style of his work […]
Paula Scher is an American graphic designer and painter from New York. She is one of the most influential designers in the world and is a part founder of Pentagram, one famous agencies and intitutions. The reason I decided to research her work is because of her personal painting projects on American Maps using typography. […]
Otl Aicher (1922 – 1991) is a German graphic designer who is most notable for his work on the 1972 Munich Olympics. Aicher’s art style for his graphics is a varient of Bauhaus. He usually works in black and white instead of using colour, but this works with his minimal geometric pictograms. The 1972 Munich […]
In 2017 the city of Helsinki had a major rebranding lead and designer by Werklig. Werklig is a Helsinki based design agency that works on Branding and Advertisement. While I was in Finland I saw a few of these designs around Helsinki, when I arrived at Helsinki airport for my trip I saw some of […]
Fred's FMP 