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March 15th-18th
Monday 15th Wednesday 17th Thursday 18th Today I will finish off my project proposal and I will try my best to complete the pitch document so that next week I can start my planning for the production of my design guideline.
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London Trip 2020/
On the 11th of March 2020 I went on a trip to London, I spent the day gathering primary research on logo and graphic design. I spent the first half of the day in the London Design Museum I then went to the Museum of Branding. The Design Museum I found the design museum interesting […]
The NYC Transit Authority Graphics Standard Manual is the manual that the New York subway system has to follow in order for commuters to use to traverse the city. Online there is a free to view version of the original manual, I looked at the high quality scans to read the book. This book was […]
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Harry Beck and ‘The Tube’/
Harry Beck (1902-1974) was a Technical Draughtsman, in 1931 he created the ‘Tube Map’ for the London Underground which would later be used as a design influence in modern iterations of the map. Before Beck drafted his map in the 1930s, the original map looked less grid like and more fluid and snaking by design. […]
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Margaret Calvert/
Margaret Calvert is a British Graphic Designer who is most notable for her work on the road signs used throughout the UK. She has also created the signage for the British Airport Authority. Calvert also created the modern design guide for the British Railways using a modified form of the Helvetica typeface. Below is some […]
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Typography and Legibility
Font Structure I found that Jonathan Hoefler’s documentary episode on typography Legibility When looking into how I could make my font more legible I decided to research how my typeface could be modified to improve the legibility for people with dyslexia. In my research I red that sans serif fonts that use a mix between […]
Birmingham Rail and Transit For Birminghams transit map designs they use a dark themed map to better contrast the different trainlines that go accross the West Midlands. NYC Subway Tokyo Subway Seattle Skyrail Recourses:
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Trip to Finland/
On February 2nd to the 29th I went on the Erasmus exchange to Finland, I spent my time in Tampere and Helsinki. This trip was an opportunity for me to gather primary research and expierence a different culture. Leaflets and Graphics Below is some leaflets, graphics and postcards I collected whilst travelling Finland. When I […]
Below is my Pitch Document fo my project, this document showcases what I have done so far this year and my plans for the Final Major Project. This document is to be pitched to a group or peers and tutors so they can give me constructive critisism to help me develop a stronger project. I […]
Fred's FMP 