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 […]
Category: Context and Research
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:
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 […]
Erik Bruun/
Erik Bruun is a Graphic Designer and Painter from Finland. He is most known for his hand painted advertisements and travel posters for Finnish International Tourism. Bruun’s work mainly consists of large colourful paintings that advertise Finnish travel or food and lifestyle products but he also did some branding works and logo design. This is […]
I confirm that the attached assessment is all my own work and does not include any work completed by anyone other than myself and sources have been appropriately referenced. FMP Concept (Updated March 17th) For my project I wanted to base my graphical problem on my personal experience with the Helsinki Transit System and how […]