TY1DP1: Part 1
Design Practice
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New work from our Part 1
BA Graphic Communication students
Narratives | Lettering | Images | Monograms | Covid | Penguins | Type design | User-focus | Listings
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A client has written a novel and asks you to develop a concept that enhances the visual dimension of the story through the book’s form and materiality.
Labyrinth book narrative
Staircase theme
Obsession
Noise
A walk into madness
Obsession
Labyrinth
Floating Comic (Staircase)
Obsession
Staircase
Obsession Through Pages
Cambridge Institution
Noise
Infinite Labyrinth
What’s That Noise?
Staircase
Stairs
Loop…
Obsession
Broken Narratives- a staircase story
something was there…
Stairs
Labyrinth
Labyrinth book narrative
Never ending narrative
Looped Labyrinth:
Obsessive behaviour
The maze beyond the gaze
The staircase to success
Simplicity is Key
Loop – A book redesign
Labyrinth
A book without words
Labyrinth
Grab and Tear it all
Endless Labyrinth – Endless Book
Burning Pages
A Noisy Book
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Lettering – in the form of letters, words, messages – is everywhere, indoors and out.
Caution
Information Signs
Indented typography
Lettering – Signs in Public Places
Lettering in Warnings
Eye-catching letters
R in the Environment
Instruction signs
Everyday signs
Blue Letterforms
Colour in the Wild
Simon says no?
Primary Colours
Textures of lettering
Drain Covers and Raised Lettering
Letters in environment- Colourful sans serif
Raised and Indented Lettering
Exploring Patterns in Signs
Lettering in perspective
Materials and Context Photography Across Campus
Eye Line
Serifs and Texture
Signs Observation
Eye-catching Sign boards and Letters
Lettering in the Environment
The Little Things
Font Finding
Typography iSpy in UoR
Lettering Around Campus
Eyes on the Little Things
Lettering in the Environment
Lettering in the Environment
Opening my eyes to the words around me
Tell me where to go and what to do.
Bleak, Boring, and Grey
Letters in the Wild
My Journey with UOR Lettering
Variety in our everyday life
Exploring Lettering Forms Found on Campus
Noticeable Type
Worn and damaged lettering
Things I often overlook
Lettering in the environment
Contrast
Attention and caution
Lettering around university
The Good, The Bad… but not The Ugly
The forgotten
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Two images to illustrate a ‘given’ noun. The second image adds _one element_ to change the feeling or meaning of the first image.
Are the Government making change happen?
Social Media
Fragile Happiness
London – Olympic Underground
Love/abuse
Christ or the Antichrist?
Money
Pregnancy making waves
Are they still a family
Education system
Boris
Royalty
Protests
The Dark Side Of Gaming:
Pain
Religion – Free the Uighurs
Politician
Education Inequality
Exploration of the word ‘War’
Money (makes the world go round)
The Hardship of Being a Woman
Work
Britain
An exploration of protest
I can’t tell where “d” ends and “D” begins
TK
Monograms – Illustrator design task
Transmogrification of my initials
My name and finding ways to shape it
Pairing ‘m’ and ‘b’
My job was easy
DC
CH monogram
Transforming Letterforms
Transmogrify – HS
AP
E R
Initial Transmogrify
Initials Monogram
Initial Identity
RW
Initials monogram
Are monograms always supposed to be uppercase?
Lettering and development of monograms
KH
Structured and geometric design
A, S Or A, C – Initials
Transmogrify
A learning curve
Transmogrify
Hannahsmithosis
Monogram – LMJ
The H in my name deserves the hierarchy
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How is graphic language being used to communicate public health information in a global pandemic: collecting contemporary communications
Italy, Spain, Germany or the UK?
Safety signs
COVID-19 – Blue or Yellow?
Bunny coronavirus signage!
Illustration Vs Typography
Hands, Face, Space: Covid-19
Covid Colour Signs and posters
friendly Cautious
UK Government vs Australian Government
Approaches
Varying amounts of formality in Covid communications
Covid in Britain
From Political to Social issues
Poster: Icon vs Typography
Wear a mask to stop the spread
‘Caroni’
Safe in space
The Signs of COVID-19
Social media in a PANDEMIC!
Covid 19 In Reading Town
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Inspired by the work of David Pearson, Harland Miller and others who enjoy playing with established design classics, create a perfect copy of a classic Penguin … then have some fun …
The Great Gatsby
A Night at the Movies
Cinderella Penguin Cover
The Great Gatsby
Good Omens
Milk and Honey
The Tiger Who Came To Tea
The Great Gatsby
‘The New Library’ Penguin Book Design:
Great Expectations
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby Penguin Cover
The Dracula
Peter Pan
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Great Gatsby Penguin Book Cover Design
The Great Gatsby
Great Gatsby
Penguin Book Cover
The Great Gatsby
Bravo Two Zero
The Great Gatsby
Elmer and the rainbow
The Great Gatsby
Trainspotting Penguin Book Cover Design
The Shining
Peter Pan book cover
The Voyage of Argo
The Secret Garden
Great Gatsby Rendition David Pearson
The Day of the Triffids
Dracula Coverpage
The Little Prince
The Cat In The Hat
Fault in our Stars & Penguin
The Great Gatsby
Penguin Book Cover
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
Harry Potter
Kung Fu Panda
Twilight
Creation of the Penguin Cover
The Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Penguin Cover
The new library:
Eat, Pray, Love, Repeat
Stuart Little
Alice in Wonderland
A Penguin Book cover with a twist
Coraline Penguin cover transformation
Penguin Covers
bunny’s penguin book cover 2
Pinocchio
The end of Club Penguin R.I.P
Happy Feet
Emily In Paris
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Matrix
PULP FICTION
Stranger Things.
The Curious Incident of the dog in the nighttime.
Sharp Objects (and a dangerous penguin)
The Handmaid’s Tale
Psycho
The Borrowers
Bang! And The Dirt Is Gone!
Blood Orange
Harry Potter
The Shining
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Starting with just six glyphs from a given font, design additional letterforms in the same style by careful analysis of the existing shapes.
Typeforms
Typeface drawing
Letter Shaping and Font Replication
Practicing letter forms
Subtle variation in typeface
Recreating typeforms
Letterforms
Copying letterforms
FF Tisa Pro
Extrapolating Type
Platforms of letters
Do our eyes deceive us?
The Devil’s in the detail
‘Hesion’ sounds like a good tequila
Minding the gap is a tricky task
Please mind the gap between your letters
Minding the Gap Can Get Tricky
Recreating Type
Typeface Design
What letter is it?
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Get to know another student on the course, and user what you learn about them to design them a perfect present.
Shark Outfit Generator
Damien’s Ideal Gift – Tiger Trophy with other statues
Apples, sausage dog and travel
Plane Ticket to Mexico
Band on Call
Dairy free chocolate bar
Kitchen cleaning elephant
Karaoke Jewellery box
Ideal Gift Project
Touch Screen T-Shirt for Matt
A mysterious camera
Toy dog diving game
Peaky Blinders Inspired Whiskey Bottle Speaker
Funko Pop Vinyl Eminem Speaker
Flavour From Home
Philippine Skateboard
Multi-Function Journal
Medicine Conveyor Vending Machine
Bluetooth Tap Dance Shoes
Custom surfboard
Portal
Magic map of magnolia
Dior invitation
Safety Bubble Gift
Music box lamp
Scribble-as-you-go Backpack
Electronic Easel
Design for Portable Guitar Chord
Lakers Jersey
Ideal gift (Kim’s project)
Space ship
Rolling Stone Race Car
How to create the perfect present
Japan in a Coffee Cup
Flying Car
A Bone-Breaking Clown
what is your ideal gift?
For someone who likes skateboards and records.
Shoes design present
House Rolfe -GOT
For someone who loves to travel
Temple disc and Smart ring
Drake’s choice
Cateye
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Start with some completely unformatted (and horribly copy-edited) text, and turn it into a coherently presented document that articulates an information hierarchy and supports user goals.