TY1DP1: Part 1
Design Practice
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New work from our Part 1
BA Graphic Communication students
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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.
Ideal gift (Kim’s project)
Lakers Jersey
Design for Portable Guitar Chord
Electronic Easel
Scribble-as-you-go Backpack
Music box lamp
Safety Bubble Gift
Dior invitation
Magic map of magnolia
Portal
Custom surfboard
Bluetooth Tap Dance Shoes
Medicine Conveyor Vending Machine
Multi-Function Journal
Philippine Skateboard
Flavour From Home
Funko Pop Vinyl Eminem Speaker
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Lettering – in the form of letters, words, messages – is everywhere, indoors and out.
Signs Observation
Serifs and Texture
Eye Line
Materials and Context Photography Across Campus
Lettering in perspective
Exploring Patterns in Signs
Raised and Indented Lettering
Letters in environment- Colourful sans serif
Drain Covers and Raised Lettering
Textures of lettering
Primary Colours
Simon says no?
Colour in the Wild
Blue Letterforms
Everyday signs
Instruction signs
R in the Environment
Eye-catching letters
Lettering in Warnings
Lettering – Signs in Public Places
Indented typography
Information Signs
Caution
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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.
Cambridge Institution
Obsession Through Pages
Staircase
Obsession
Floating Comic (Staircase)
Labyrinth
Obsession
A walk into madness
Noise
Obsession
Staircase theme
Labyrinth book narrative
My 90s Logo
Gemini Designs
OK Design Logo
Nasrin designer
Fox Design
Green, nature inspired
Multiple shades of green
Shades of green
Self Branding
Abstract Logo
Nature Inspired Logo
70’s Retro
Minimalist Branding
Logo – 90’s Theme
70s Retro Themed Logo Design
Brown Design
Minimalist Logo Concept
Logotype trends 2022
70s Logotype
Polka Dots Logo Type Trends
70’s neutrals
70s logo
New Minimalism
Zee Graphics
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What can we learn about design from looking at historical archives?
Image(s) from the Lettering, Printing and Graphic Design Collections, Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, University of Reading.

Human analysts

Price’s Candle

Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd Collection

National Theatre Poster

Trade cards

Grand Concert and Dance

Real mermaid

The Ritz Menu

1870s Vintage Sheet Music

B.O.A.C

Paper wheel charts

Comparing the designs on Menus

Funeral Card

Funeral invitation

Circus Poster

Memorial cards
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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.
Platforms of letters
Extrapolating Type
FF Tisa Pro
Copying letterforms
Letterforms
Recreating typeforms
Subtle variation in typeface
Practicing letter forms
Letter Shaping and Font Replication
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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 …

Harry Potter

As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning

Penguin Book Cover

The Great Gatsby

Fault in our Stars & Penguin

The Cat In The Hat

The Little Prince

Dracula Coverpage

The Day of the Triffids

Great Gatsby Rendition David Pearson

The Secret Garden

The Voyage of Argo

Peter Pan book cover

The Shining

Trainspotting Penguin Book Cover Design

The Great Gatsby

Elmer and the rainbow

The Great Gatsby

Bravo Two Zero

The Great Gatsby

Penguin Book Cover

Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

Great Gatsby Penguin Book Cover Design

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Peter Pan

The Dracula

The Great Gatsby Penguin Cover
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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.

Reading Film Theatre Cinema Listing

Listings for young adults

Cinema Listings Development and Presentation

Movie time!

Techniques learnt from Indesign

Techniques learnt from Indesign

RFT Listings

Cinema Listings Development

Joyful Theatre

Autumn Film Festival

Blue and Pink Cinema Listings

Movies!

What’s on in Autumn 2017? – RFT flyer

RFL 01

RFL 02

Family Friendly

RFT flyer for a Swiss Professor

Cinema Listings
