A few months ago in the gym I saw some posters for lastminute.com and have been trying ever since to find out who designed them. At last I have discovered that
are responsible. Crushed is a design agency based in Brighton and I really like pretty much everything in their portfolio. Looking through it has reminded me of things that I have seen and liked but never knew who did it before, like some of the packaging they did for Asda own brand biscuits and soup. I think I might just apply here for some work experience next summer...
To me Graphic Design is the culmination of information and aesthetic. The job of the graphic designer is to interpret and change information so it can be related to through a visual approach. It is all about problem solving in that you have to constantly think about your audience. Who are they and what can you do to help or hinder their understanding? Because of this appropriateness is key. There is no point doing something simple if your message requires work to be decorative and vice versa. No matter how nice something might look there is simply no point to it if it does not communicate effectively. Design is not about making something look good, it is the basis for everything. You cannot escape it and it is far more important than most people will ever realise.
What do other people think Graphic Design is?
"Graphic design is the paradise of individuality, eccentricity, heresy, abnormality, hobbies and humors." - George Santayana
"Typography has one plain duty before it and that is to convey information in writing. No argument or consideration can absolve typography from this duty." — Emil Ruder
"If you remember the shape of your spoon at lunch, it has to be the wrong shape. The spoon and the letter are tools; one to take food from the bowl, the other to take information off the page... When it is a good design, the reader has to feel comfortable because the letter is both banal and beautiful." - Adrian Frutiger
"To me designing has never been a job or profession. It’s a way of life, like a priest or rabbi." - Ephram Edward Benguiat
The following pieces of work help to sum up what graphic design is to me. Every piece communicates a clear message, there are no flippant pieces that just look nice because in my eyes that does not constitute graphic design. Like most people I appreciate good aesthetics but for me message is the number one priority.
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Duran Duran - The Chauffeurvia
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Changethethought started in 2002 as a portfolio for the designer Christopher Cox but has since been transformed into a brilliant blog and resource site. The work posted by the team is absolutely stunning! If I were to post everything that I like on that website then I'd be here all day. So here are a select few pieces that get my creative juices flowing:
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Malice Mizer - Ma Chérievia
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Vicky Simmons and Pedro Meade are the creators of these great posters placed in those newspaper stand things in central London. As someone who always reads these things because I'm a poor student who can't afford newspapers, I really appreciate these. This is what Vicky Simmons says about these pieces:
"I worked collaboratively with Pedro Meade to change a space that’s constantly observed and acknowledged, but often overlooked. The Evening Standard headline boards set a tone for the day and convey a message and state of mind to passing commuters. They are a physical manifestation of the news, which is updated regularly throughout the day, and are one of the fastest changing print media in our environment.
Our aim was to engage the audience with humorous and interesting headlines that are never given the prestige of front page news. We want our alternative news headlines to make people smile, to turn heads and provoke thought. The posters are aimed at commuters and passers by, who make daily journeys into London and who are regularly exposed to the boards".
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A-Ha - Take On Mevia
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The Gardens Of St. Benjamin is the online portfolio of
Benji Holroyd. I really like the use of colour and pictogram in his designs for Monty Patheridge Landscape Gardens. Really simple but very visually interesting. The typographic design for the window of The Leaf Tea Shop reminds me of the tea towels designed by
Emma Bridgewater. I love Bridgewater stuff. All my crockery and cutlery is from there.
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Ashlee Simpson - Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)via
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Font Clock is a 21st Century take on the British 24 hour clock design icon. Twelve different fonts are printed within the mechanism of the clock providing a random, mixed display of graphic language within a simple timepiece. It was created by Sebastian Wrong who had this to say about the piece:
The essence of the idea is the twelve fonts, all chosen for their design strength and individuality and all of which are twentieth century apart from one, an English 18th Century script. In theory, all given points within the annual time cycle, all the fonts will run together for 5 minutes.
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Sonic Youth - Sundayvia FoxyTunesLabels: graphic design, product design, sebastian wrong, typography
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A few months ago in the gym I saw some posters for lastminute.com and have been trying ever since to find out who designed them. At last I have discovered that Crushed are responsible. Crushed is a design agency based in Brighton and I really like pretty much everything in their portfolio. Looking through it has reminded me of things that I have seen and liked but never knew who did it before, like some of the packaging they did for Asda own brand biscuits and soup. I think I might just apply here for some work experience next summer...
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Vicky Simmons and Pedro Meade are the creators of these great posters placed in those newspaper stand things in central London. As someone who always reads these things because I'm a poor student who can't afford newspapers, I really appreciate these. This is what Vicky Simmons says about these pieces:
