Saul Bass (/bæs/; May 8, 1920 – April 25, 1996) was an American graphic designer and Oscar-winning filmmaker, best known for his design of motion-picture title sequences, film posters, and corporate logos. During his 40-year career, Bass worked for some of Hollywood’s most prominent filmmakers, including Alfred Hitchcock, Otto Preminger, Billy Wilder, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese. Among his best known title sequences are the animated paper cut-out of a heroinContinue reading “Research point”
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Using google search i have found the below images of aircraft safety cards from different airlines to see how they have displayed information differently.
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Given the current predicament it seemed fitting to reflect on some of the campaigning being done by the government about coronavirus/covid-19. As you can see the posters start off as a sort of friendly notification of the current circumstances which at the time wasn’t that concerning, just to wash surfaces and if you have traveledContinue reading “Research point”
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As going to the shops at the moment is next to impossible! I have used the food shopping online avenue. I’m using the ASDA webpage and with the current predicament the focus is staying at home. So the first range i have noticed is the BBQ range to encourage people to stay at home andContinue reading “Research point”
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Logo’, like life and fine wines, develop over time. They adapt and change to the worlds current predicament like google changes its web page every day depending on what historically happened on said day. However important it is to adapt to the times it’s also important to keep a brand image. See below some examplesContinue reading “Research point”
Research: Text
My general style of typography tends to lean towards the more creative and outstanding but i have worked on pieces for certain demographics which are more sensible and formal which have still been pieces i like the look of, like designing logos for a housing association in some of my previous work and then goingContinue reading “Research: Text”
Research: Structure 2
In graphic design, a grid is a structure (usually two-dimensional) made up of a series of intersecting straight (vertical, horizontal, and angular) or curved lines (grid lines) used to structure content. By the mid-1970’s instruction of the typographic grid as a part of graphic design curricula had become standard in Europe, North America and much of Latin America. The graphic styleContinue reading “Research: Structure 2”
Research: Type
These are the three fonts i have chosen to research – Century Gothic, Georgia and Tahoma. Century Gothic is a sans-serif typeface in the geometric style, released by Monotype Imaging in 1991. It is strongly influenced by the font Futura, but with a larger x-height. Its design also derives from two other typefaces that were designed to compete with Futura. It is an exclusively digitalContinue reading “Research: Type”
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