May 2013
7 posts
Iconic Branding & Fast Moving Consumer Goods
Brands that are iconic
Coca-Cola
Apple
Pepsi
BT
Starbucks
IBM
British Airways
Parcel Delivery Branding
Post Office
General Post Office
Consignia
DHL
UPS
Parcel Force
Royal Mail
1933-1940 Cinema films to promote the GPO Film Unit. Experimenting with analogue animation by the likes of Len Lyle, Lotte Reininger & Norman Mclaren. ALSO look at the film “Nightmail” and...
WatchFor Jake Smith @ www.tumblr.com/jaykdesign <3
March 2013
2 posts
10 tags
Critical Analysis of Visit to Newcastle &...
I don’t go to Newcastle too often, however when I do go I always have a great experience. I just love some of the old historical buildings, the history of Newcastle impresses me a lot. The expectations i have of Newcastle are exactly what I imagine them to be. Historical, plenty of galleries, plenty to see & do. Newcastle is very different to Hartlepool, simply because of size...
Visiting Newcastle Galleries, Links & Info.
Newcastle Baltic Mill - https://www.balticmill.com/ Side Gallery - http://www.amber-online.com/sections/side-gallery Sage - http://thesagegateshead.org/ Northumberland Art Gallery - http://www.mickoxley.com/
& more, will update after Friday 15th March 2013.
Viewing all exhibitions and will update blog with pictures and information including sources.
February 2013
2 posts
Evaluation
Which specific periods, artists and designers have you investigated?
I looked at Viktor Hertz work
How did you start your research?
I started by gathering images from Viktor Hertz official website Then went onto Google and see if anything came up that wasn’t on his website He wouldn’t be referenced in books or magazines as of yet, as he isn’t that well known
Which sources...
January 2013
4 posts
Viktor Hertz Official Website →
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Information about Viktor Hertz
Website - http://www.viktorhertz.com/
Viktor Hertz has inspired me a lot throughout this year, and I like what he does and how he does it. His work is very subtle yet very unique. He is a Swedish and he focuses on simple illustrations and makes logos, posters and icons are also a focus of his. Alongside this he also does a bit of photography and film at occasions.
Here are some examples of his...
October 2012
9 posts
World's most expensive house lies abandoned......
27-storey block dominates Mumbai skyline
Property boasts three helipads, six car parks and floating gardens
But family won’t stay overnight because of lack of windows facing east
The world’s most expensive home is lying unused and abandoned because its billionaire owners believe moving in will bring them bad luck.
The 27-storey, billion-dollar tower in Mumbai, called Antilia,...
Controversy Surrounding Antilla - Mumbai
Controversies
The transactions surrounding the acquisition of the land on which this building is constructed, as well as various aspects of the construction and design of this building seem to raise significant issues of regulatory malfeasance and corruption among the various parties involved.
In 2002, this property was purchased by a Mukesh Ambani controlled entity - Antilia Commercial Private...
Controversial Strata, London - Details
The Building
5% of the building’s flats have been sold by Family Mosaic Housing Association for shared-ownership sale. These consist of the “Esprit Apartments” — located on floors 2–10 of the tower — and a further nine flats in the adjacent “Pavilion”, a three-storey structure located to the west of the tower and earmarked for former residents of the nearby Heygate...
London's Strata tower named UK's most unattractive...
The 480ft Strata tower in London has been named the country’s most unattractive new building, with critics deriding its ‘bar code’ colour scheme and -breakfast-extracting’ ugliness.
The apartment block, in Elephant and Castle, has divided critics and locals and has earned the nickname the Electric Razor.
The building took first place in the Carbuncle Cup, an annual...
Inspiring architecture, or waste of time?
Architecture
Designed by BFLS (formerly Hamiltons), Strata SE1 is the architectural icon soaring 43 storeys above SE1. It has 408 apartments offering a mixture of stunning studios, one, two and three bedroom apartments all with floor-to-ceiling windows and inspiring views of London.
Views from Strata
The views from a Strata apartment are spectacular and without equal – from all levels. The...
What is Good Design?
Creative
Aesthetically Pleasing
Pretty
Interesting
Stands Out
Clever
Trend - Follow/Set
Innovative
New/Modern
Evolving
Economical
Functional
Understandable
Intriguing
Studying the Strata (Razor) in London and the Antilla in Mumbai - gather visual examples of interior and exterior, 3 pieces of writing about the building/architect and why they cause controversy.
Good Design is
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September 2012
5 posts
May 2012
16 posts
Modernism Graphic Designers
joshlines:
Herbert Bayer
http://nadinechicken.wordpress.com/tag/herbert-bayer/
Joost Schmidt
http://areyoualice.tumblr.com/post/4430958987/bauhaus-poster-by-joost-schmidt-from-typophile
Postmodernism - Modernism
jstead91:
Ludwig
Le Corbusier
Santiago Caltrava
Postmodernism Vs Modernism
jaykdesign:
Postmodernism 3D
Michael graves
Charles Moore
Frank Gehry
Postmodernism 2D
Paula Scher
David Carson
Neville Brody
Barbara Kruger
Modernism 2D
Herbert Bayers
Joost Smidt
Modernism 3D
Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe
Le Carbusier
what is the difference between postmodernism and...
April 2012
56 posts
