Eric Gill was born in 1882 in Brighton. He studied at Chichester Technical and Art School, and in 1900 moved to London to train as an architect.In 1903 he gave up his architectural training to become a calligrapher, letter-cutter and monumental mason.
Throughout Eric Gill's life he produced a range of different art pieces. One of these was Gill Sans.
Gill sans is a sans-serif typeface original designed in 1926 in a bookshop were Gill painted the fascia over the window in sans-serif capitals.
Gill Sans became popular when in 1929 Cecil Dandridge commissioned Eric Gill to produce Gill Sans to be used on the London and North Eastern Railway for a unique typeface for all the LNER's posters and publicity material.
Gill was a well established sculptor, graphic artist and type designer, and the Gill Sans typeface takes inspiration from Edward Johnston’s Johnston typeface for London Underground, which Gill had worked on while apprenticed to Johnston.
Other fonts by Eric Gill are:
Aries
Gill Facia
Gill Facia Display
Gill Floriated Capitals
Gill Sans
Gill Sans Bold
Gill Sans Bold Condensed
Gill Sans Condensed
Gill Sans Display Bold
Gill Sans Extra Condensed Bold
Gill Sans Light Shadowed
Gill Sans Light Shadowed (Adobe)
Gill Sans Schoolbook
Gill Sans Shadowed
Gill Sans Ultra Bold
Gill Sans Ultra Bold Condensed
Humanist 521
Joanna
Joanna Extra Bold
Joanna Solotype
Jubilee
Lapidary 333
Perpetua
Manchester University on The 20th of June 2011 was an insight to were I could for fill more education if I decide to go down that route. It was also an insight into there type of work that other people in each specialist area have already created. This could lead on to influence me to uses different styles and techniques of different artists that they have research to produced a certain outcome. As I first walked throw the door into the event I saw a swell of different people all competing to be the best in their specialist area. The even was organised and well executed by having a map of the event and clearly labelling each different area with in the event. A range of different specialist subject was on display at Manchester university, some of these were Graphic design, interactive media, typography, fine art, fashion an more.
The specialist subjects that I was most looking forward to was Graphics design, Typography and illustration/fine art. Although I still looked at a range of other area’s because I felt that I could possible link two area’s together by taking influence from one and trying it in another style. The first artist that I took interest in was Alexander Smith this is because I liked the style of media and techniques that he uses to produce different but similar outcomes.
This piece of work is called Wonders of the Universe: Destiny Wallpaper Design.
The general design of the piece of work reminds me of the Eye of Providence this is because it is a triangle with an eye in it. Although Alexander smith has replaced the eye with a clock this could represent time evolution. The reason I think of evolution is because of the images in the background and how hes put a baby on the left then a person in a space suite on the right showing how far the human race has gone so far.
I like the simple colours that have been used, different shades of blue to represent the sea or sky.
I think the starting point of this image was by looking into history and researching evolution and the theory of the big bang and then on the other side God etc.
By looking into these I think he was able to link them both together in a simple way but also a very cripive way. The impression that it gives to me is mixed this is because of the way he has linked two complete different idea’s and believes together. At first I just saw it as an image with some other images layered onto but after looking at it for several minutes I started to think of history and the Eye of providence. This then made me think about evolution due to the two images on either side.
From looking at different pieces of students work at the Manchester University event I instantly thought that I would not be able to compete with there final outcomes this is because I don’t think I could of though of an idea that involves two very political subjects and be able to link them together in the way Alexander Smith has.
Overall I find the event to help me with my person idea’s this is because I was able to expand my few’s and be able to take more work into consideration.
Greenwashing (a portmanteau of "green" and "whitewash") is a term describing the deceptive use of green PR green marketing in order to promote a misleading perception that a company's policies or products (such as goods or services) are environmentally friendly.
Greenwashing is essentially the practice of re-branding or re-marketing a product/ business in order to appear more environmentally friendly to the consumer.
A good example of this is BP a large oil company that reproduced a completely different logo and slogan to promote a more environmentally conscious image.
For this project I have to design a poster that promotes the recycle meant of small electrical goods. Small electrical goods add up to one of the most un-recycled objects in Britain at the moment this is mainly because people don’t know where to recycle the object or how. This adds to the reason off throwing them in the rubbish. There are many problems about not recycling small electrical goods. One of these is the rapid improvement of technology this is because people want to stay up with the improvement of technology this causes wastes electrical goods all the times. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that only 15-20% of e-waste is recycled, the rest of these electronics go directly into landfills and incinerators. If people start to recycle small electrical goods more there are a huge amount of benefits from it. Like Recycling raw materials from end-of-life electronics is the most effective solution to the growing e-waste problem. Most electronic devices contain a variety of materials, including metals that can be recovered for future uses.
Within this project I will develop and exploring the ideas of different artists based on recycling, and how they manage to get the message across in an influencing way. I will produce a verity of different media with the use of both studio and visual studies sessions. This will be Photoshop final outcomes with scanned in imagery from visual studies I will also produces a wide range of different outcomes like Mono printing, Lino printing, pen and ink and many more. From doing all of these different outcomes based on recycling I will hope to learn from each outcome to see what looks the best and how I could add this to my final outcome. I will be following many different artists throughout this assailment on my blog and in my book. I’m going to do this because of the amount of influence you can gain from looking at a artist who does the same work. These are just a couple of artists that I like and will be following on my blog shortly.
During these few weeks of blogging iv seen how many people have started to use blogs to either show there work or talk about new topics. The idea of blogging will keep on expanding in my eyes because of how simple it is to set up a blog and start posting more or less straight away. This idea of easy blogging will lead to a hole new idea of design and making it possible for people to get there work looked at and commented unlike in the past were union people would not be recognised. The amount of uses for blogging are huge it enable people to get there work known and themselves this will had to a hole new idea of design within the blogging world. Also the use of blogs for job applications, university applications and many more. This will add to a hole new type of graphics design and other design area because you are able to work on it at anytime when you have the Internet connection. The outcomes of the blogging community are endless you can earn money from them to getting a job etc.
However there are drawback's to blogs being this simple and these are more people who might not be as good at art/design and other area's will be posting there work. This will make it harder for people who might be good at the subject area to find other people like them because it is always becoming bigger. overall Google blogger is a good community to be a part of but there are a few problems that i have came across that might put people off who are not so good with computers and these the page randomly closes when you go to post on your blog but this has only happened a few times so hopefully it has been fixed. The other reason is if you wanted to change your title and make your own it takes a of time to get it to the right resolution witch means you have to keep on playing around until it is right.
So overall i would recommend starting your own blog this is because it will help you get your work known more than what you would by just keeping it on a file. I taken this into account and have a my work page this is so people can go on it and look at your work and comment. This is because i would like some of my work to get known by the people that look on my blog and this could only of been done by having a blog.
As a newer blogger i found out about Google reader. Google reader is a web-based aggregator capable of reading ATOM and RSS feed while either online or offline. The use off Google reader is to be able to read new feeds without trolling through all off the sites you are following this gives you a easy and fast way to read new posts all in one area. witch will enable you to go to their site to read more if u want to. I've started to use Google reader just because of how easy it is to set up and how much time you save by being able to read all the sites/blogs you are following.
This is one off my favorite blogs becuase off the amount of posting that the author does and the amount of time effort he puts into it is amazing.I picked to follow this blog becuase of the simple design but mainly the amount of interesting things that are posted about art and design. You can find this blog at http://artblogbybob.blogspot.com/ .
This is another blog that i have decided to follow called "Dirty Mouse". I chossed to follow this blog becuase of the simple layout and a white background. I think the white background makes the blog look more formal and easyer to read. You can find this blog at http://www.dirtymouse.co.uk/ .
This is another blog that i have decided to follow. I wanted to follow this blog mainly becuase of the use of background and shades off grey i think it works really well with the layout of his blog. The author talks about relevant subjects that i am interested in. I also like the simplar layout to the blogs i am following with the posts on the left and the side bar on the right i think this pattern works very well.
You can find this website at http://archidose.blogspot.com/ .
This is another blog that i decided to follow called "Architecture Peanuts". I decided to follow this blog because of the layout pattern that have been used and what they have been blogging about. I liked how the blog has a central layout making your eye focus on the middle with a colour scheme at each side that blends in with the text on the left hand side of the page. You can find this blog at http://architecturepeanuts.blogspot.com/ .
This is a blog that i decided to follow called Yanko Design. I decided to follow this blog because of the way the author has layed it out. A simple layout what works effectively to encourage you to look at the blog. i also like the way it is set out with the posts on the left in their own boxes then links and other information on the right. You can find this blog at http://www.yankodesign.com/ .
In my response to following a wide range of different blogs i have decided to review one of the blogs that i really like and this is artblogbybob . "Art Blog By Bob" this is a blog that is manly based around the idea and review of different types of art work and design issues. within their blog they go into much detail about the artist they are talking about and other relevant subject area's.
In this screen shot the author talks about " A Matter of Interpretation: Is All Art History Western Art History?". The author talks about how we look at new art by trying to link it to a piece of old art and trying to make a link between the two even though they were both done at separate times and by separate artists.
In this post by "ArtBlogByBob" he talks about different links and are being fair to the new piece even though parts of it might be taken from a old piece of work just changed.
I like how the author is able to ask question in their own posts to make you think about the subject that is being talked about.
'The Festival is the British showing themselves to themselves - and the world' (Herbert Morrison)
The Festival of Britain took place in the summer of 1951 and celebrated the nation's recovery after the Second World War. Although it was a national festival, London was at its heart. Indeed one of its main creators was Herbert Morrison, the Labour M.P. for South Hackney and a former leader of the London County Council.
The most important festival site was the South Bank of the Thames at Lambeth. Here, an area of old Victorian industrial buildings and railway sidings was transformed into the site of the South Bank exhibition. New structures were built to house exhibitions exploring Britain's landscape, the British character, British industry and science. The structures included a new concert hall - the Royal Festival Hall, the Dome of Discovery and the astonishingly slender Skylon. The only existing building incorporated into the site was a tall brick shot tower, built in the early 19th century to make lead shot by dropping molten lead from a height. For the festival, it was used to house a large radio telescope and transmitter
Although the Festival took pride in Britain's past, most of the exhibits looked to the future. Science and technology featured strongly. In one of the pavilions, many Londoners saw their first ever television pictures
The Restless Times exhibition explores one of the most momentous times in British history and a critical point in the development of Modern British Art.
The years between 1914 and 1945 were a period defined by the devastating experience of two world wars and saw fundamental changes in British society. During the mass upheaval of wartime, Britain became a destination for displaced people across Europe. This migration brought artists from across the continent to our shores, and with them an influx of new ideas which both invigorated and influenced their British contemporaries.
Exploring the impact of this remarkable cultural exchange, Restless Times will consider how artists sought to redefine the changing face of the nation, and will examine the parallels with today’s culturally diverse society. From the devastating impact of war and a retreat from the harsh realities of life, to the celebration of the pastoral idyll and the embracing of new ideas and technologies, the exhibition will examine how artists engaged with both the uncertainties and possibilities of the time.
The Restless Times exhibition will bring 150 significant works drawn from national and regional collections including Tate, Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and Museums Sheffield. Works on display will include David Bomberg, In the Hold (c 1913-4), Cyril Power.
And many more pieces of work from artists like Jhon Nash, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and many more.
We went to the restless Times exhibition to see how the development of modern day art would enfluence the work of other artists and us today.
I have decided to review the new stadiums designed using CAD for the Qatar world cup to be hosted in 2022.
All of these stadiums have recently been designed by the Qatar bid team for their presentation to FIFA. Due to this being a recently talked about issue i thought I'd review and post the amazing stadiums due to be built. In this post i will be reviewing the aspects of what the stadiums will bring to Qatar and the contextual influences to me. The design's of these new stadiums are of striking appearance and cutting edge technology for a simply amazing appearance.
Doha Port Stadium
These stadium has been designed by the Qatar bid team for the 2022 world cup using cutting edge technology. They produced this image by using computer aided design to show a representation of what the stadiums will look like once built In this design they are planning on building an artificial island to hold a stadium. The design of this stadium looks like a tree this is because off the of the spikes around the outside of the stadium. They have made full use of the port by having area's were boats are around the stadium along the spikes.
AI-Wakrah Stadium
In this design i would make it a multi-functional sports facility this would make full use of the surrounding area. It would also bring inspiration to the Qatar people because of it being an amazing structure. The design of this stadium looks like there is going to be gaps in between each main beam. This will add more detail to the exterior of the stadium making it an amazing piece of architecture.
AI-Khor Stadium
This design is one of my favorite out of all of them this is because it looks like a tear drop shape. The way the stadium curves around to make points at each side gives it an amazing look.
Frida Kahlo
When i was looking through other blogs i saw a post on a artist called Frida Kahlo.
Due to having done a presentation on her work in one of are projects i decided to put a post on about her and linking it to the blog that i found it on. We also produced a A2 sheet about Frida Kahlo including a biography of her live and work that she has done.
Piet Mondrian was a dutch artist born in Amersfoort, Netherlands in 1872. He was an important contributor to the 'De Stijl' art movement (Dutch word for 'The Style' also known as neoplasticism). These two pieces of work below are from his time living and working in Paris from 1911-1914, during this period of his work we can clearly see influences of the Cubism style of Picasso and Braque. With his use of geometric shapes and interlocking planes clearly evident in 'Gray Tree' we can see one of his early experimentation's with cubism.
However the artwork shown below is not what Piet Mondrian is most renowned for, In post-war Paris he began to develop the style of artwork that he remains famous for with such pieces as 'Broadway Boogie Woogie' as seen at http://www.pietmondrian.org/piet-mondrian.php.
I initially came across this artist through artblogbybob . I am very interested how he transitioned from his early works such as 'View from the Dunes with Beach and Piers, Domburg' to his late style shown in 'Broadway Boogie Woogie' which was highly influential in the school of abstract geometric painting.
I liked the way Piet Mondrain was able to draw abstract trees in an amazing way so i tried it out for myself using ink.
After i have finished my Extended Diploma in Graphic Design i am planning on going to university at the moment i am undecided on what i want to study more into. Therefor i am going to post a descriptions of some university's that i have found.
BA (Hones) Three Dimensional Design-Product Design
This university is located at Plymouth and offers a lot to anyone thinking of studying three dimensional design.
within this course you will create many different products
and packaging using a wide range of techniques like:
CAD
Rapid Photoyping
workshops using wood
ceramics
metals
plastic
plaster and glass
You can also take a three-month exchange in the second year.
Within the first years of three dimensional design product design you will do a wide range of projects across a broad range of disciplines this will help you to get faster at thinking of idea's that are good because of the short amount of time you cant go back if you decided u hate it. You will also learn specific skills in relevant to industry and a understanding on how products can be useful.
The first year will give you a understanding on what to expect within the course.
Withing the second year you will progress through a series of practical projects this will help you work as a team and learn new skills wile doing the projects. You will also learn how to market you idea, develop your design identity and social resolvability's. within the second year u will start to look at carrier aspects.
The Final Year of this course seems to be getting you ready to move into a carrier and gaining more skills while doing you main project witch will be apart of your professional portfolio.
The Entry requirements for this course is:
Art and Design Foundation, BTEC National Diploma or equivalent
Alternatively, A level/AS level: 240
I like this course because of the idea of product design and how you would do it i also like the idea of making new thinking with weird design that has never been seen before.
Cambridge Pre-U - D3 D3 D3 in three Principal Subjects
Advanced Diploma - Business, Administration & Finance. Construction & the Built Environment. Creative & Media. Engineering. Environmental & Land-Based Studies. Information Technology. Manufacturing & Product Design. Society, Health & Development, grade A. Plus A Level in an acceptable subject, grade A.
Subject Requirements - No specific subjects, but evidence of art or design ability is necessary.
International students will require IELTS 7.0 with 7 in speaking and listening or an equivalent English language qualification.
Course Details.
This course is designed to provide a balanced education involving a theoretical base, design work and professional experience. The design studio acts as a laboratory for testing creative and critical ideas, and developing fundamental architectural skills. Lectures and design teaching are delivered by people at the forefront of their field.
All three years of this degree course are divided approximately equally between lecture courses and studio-based courses. The first year studio course acts as a foundation year that aims to bring together students from a range of academic backgrounds. Projects develop in scale and complexity until the major design project at the end of the third year, which addresses a range of cultural, technological, conceptual and representational ideas.
Students on this route will generally then take a year out in professional practice before returning to a two year MArch in Architecture course either at Sheffield or another school, before returning to practice and completing their final professional examinations to qualify as an architect.
Portfolio-based selection process:
They now run a selection process that is more portfolio based. All candidates will be asked to submit a portfolio of artwork that they have done themselves. The purpose of the portfolio is to allow candidates to show their skills of observation, critically, invention and representation. The portfolio should consist of 10 reproductions of art or design work. Full details of the requirements, format, submission and assessment criteria for the portfolio will be sent out to candidates once the university has received their application. For candidates with exceptional portfolios, a lower grade offer may be made.
I like the sound of this course because i have always been into architecture and always wanted to have a job in that area. this is probably the course i would pick when i go to university.
Graphics Design
Course Detail
Graphic design communicates, it touches everything that we do, everything we see. From luggage label to record label, headline to road sign, kids book to text book, billboard to skateboard, film title to beer bottle and bar code to web site-graphics design is all around us.
In year one it will introduce you to the basic concepts of visual communication within graphics design. Through a series of studio project and workshops in computing, letterpress, photography and book arts, you will begin to develop your own visual language.
In year two you will begin to explore the creative industries via a personal and professional development programmer, while your own practice is enhanced through critically analysing the work of others.
Entry requirements:
ND/C (Level 3) : Art and Design: DMM
A-levels: will not normally provide sufficient grounding without a subsequent foundation diploma
International Baccalaureate: will not normally provide sufficient grounding without a subsequent foundation diploma
QAA-approved access course- acceptable, subject-specific units
Featured in Blueprint
(The leading Magazine Of Architecture And Design)
June 2010
The center pompidou is located in the town of metz, the capital of the Lorraine region of France.
This extraordinary building by Shigeru Ban, Jean De Gastines and Philip Gumuchdjian that belies the complex structure of the building.
The building in fact is two different parts the first part is the roof that made from wood and metal this roof touches the floor at six different points to support the structure. In the day the roof lets 15% per cent of the light to penetrate the interior but while at night the the building glows showing all off the beams that support the roof.
The second part of the building is the galleries this functions independently.
Featured in Domus.
(contemporary Architecture Interiors Design Art)
March 2010.
Luigi Spinelli
Photos
Archivi Domus
A piece of work from the march 2010 magazine of Domus.
This piece of work has been done by using lines to create different shapes like cubes etc.
The use of typography to add sentences into the work that link in with the drawings going on.
Along with the different font's and font sizes to catch your eye on certain bits of the work.
I likes this piece of work because it is simple but effective the use of only 2 colours to make the title stand out more due to it being the one of two colours on the page.
The idea of naming each part of the drawing like "Heavy Duty Pylon" makes the drawing even better because it describes each part of the drawing along with funny text within the piece of work.
Abram Games, whose real name was Abraham Gamse, was born in Whitechapel, London, in 1914. His father, Joseph Gamse, a Latvian photographer, changed the family name to Games. For a while Abram Games attended St Martins School of Art in London but, disillusioned by the style of teaching and deterred by the high tuition fees, Abram Games soon left the art school. From 1932 until 1936, Abram Games worked as a "studio boy" at the London commercial design firm Askew-Young and was a photographer's assistant to his father.
In 1935 Abram Games submitted a poster of his own design to a poster competition held by the London City Council and won. From 1936 Abram Games freelanced as a graphic designer, creating posters for London Transport and Shell.
Through contact to Jack Beddington, design director at Shell, Abram Games became official poster artist to the British War Office during the second world war. For the War Office, Abram Games designed about a hundred propaganda posters. Working on those posters was what made Abram Games develop a distinctive style with which he succeeded in making a maximum statement with a minimum of means ("maximum meaning, minimum means"). The best known Abram Games wartime posters are those he did for the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service), which appealed to women to join the war effort on the home front. After the war, Abram Games again freelanced as a graphic artist, designing posters, advertisements, and logos for "The Financial Times", the BBC, British Airways, Guiness, London Transport, Shell, the United Nations, and El Al airline.
Abram Games also designed book covers for Penguin Books and, in 1951, the Festival of Britain emblem. Abram Games was one of the last designers of lithograph posters before this craft was replaced by the offset process.
Abram Games The Festival of Britain
My first real look at Abrams Game's work was at his exhibition in sheffield at Sheffield Hallam University .
From looking at how he designed his postesters from quick sketches to the final outcome. I like how he got from little thumbnail idea's into his final outcome.
