Blue print

As a design direction I like the idea of creating a blue print style poster and including the extra details alongside the dots, like the detail on the car.

ISTD - The Train Standing At Platform Two research

I chose the theme of using the narrative from the Back to the Future film as a metaphorical journey of the story through time travel.



















I watched the film and noted down the key plot lines to give me a comprehensive list of 101 events throughout the film.

1. October 25th 1985
2. Television news story – Plutonium stolen
3. Marty McFly introduced
4. Introduction to Doctor Emmet Brown via phone call
5. 8.25am
6. Marty skateboards to school
7. Meets Jennifer Parker
8. Mr Strickland issues tardy slip
9. Hill Valley preservation society campaign to save clock tower
10. Marty returns home
11. McFly family and Biff Tannen introduced
12. Twin Pines Mall 1.15am – Marty & Doc meet
13. Dolorean unveiled
14. Saturday October 26th 1985 1.18am – First time travel experiment
15. Einstein (dog) in car – experiment takes place
16. 88mph
17. Time travel occurs 1.20am exactly
18. Einstein sent 1 minute into the future
19. Einstein becomes the worlds first time traveller
20. Einstein returns 1.21am
21. Time circuits on
22. Destination time, present time, last time departed
23. Input your destination time on this keypad
24. November 5th 1955 – The invention of time travel
25. Doc reminisces
26. Flux Capacitor – It’s what makes time travel possible
27. 1.21 gigawatts of electricity fuelled by plutonium
28. Radiation suit
29. Libyan Nationalists track Doc down
30. Shoot off occurs
31. Doc is shot several times to the chest
32. Marty escapes in Dolorean
33. Car chase
34. 88mph
35. Time travel occurs
36. November 5th 1955
37. Crashes into barn
38. Arrives at Lyon Estates
39. Car breakdown
40. Hill Valley – A nice place to live
41. Lou’s Café
42. Public Telephone – Brown Emmet L scientist Klondike 5-4385
43. Young Biff Tannen and Young George McFly introduced
44. George and Biff leave café
45. Marty leaves
46. Marty discovers George is a peeping tom
47. George falls from tree
48. Marty pushes George away from oncoming car
49. Car hits Marty
50. Marty awakens in a bed
51. Lorraine Baines is introduced
52. Purple Underwear – Calvin Klein
53. Introduced to Lorraine’s family at dinner
54. Jackie Gleeson Television programme
55. Marty goes to 1640 Riverside Drive
56. Doc answers door
57. Thought experiment starts
58. Marty explains his arrival and time travel
59. Doc and Marty find Dolorean
60. Unable to supply plutonium
61. Bolt of lightning – 10.04pm clock tower
62. Family photograph begins erasing
63. Doc and Marty visit school to change young George’s future
64. Marty introduces young George to young Lorraine
65. Enchantment under the sea dance
66. Young Biff and Marty clash
67. Marty attempts to persuade young George to ask young Lorraine to the dance
68. Darth Vader
69. young George meets young Lorraine at Lou’s Café
70. Young Biff and co chase Marty around Hill Valley
71. Doc watches tapes from the future
72. Doc explains operation clock tower
73. Young Loraine asks Marty to the enchantment under the sea dance
74. Marty sets up an elaborate scene for Young George to impress young Lorraine
75. Hey you! Get your damn hands off her
76. Doc explains to Marty how he can not tell him anything about the future
77. Do Not open until 1985
78. Marty and young Lorraine arrive at the dance
79. Young Biff drags Marty out of the car
80. Marty is locked in Marvin’s trunk
81. Young George and Young Biff clash
82. Biff, you’re gonna break his arm!
83. Marv breaks his hand whilst rescuing Marty
84. Young George knocks out Young Biff
85. Young George and young Lorraine fall in love
86. Marty steps in to play guitar with the band
87. Climax ensues
88. young George and young Lorraine kiss
89. The future is rewritten
90. The family photograph is restored
91. Go Johnny, Go, Go, Go
92. Doc waits for Marty at the clock tower
93. 9.56pm – Marty meets Doc
94. Doc rips up Marty’s letter to him about the future
95. The clock tower cable becomes loose – Doc climbs the tower
96. Marty drives the car up to speed just as the cable is reconnected
97. 10.04pm – Marty is transported back to October 25th 1985
98. Marty revisits the Doc’s shooting at Twin Pines Mall but is too late
99. The Doc is alive from wearing a bulletproof vest – He read Marty’s letter
100. Marty wakes up in his home and his life is back to normal.
101. Doc returns - Roads, where we’re going we don’t need roads.

Studio Culture poster

This beautiful poster, design by spin, and released by unit editions, has inspired me during my premier league brief. I was reluctant to use helvetica but decided to reintroduce it once I saw this poster. Large pt size and tight leading is the way to go.

I also found this on their website for the British council. The underlining of the text adds emphasis and also seems fashionable.

The Consult

Fresh form the talk with The Consult, I was particularly inspired by their branding of Stack Architects. The concept is very literal but holds its impact. The branding was carried across a whole range of deliverables, which is something I could replicate in the Helmore brief.

I could easily mock up, a CD, a pencil, and an envelope.

D8

Found this on the we are D8 blog. This publication for the Glasgow School of Art is printed on a coloured uncoated stock with vibrant spreads inside. I like the idea of offsetting type based resolutions with a mono or duotone image. I could use this for my Premier League brief. The stock really appeals to me.

Unreal

London based design agency, Unreal, have a varied portfolio, but one project sticks out for my as very original and appropriate to my design practice.

I like the idea of using limited colour plus stocks to get the desired finish without the need for heavy ink usage. This is something I would like to put into practice, perhaps not in this module but certainly in the next.

BWG Brand Guidelines by Mash Creative

Mash Creative have developed this brand guidelines document as part of a total rebrand of Black Watch Global, an intelligence and risk management consultancy. This is the best example I've seen so far of nailing a guideline book so it is easy to understand and easy to flick to the information needed. Its simple, big and bold, which is what you need as a designer when trying to find the right font or colour for a particular brief.





























































I have decided to split up the guidelines book I am designing into 5 small handy publications so the ease of access of information is even quicker compared to looking through a document of this size.

Project Magazine - Ipad

I was reading about Project magazine in the news this week. It's the first magazine solely for the digital format. This is obviously a huge step towards the expected, and this is a consideration that has to be thought about in regards to any new magazine releases. Obviously it has to be pitched right in regards to the target audience. For instance, there would be no point in making a magazine such as nuts or zoo digital only because the target audience are usually teenage boys so the likelihood they would have an iPad would be slim. However, for my magazine, Arkitekt, the target audience may have the need for an iPad or other tablet pc, so it makes sense to launch as a digital copy too.

Virgin launches iPad-only magazine called Project
Richard Branson The magazine will eventually be made available to other tablet devices
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* Times readers fall after paywall
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Virgin Tycoon Richard Branson has launched what he says is the "first truly digital" magazine for Apple's iPad.

The publication, called Project, is a monthly style and culture magazine that will be sold through Apple's App store.

The publication comes head of an expected launch of a digital newspaper for the iPad called The Daily.

The newspaper is expected to be launched by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.

It is part of Mr Murdoch's continuing efforts to find a sustainable model for his newspaper empire, which has seen increased competition from free content on the internet.

In July, his Times newspaper began to charge customers to access its site, resulting in a 87% drop in readership online.

At the New York launch, Mr Branson dismissed suggestions he was engaged in a war with Murdoch.

"It's not a battle," he said. "It's all about choice, and a fair bit of competition doesn't hurt."

Project features video, sound and links to augment features on topics such as a new Jaguar car prototype and the film Tron: Legacy.

"On every page there will be links to expand the story," the editor-in-chief Anthony Noguera told the AFP news agency.

The magazine will cost £1.79 ($2.99), but Mr Noguera believes people will pay.

"It's a quality piece of editorial, so you have to pay for it," he said. "This is an expensive product to make."

However, reaction to the magazine has been muted. Digital media blog Paid content, for example, said it "frustrates with complexity".

Tech blog CNet said that "the articles themselves, as well as the messages in the souped-up advertisements for brands like Lexus and Panasonic, can come across as afterthoughts when there's so much audio-visual distraction" already on the iPad.

Source BBC

I also found this youtube video which gives a sneak peak into the magazine and how it will look. The video features are really cool. They bring the content to life but the rest of the stuff is pretty standard and replicates the normal layout of a magazine. It will obviously be much harder to mock up my magazine quickly because of its square format.

Music - Manchester City Annual Report

This is another key example of inspiration that informed my designs for the Premier League Report. Manchester based agency, Music designed the annual report for Manchester City, and one colour prints and plenty of negative space help the clarity of delivery.

The page of oversized type and with an image on the opposing spread works well and helps to break up the copy. I am using colour half tone photos for my publication to give it an extra rawness. Even the uncoated stock here is something I am looking to use.

Premier League promotion

I was thinking about how I could design something that could be easily replicated onto a disposable cup for a hot drink. I immediately thought about those card wrap things that go around a cup. I could brand a load of them without the need to print onto the actual cup. They are usually made from a textured cardboard so with a bit of luck I will be able to mock some up to photograph.



















As for the pie, I was thinking off printing something on the inside of the pie tray so when it is eaten the fact/stat is revealed. It is incredibly simple but I think it will work. The chicken balti pie is one of the most popular pies at football apparently.

More from the Guardian Data Blog

More data visuals from the Guardian data blog. It's interesting to see how the information is presented but after a while it is clear to see there is a limited number of ways to show statistics. This is why I must keep my pages fresh and interesting and to a limited number.

More facts from the Guardian

These facts will undoubtedly help me with the content of my designs.

0 West Ham United were the only London team not to win a game against a capital rival this season.

3 Had the league started on 1 January, Everton would be third; three points behind first‑placed Manchester United.

3 Burnley were the only side to have as many as three players play in all 38 games for them this season (Tyrone Mears, Wade Elliott and Brian Jensen).

4 The last team to score seven or more goals in four different games in a season in the English top flight (as Chelsea did) was Arsenal in 1934-35. They are only the seventh side to do this.

4 Rob Green made four errors leading to a goal this season, more than any other player in the division.

6 Kevin Davies has conceded the most fouls in six of the last seven Premier League campaigns. Davies's total of 121 this season is his highest ever.

7 Richard Dunne has now scored more own goals than any other Premier League player in the history of the competition.

8 More red cards were given out on 31 October 2009 than ever before on a single day of Premier League action.

9 Sunderland became the first side to have nine players sent off in a single Premier League campaign.

9 Andre Marriner showed the most red cards of any referee, nine.

10 Frank Lampard scored 10 Premier League penalties. Only Andrew Johnson for Crystal Palace in 2004‑05 (11) has scored more in a single Premier League season.

10 No team scored more goals in the first 15 minutes of matches than Darren Bent (10).

12 Own goals was Manchester United's joint second top scorer after Wayne Rooney. No side have ever previously benefitted from more than six own goals in a Premier League season.

12 Birmingham City also named an unchanged line-up in 12 consecutive Premier League matches, the longest-ever such run in the competition (21 November to 7 February).

14 Frank Lampard recorded the most assists this season, one more than Cesc Fábregas.

15 Arsenal substitutes contributed 15 goals, more than at any other side. Hull's substitutes scored only one goal all season.

16 Everton and Chelsea both scored a league-high 16 headed goals in 2009-10.

17 Burnley became the first team in Premier League history to lose 17 away games in a season.

17 Mike Dean awarded 17 penalties in 30 matches this season.

19 Spurs had 19 different goalscorers, the most ever for a club in a single season in the Premier League. Relegated Hull City had 18.

20 Liverpool hit the woodwork 20 times this season, more than any other side. They also hit it the most last season (26 times).

22 Different players to be booked for Hull City in the Premier League this season – a league high.

25 Rooney was the first Englishman to score 25 or more goals in one Premier League season since Kevin Phillips 10 years ago.

25 Rory Delap created 25 goalscoring chances from long throws, four more than in 2008‑09. But Bolton scored the most goals, six, from throw-ins.

26 Wigan Athletic conceded 26 goals in their five Premier League matches in London this season.

31 David Dunn had the highest goals-to-shots percentage (31) of any player to have at least 25 efforts on goal this season.

33 Portsmouth used 33 different players in the league this season – more than any other team.

37 Stilian Petrov had more shots without scoring than any player in the Premier League this season.

43 Burnley became the 43rd side to play in the Premier League since it began in 1992-93.

43 Own goals to have been scored this season in the Premier League – more than in any other season.

47 Wayne Bridge made 47 crosses this season without seeing a single one reach a team-mate.

63 Chelsea conceded the highest percentage of their goals from set-pieces this season. Last season no side conceded more than 38% of their goals from set plays.

67 Spurs have still not won at Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool or Arsenal since August 1993 – a run of 67 games.

79 Before this season, no side had ever conceded more than 70 goals in a Premier League campaign and avoided relegation: Wigan conceded 79.

81 Edwin van der Sar managed the highest saves-to-shots percentage of any goalkeeper this season.

86 No side took more points than second-placed Liverpool managed last season. Chelsea equalled this total following their 8-0 final‑day win over Wigan.

86 Only in 2006-07 (87) were there more goals from the penalty spot than this season (86).

100 Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs scored their 100th Premier League goals this season, meaning that 19 players have now reached this landmark.

103 Chelsea are the first side to score more than 100 goals in an English top-flight season since Spurs hit 111 in 1962‑63.

834 Chelsea had 834 shots in total (including blocked) this season, 140 more than any other team. They also had the most shots last season (797).

1,000 Portsmouth scored both the 500th and 1,000th Premier League goals of the season.

1,053 There were 1,053 goals in the Premier League this season, seven short of the record number in a 20‑team season, set in 1999-2000.

1,971 Tottenham finished above Liverpool in the league for the first time since 1971.

2,169 Birmingham's Barry Ferguson attempted the most passes this season.

Marque Creative

Marque Creative have design agency headquarters in Glasgow, London and New York and they work for clients all over the world. They are a multidisciplinary agency who deal in design for both web and print. Their work has such variety in the type and colour choices selected. I particularly liked their work for nemaworkshop, which adopt a simple sans serif typeface which shaped the rest of the design. Tight leading, and kerning makes the whole set gives a sense of preciseness and accuracy.

nemaworkshop is a team of architects, designers and thinkers who create spaces which are conceptually innovative and highly sensitive to cultural and social contexts. Marque were asked to produce a bold, crisp identity that was in keeping with the studio’s ethos while being aware of their location in New York’s Lower East Side. The studio’s website reinforces this bold identity and was built using an adaptation of the ‘Cargo’ content management system.

Construct

London design agency Construct design for high end print and work with a range of clients from Glastonbury to Claridges. I love the typography led design they have done for Mulberry and Maybourne Papers in particularly. Allowing the type to do the work on with high quality stocks and print finishes adds another dimension to the clean cut, crisp design on show.

Mulberry – Brand Book
Written, designed and produced by Construct, the Mulberry brand book communicates the fashion house’s personality. Inclusive and accessible in design and content and ethically produced the brand book was distributed to Mulberry’s 800 plus members of staff and is used to communicate the brands unique perspective to journalists, partners and collaborators. The book proved so popular that is has been reprinted as postcards for staff to use and the phrases used are regularly referred to in the brands daily business.




































































Maybourne Papers – Editorial Design and Content
This is another example of Construct pushing the boundaries of a design studio’s involvement in client projects. With design and editorial content by Construct, each of the three newspapers for Claridge’s, The Connaught and The Berkeley has a distinct tone of voice but shared design elements that quietly reinforce their mutual Maybourne Hotel Group ownership. The quarterly newspapers are for guests and enjoy a print run 30,000.

Numbering system

I used this example to get my numbering system idea. I thought although the numbers were smaller they still seemed noticeable because of the irregular placement. This set up works well with my type and layout choices.



oh and its was designed by the entente.