Found Font (1995 — present)

Paul Elliman, born in 1961, is a British artist and designer based in London. His work mainly focuses on…

Saul Bass Anatomy of A Murder

Saul Bass was an American Graphic Designer and Academy award winning film maker, best known for his design…

ERCO (1976)

by Otl Aicher

ERCO, a German Manufacturer that specialises in architectural lighting produces illumination…

100 years of De Stijl

We speak of concrete and not abstract painting because nothing is more concrete, more real than a line, a color, a…

SHELL — an insight into one of the world’s most recognisable corporate logos

McDonald’s (1962)

by Jim Schnidler

‘The Golden Arches’ Is one of the most recognisable and ubiquitous logo’s in the…

La Fin du Monde (1919)

by Fernand Leger

Kiyoshi Awazu

A designer’s mission is to extend the rural into the city, foreground the folklore, reawaken the past, summon back the outdated.

His Master’s Voice

I was aware of the astounding, thought-provoking painting; ‘His Master’s Voice’ before taking part in my Course Archive Project. For, listening to Beethoven on a regular basis, I familiarised myself with the use of the painting on some of his vinyl artwork.

HOLLYWOOD SIGN

The Hollywood sign formerly known has Hollywoodland sign is a landmark and American cultural icon located in Los Angeles, California…

Andy Warhol

In the future, everyone will be world famous for 15 minutes.

In 1947 Otl Aicher, a German Graphic Designer, designed this poster for Volkshochule Ulm. Volkshochule Ulm is a German University that was founded in 1946 (post-war) by Aicher and…

Benetton (1982–2000)

Benetton is an Italian clothing retailer based in Ponzano, Veneto, Italy. The name comes from the Benetton family who…

Pepsi-Cola World

Pepsi-Cola World is a monthly magazine distributed to Pepsi-Cola bottling plants across the U.S. Pepsi-Cola World changed the way in which publications communicated with their employees. Pepsi-Cola World’s role was to promote consistency, spread the corporate message and inspire company loyalty.

This is the Passport of Switzerland designed in 1985 by the Swiss Graphic Designer: Fritz Gottschalk. My first impression of this is that its very bold, with powerful imagery and…

Braille (1821–1952)

Braille is a method of communication that allows blind people to read and write. It is a system that is made up of embossed…

LIFE Magazine (1936–2000)

LIFE was an American magazine was founded in 1936 and was produced by Henry Lucile. It came out in weekly issues…

In 1919 André-Gustave Citroen founded the well known french automobile manufacturing company Citroen. Over the past 98 years the business has evolved, along with its branding. This…

SALT

Prior to enrolling in Graphic Design at Edinburgh Napier, I was fascinated by Typeface. One of my past times at home was coming up with different…

BAUHAUS Programmes

Researching Bauhaus was particularly interesting to me, I find myself completely impressed by the imprint that the institution has left on past and modern graphic design.

Students and directors at the world-famous design school, Staatliches Bauhaus, have produces a…

I❤NY logo

Designed in 1977 by Milton Glaser the I❤NY logo changed the perspective of the Big Apple for the world. It is now one of the most recreated and widely distributed logos ever created.

The logo consists of 3 all-caps letters in the American Typewriter serif typeface accompanied by a red…