Design Context: January 2010

Ibraheem Youssef's

amazing movie posters from Ibraheem Youssef

All Tarantino films so far but simply stunning. Whats noticeable about Youssef's work is his ability to illustrate a lesser scene from the film. As is the case with the Inglorious Basterds scene

The Warfare of Deception started out as a personal project that I was able to adapt and re-interpret for a group show titled, Duplicate of a Duplicate. When initially concepting for the show, I was challenged by the over-arching idea of duplicating a duplicate and how to convey that visually. My thinking was initially consumed with some (rather expected) solutions of repetition and pattern, but ultimately my executions fell flat. At some point I had a shift in my focus and addressed the problem in terms of how one goes about actually creating a duplicate of a duplicate and what is the original source of what’s being duplicated. Eventually, the idea of a covert operation started to take the form, where the main objective was to duplicate secret documents. Out of this concept came 7 posters, which ultimately form a Basic Field Guide consisting of 6 sections: Survival, Objective, Protocol, Safety, First Aid, and Communication (Communication is based on a Flag & Dash & Dot alphabet using HUSTLE as an example.)

These are 12″x18″ prints on generic brown school paper using archival inks.

Individual prints are available at Neusprint for $15 — shipped flat for free, plus stickers.

I think i just had a visual orgasm. This work features everything i want to do at some point over this module. Well laid out type, simplistic vector imagery, limited colour and an interesting stock choice. Perfect.

It also goes to show there is nothing wrong with hyphenation

Experimental Jetset

Strong typographic work from this Amsterdam based studio.

They are also responsible for this t-shirt

I'm sure you'll recognise it.

I'm a big fan of the simplicity of this work and it is definitely something that has inspired my work more and more as of late. The mixing in some examples of type and image is only small but so effective. Again how much could you take away from these posters before they become useless.

Dieter Rams

Less and More elucidates the design philosophy of Dieter Rams. The book is the ultimate collection of images of all of Rams’s products as well as selected sketches and models – from Braun stereo systems and electric shavers to the chairs and shelving systems that he created for Vitsœ and sdr+. In addition to the complete visual presentation of his designs, the book contains new texts by international design experts that explain how the work was created, describe its timeless quality, and put it into current context.

Simple and clean layout and interestingly packaged book. I'm interested in the packaging side for my movie poster brief and layout always comes in handy for anything

Hey Ho Studio

Strong typographic work from Hey Ho Studio.

Scott Hansen posted this on his blog iso50.com and made an interesting point about the balance of elements within Hey Ho's work. You can not take any elements from this poster without making it feel less complete. Perfectly balanced. It got me thinking of how much information you can take away from something before its redundant and useless. Similar to the work on Film The Blanks.

This could be an interesting line of enquiry for over my FMP

Ffffound

This poster is amazing. The mixing of imaged based type and type adds a stunning aesthetic to the work. The limited colour palette adds to this also. Keeping a limited colour palette is something i have constantly tried to do. I'm not saying bombarding people with highly colourful pieces of work doesn't work i just prefer the simpler approach.

I found these on ffffound unfortunately it wouldn't link me out to the studio it was just a flickr page. Loves the type and the layout of both posters. As i said in the previous post, overlaying type and image can work really well when done effectively.

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A.D Dertz

This look book for A.D Dertz clothing line is simply executed and damn cool.

The overlaying of type and image is common at the moment but when done well can stand out and has a really interesting aesthetic. I'm looking at this for inspiration to the posters and the zines i will create for the seven deadly sins and heavenly virtues brief.

Jim Tierney

Jim Tierney is a student from Philadelphia. His illustration style is amazing, not surprising he worked on the Anorak magazine competition. Not really my thing but gave me a few ideas for layout and how the synopsis can interact with the illustration.

Olly Moss

Reinterpretation of movie posters by Ollie Moss.

Simple, Minimalist kinda German-esque designs.

If i want the movie posters i will create to work as a series i think i have to find a colour palette i can work across the whole collection. I have a fixed deadline for this brief, as the fair starts in april so i want a whole bunch available to sell.

Blanka

Minimalist poster design for a range of tv shows. On Sale £50 A2 from Blanka

Really simple, clear and sometimes tounge in cheek design. My work has taken on a much simpler approach as i have progressed and learnt to cut out the bullshit.

Film The Blanks

An ongoing experiment to abstract and/or reduce film posters. Some famous, some not so famous but all cool in their own way. I thought this was an extremely cool idea to extract information from something like a movie poster and reduce it to its simplest form. Its a similar vain to the prints available at Blanka.

The website for Film The Blanks has turned into a competition between people who register. You get so many points for guessing the correct poster.

Some really stunning visual work going on here. Its amazing how beauty can be made with a minimalist approach.