Graphics Revision: Influencial Designers
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- Created on: 30-03-15 10:35
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- Graphics Revision: Designers
- Harry Beck
- 1903 - 1974
- Electrical draughts man
- Aware of different colours on resistors
- Designed colour-coded system for underground stations
- Known as a 'schemic map - represents the elements of a system using graphic symbols
- Information displayed in simplistic from to avoid confusion
- Template for transport maps globally
- The Alessi Company
- Founded 1920 by Alberto Alessi's grandfather - produced general homeware items
- Alberto (born 1946) took over the company in 1970
- Alberto commissioned leading artists & architects including Philippe Stark
- Using designers in different fields resulted n fresh, innovate designs
- His products are considered modern classics
- Jack Kinner & Margaret Calvert
- 1950 - 1960
- Designed a signage system
- Consisted of carefully coordinated lettering, colouring, shapes & symbols
- Used for British moterway
- Had to be clear & functional so it could be seen from a moving car
- Wally Olins
- Born 1930
- Co-founder of Wolff Olins until 1997
- Olins is one of the biggest practitioners of corporate identity & branding
- Olns has created logos for companies as big as BT & Volkswagen
- Olins believed that the product reflected the positive qualities of the whole company
- Robert Sabuda
- Born 1965
- Initially worked as a package designer
- Illustrated his first childrens book in 1987
- Specialised in pop-up mechanisms within books
- Harry Beck
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