Alison Carmichael

While researching for our one week brief, I came across Alison Carmichael: well known for her typography.

I thought this was a good example of negative to positive:



Although "The Great Stink" would be categorized as something negative, Carmichael's typography shows it off in a positive manner.

I also liked the way her typography interacts with the environment it's in:



http://www.alisoncarmichael.com/

David Carson

During my dissertation research, I stumbled across David Carson, a successful graphic designer who graduated with a degree in sociology, NOT design. He was also a former professional surfer, ranking #9 in the world during his college days.

A tribute to other self-taught designers, Carson broke most of the rules of design and typography, as you can somewhat 'illegibly' read 'legibility' above. He experimented with overlapping and distorted fonts and intermixed these with striking photographic images.

Art on the Underground

I spent the weekend in London, and every time I traveled by tube, I noticed one of these striking and thought- provoking messages. What are they all about??

Apparently artist, Anna Barriball, has selected a number of evocative phrases taken from the back of found photographs and printed them in London Underground’s classic New Johnston font as six black and white posters.

"The texts are designed to adopt the distinct identity of the network, presenting domestic messages that work in an interesting contrast to the operational environment of the Tube."

Southbank

On the same day, I also walked down Southbank. I thought the way in which this billboard advertised the Thames was neat in terms of the concept and its typography (although relatively hard to read.) It reads (from left to rightish) – London Aquarium, Vinopolis, Tate Modern, Royal National Theatre, Mayor’s Thames Festival, British Airways London Eye, Skylon at the South Bank Centre, Tamesa Restaurant, and BRI South Bank – all the attractions around the area.