As promised in the previous post I have been out doing some photography. I thought this morning I would get up earlier and make the most of the beautiful blue skies by trying my hand at some minimal photography. The blue skies somehow managed to turn grey half way through my trip, although I do... Continue Reading →
Getting About
Hey everyone, its been a little while since my last post but do not despair I'm still alive! Recently I was lucky enough to have the chance to write a small article for the Wayfinding UK blog you can view the post here. The post called upon research I did during my university project and is based... Continue Reading →
Airport Wayfinding – Sign Layouts
Hey everyone, another post which shows some of the updates I've made to the airport wayfinding system I am looking into. This week I looked into the typeface weight on the signs and also how they should be laid out in terms of spacing between icons, arrows and text. Below are a few image examples... Continue Reading →
A Few Recent Work Jobs
Howdy all, I thought I'd make a quick post showing a couple of recent jobs that I have worked on at the sign shop. First up is this fascia for Sivells estate agents. This was just a simple black aluminium composite panel with vinyl lettering attached to the previous lightbox behind using a series of... Continue Reading →
Airport Wayfinding Icons – Updated & Explained
Hi Everyone! I have decided that I would like to revisit my degree project right from the start and expand/improve upon everything I had previously done for it. The first thing I decided to do was to take another critical look at the icons I had produced. Since looking at the icons again I'm not sure why... Continue Reading →
Severalls Asylum – 3rd Visit
As it had been a long time since myself and Reiss had been out with our cameras, and longer still since we last explored an abandoned building, today was the day. Joining us today was Leanne a fellow Graphic Design colleague. The original plan was to visit a location that Leanne knew about called Runwell Hospital, unfortunately and as is... Continue Reading →
3D Explorations
Well, Cinema 4D I have returned! That's right, I'm back to doing some design ideas in a 3D environment. This time purely for my own satisfaction and learning, not for any greater cause (is there a cause greater?) Anyways, this isa door i have been working on for a few hours today, it is very... Continue Reading →
BA Hons Graphic Design Main Project Work
How can the navigational systems within airports be improved to give the flier a smoother stress free travel experience? Abstract: The purpose of this study is to consider airport signage and develop a navigational system, which could be used at BAA Heathrow with a view to form the basis of an international standard. This includes... Continue Reading →
3D Sign Concepts
Just a quick post to show what I have been doing today. As part of my portfolio I have been working on some 3D sign concepts, some vector based 3D created in Corel Draw, and the others were fully rendered 3D images from Cinema 4D. I'm quite excited for handing this module in and starting on the... Continue Reading →
Experimenting with 3D Promotion
Hey all, Just thought I would place up an example of one of my portfolio pieces i have just finished as an example of how I would like to promote my system. This would come after a page which shows them all as 2D items Tom Out!
Visually Interesting 