Monday 24 October 2011

On sustainability :

Note:

USE LESS COLOUR.

this is probably an obvious one but from reading 'what is graphic design?'

'Troubling statistics show that printing inks and toners are the 2nd largest uses of carbon black, a substance manufactured primarily by the incomplete combustion of oil; and the pulp and paper industry is the third largest consumer of fossil fuels world wide, and one the largest generators of air and water pollutants, waste products, and the ages that cause climate change.


thoughts?

recycling ink to make black ink ?


Tuesday 18 October 2011

Melissa Price






A 12 page book presenting simple facts about the English kings and queens, from William the Conquerer to the present Queen Elizabeth.
Each spread focuses on a particular set of facts about the monarchy: family name, nationality, religion, number of marriages and how their succession came about. The names are colour-coded with the list of facts on each spread. The content was inspired by a children's plastic ruler which had the English kings and queens listed on it as an aide memoir for history students. I loved the simplicity of the list of names, and, having been awful at history at school, I wanted to explore a graphic method for expressing a range of facts about the monarchs to act as prompts to help remember some of the major historical events. The book was hand-screenprinted at East London Printmakers in 8 colours, including two metallics and two fluorescents. It was bound with a white saddle stitch. Only 20 copies were printed.