PPP: OUGD 402 - Study Task 4

Information and Way-Finding:

Information and Way-Finding graphics are a means to display various types of information in the clearest and most efficient manner possible. These can range from simple information such instructions to maps and different forms of navigation.

5 examples of websites/blogs. that will help you to define information & way-finding design:

http://wayfindinguk.wordpress.com/ -

Olympic fever in Camden

M&S cardboard signage by Grafic Thought Facility and yellow vertical circulation at M&S Bluewater

http://www.arrowsandicons.com/ -

http://skliarevsky.org/ -

http://www.fd2s.com/blog/ -

http://www.sixteen-nine.net/ -

Product and Packaging:

This involves the design of various products and goods and packaging that is appropriate to this, as well as other variables such as display, function and storage.

5 examples of websites/blogs. that will help you to define product & packaging design:

http://www.thedieline.com/ -

http://www.packagedesignmag.com/ -

http://www.dexigner.com/tag/Packaging+Design -

http://lovelypackage.com/ -

http://99designs.co.uk/ -

Branding and Identity:

This is the designing of the entire 'face' of the company and the way in which the public will see and perceive it. It consists of elements such as logo, colour scheme, aesthetic style, intended message and overall ethos of the company.

5 examples of websites/blogs. that will help you to define branding & identity design:

http://www.davidairey.com/ -

http://www.helveticbrands.ch/ -

http://imjustcreative.com/ -

http://www.logodesignlove.com/ -

http://identitydesigned.com/believe-in/ -

Editorial and Publishing:

This element of Graphic Design is involved with publication design, such as magazines, zines, books, leaflets, websites etc. Editorial is more to do with the designing of magazines whereas publication looks more into book design.

5 examples of websites/blogs. that will help you to define editorial and publishing design:

http://www.shillingtondesignblog.com/ -

http://www.archizines.com/ -

http://magazinspiration.tumblr.com/ -

Elephant Magazine
With the feature ‘Post-Photography’ the magazine focuses on photography, or rather, on photography after photography, looking at how artists are transforming and transcending the medium.
http://www.frameweb.com/magazines/elephant

LETTRE INTERNATIONALE NO. 20 by Stephan Thorsteinsson
Work done at Pleks 2010. (via S T E F A N T H O R S T E I N S S O N)

http://www.magspreads.net/ -

http://abduzeedo.com/taste-editorial-design-inspiration -

Retail and Promotion:

This section looks at the way in which design is created for the retail market. This looks at everything that promotes a product, or range of products, within the store environment.

5 examples of websites/blogs. that will help you to define retail and & promotion: