Sicksytems....Company

These are a few examples of work that my chosen design company Sicksystems, have produced i am really inspired by the designs seen here, they relate to the style im trying to create in my work. The bold, contrasting colours make the work really fun to look at, but is quite simple but unusual as it is not that boring as some work would be

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Colour me in.

Colours that i use in my work are just as important as the actual image itself, Each color i use can speak a silent message to people and colors have a different message within each culture. Choosing the correct colours for my work, could result in a clearer understanding and greater message given to the visual reader.

i found an article, written by Maureen Stone about Choosing Colors for Data Visualization. Which helped me gain more knowledge into the way colour is best gained in Information design and how i could relate this to my work.

Colour is very important throughout graphic design its the first thing we see when looking at design. Colour can be helpful but also be a disaster depending on how the designer takes advantage of colour in there work.

**These are a list of websites i will be using to help me choose my colour palette and choose the correct contrasting colours**

http://www.color-inspirator.com/

http://www.snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html

http://www.colorjack.com/

Ikon

Iconography 2 is a book that really inspired me through the style shown, when thinking about information design and graffiti, the work in this book, seemed as linked to them both, like a style that is well balanced in between them both. As so is the likes of sticker graphics which i also find influential. The icon graphics found in this book are very vector based very simple but bold and fun. I feel this kind of work would be perfect to grab my target audience eye.

Here are some examples what the book had to offer which i found interesting.

These Kind of Icons remind me of pictogram's, which are used in information design, this style of work looks more fun and appealing to the ones used in info design. i think working with these style of icons in my work could really help grab peoples eye.

Signage Systems & Information Graphics

This is the book that i looked into to gain an understanding of what information design is about. The book help me realise how the best way is to show infomation through design. It made me understand that the best way to give information is too keep it nice, and simple. the reason for this is it has an equal balence of force. This book also inspired me to the style of work that is actually found in information design and relate that to the work i am influenced by (Graffiti/sticker graphics)which can be a better way of making the information more attractive to my target market.

These are a few images from the book which i found very useful.

I also found out that the text/typography used in Information design are always very bold and eyecatching never anything fancy, For example Helvetica. and also that grids are used to make the information simple as they are used in typography and layout design.

Another Book which i font helpful was a book called Sign Graphics, that made me understand that colour is a good way of getting certian information off, by using bold, contrasting colours to grab attention.

Teddy Troops..

Flying Fortress :D. I First found this little Trooper, in the book Street logo's. The Teddy Trooper logo really caught my eye, with the amazing graffiti produced. Ive really been Inspired by Flying Fortress's Graphic work and the Urban Vinyl Toys (Teddy Troops) which have become into a collectors item for designers.

They Even have there own Shop selling the likes of clothes, Graphic decks etc. Called Rockawaybear

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