Monday 11 September 2017

Study Task 01 - Setting a research question

Graphic Design and Architecture

Design Discipline: Building graphics? Supergraphics? Murals/typography?

Open Question: How does graphic design and its use of patterns, colours, symbols and icons help create the personality of a building? OR How does graphic design affect the personality of a building?

Theoretical Research : link between architecture and graphic design
Visual Exploration: existing buildings that incorporate graphic design

Contemporary Graphic Design Practice: Supergraphics, Signage, Wayfinding

Preliminary Research: Book 'Graphic Design + Arhcitecture, A 20th Century History: A Guide to Type, Image, Symbol, and Visual Storytelling in the Modern World' by Richard Poulin
Article 'The Architecture of Graphic Design's Discourse' https://designobserver.com/feature/the-architecture-of-graphic-designs-discourse/39694/

Primary Research Methods: Interview architects? Interview graphic designers who work with architects?