Logo Design, Switzerland

Olympic Museum - Lausanne Switzerland

I went to the Olympic museum in Lausanne today and found these delights awaiting to inspire me. The current temporary exhibition is called 'Heros' and the design for it is pretty spectacular I must say. As soon as you walk in you're hit with a burst of colour and some rather sweet illustrated wall murals. Parts of the work is 3D and physically stands out to you which adds a great effect. The style of illustration is clear and the kind of style that I'm really into. They also interpret 3D illustrations that hang as well as free-stand. It was interactive and clear for people of all ages to understand about the various heros in the exhibition. They have some fabulous displays at The Olympic museum but this being my 2nd time there, I can definitely say it's the best exhibition I've seen to date.
The Olympic museum describes the exhibition as follows:
An original and colourful exhibition with a cartoon background, which gives a youthful, light-hearted and dynamic tone to a subject as fascinating as it is topical.

Switzerland.

Ahhhhh.... SWITZERLAND.





Possibly the most beautiful country in the world and I am fortunate enough to be spending the majority of my summer here :D Everything about the place is immaculate. And that's before I even get to their graphic design. Clinical I suppose could be the word to describe it. Or again immaculate... Despite the majority of my time being spent on working here and researching for my 3rd year design 'strategy plan,' I have still found time to relax and have a good time. (Naturally) Mostly by doing the following...



I have come across a few new names that I was completely ignorant to until my time here. Those I feel I should really know about due to their status' within Swiss design.
Firstly, Josef Müller-Brockmann, a Swiss graphic designer and teacher. He studied architecture, design and history of art. In 1936 he opened his Zurich studio specialising in graphic design, exhibition design and photography. Müller-Brockman was author of the 1961 publications The Graphic Artist and his Design Problems, Grid Systems in Graphic Design where he advocates use of the grid for page structure, and the 1971 publications History of the Poster and A History of Visual Communication.
He is recognised for his simple designs and his clean use of typography, notably Akzidenz-Grotesk, shapes and colours which inspires many graphic designers in the 21st century. Many of his works can be found on the gallery Blanka.





I have also discovered an amazing site called Blanka. Wow. This is how their description goes...



BLANKA IS A COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL, VINTAGE AND LIMITED EDITION POSTERS AND PRINTS. OUR EVER-EXPANDING WEBSITE INCLUDES ART, DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM AND MUSIC, BROUGHT TOGETHER BY COLLECTORS AND LEADING CREATIVES. WE COLLECT PRINTS TO SELL OR JUST TO INSPIRE, AND WE ARE CONSTANTLY ADDING NEW, HISTORIC AND UNUSUAL WORK TO OUR PERMANENT VISUAL ARCHIVE.

Their tabs include:

DESIGN
PHOTOGRAPHY
ART
T-SHIRTS
VOUCHER
BOOKS
MUSIC
FILM
EVENTS

One word. Brilliant. I have thoroughly enjoyed looking through the majority of these tabs and been greatly inspired. It gave me the familiar exciting buzz that I get when seeing new work that makes me tick. Check it out :)

One designer/illustrator that i took a shine to was GREGORY GILBERT-LODGE.





HE LIVES AND WORKS IN ZURICH, SWITZERLAND. HIS WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED AND PUBLISHED WIDELY THROUGHOUT EUROPE. HE HAS NOT ONLY WON HEAPS OF PRAISE FOR HIS TALENT BUT HE HAS ALSO PICKED UP NUMEROUS AWARD FOR HIS ELEGANTLY CRAFTED DRAWING STYLE AND APPROACH TO HIS ARTWORK.
Check his work at: WWW.GILBERT-LODGE.COM

One thing. I'm worried that I'm not doing anything that's practical myself. Finding time to draw is near impossible unless it's a mere doodle. So my mission is to try and get some work on the go and get it up on here. That's the plan Stan.

A new find.

I was 'facebooking' around as ever today and came across a fan site for a graphic design company based in Leeds called Hopscotch Design. They don't have a website yet as it is still under construction however they have started a blog and seem to have a fair little following starting on their facebook fan site. I haven't managed to check out any work by them apart from what is posted onto their page. The work below is theirs...







I have used their contact details on their blog to try and get in touch with them about possibly organising a visit to their studio and look at their portfolio. Hopefully they won't take too long to get back to me as I'm quite excited to see what other stuff they do. To quote from their blog they, 'offer a great experience in design for UK and international companies Hopscotch Graphic Design provides services in all aspects of graphic design including logo design, business cards, web design, brochures, flyers, posters and more. With a background in Art, we can produce beautiful illustrations in various styles for all your design needs and enhance the look of your office by creating original corporate art.'

I look forward to hearing from them soon :)