A blog and chat about communication and graphic design research issues. Academic issues and discussion topics that have come out of research, but in a more informal manner; as well as some thoughts, as well as to reviews of articles, papers and suchlike… [continues here…]
“What’s the brief?” is an everyday question within the graphic design process. Moreover, the concept and importance of a design brief is overtly understood well beyond design practice itself – especially among stakeholders who work with designers, as well as clients who commission their services. As will be shown in this article, a design brief is often an assumed and expected physical or metaphoric artefact for guiding the creative process. [continues here…]
Graphic design has long been hampered by its indeterminate educational disciplinary status, resulting in it being subsumed within wider visual arts studies. Arguing that this permeates into professional practice, this article explores the ambivalence of professional graphic designers towards the term ‘graphic design’ itself. [continues here…]
Graphic design, as a specific research discipline, has been largely underrepresented in academia, with the literature suggesting this is partially due to difficulties in researching its professional practitioners. [continues here…]
The Coca-Cola wave shape remains an informative aspect of the company’s core design elements – the script logo and contour bottle shape – and underpins most aspects of the visual design of the company’s branding and advertising. [continues here…]
Debates around authenticity within photographic discourse are persistent. Some have revolved around documentary photography, while other discussions focus on the ethical validity of digitally edited news photographs and indeed the photographic medium itself. [continues here…]
