During last week's Tour De France I noticed these simple, clever posters on the tube driving awareness to the expected travel disruption. Beautifully illustrated and modernist inspired, a bold graphic statement shining through the visual clutter one sees on London's transport system. Added to my Transport and Travel Pinterest collection and no mistake.
I'm not alone in my disappointment about the London 2012 Olympic branding and graphics, so here's some of the many 'alternative' London 2012 Olympic posters out there.
A) London 2012 Olympics posters by british designers, Central Saint Martins college of arts and design
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/22203/fit-london-2012-olympics-po...
B) Alan Clark's proposals designed to work with the Transport for London branding
http://ministryoftype.co.uk/words/article/an_olympic_poster_proposal/
http://www.alanclarkegraphics.com/
C) Thomas Bræstrup's series of three posters focusing on what the athletes go through, emphasizing the words "blood", "sweat" and "tears" in the colours of the Olympic rings.
http://www.behance.net/gallery/London-2012-Olympic-Posters/4552789
D) Andrew Maunders design has been influenced by the 1948 London Olympic games poster
http://www.behance.net/gallery/London-Olympics-2012/3026745
E) This is the first year that the Olympics will be featuring Women's Boxing, so Jenelle Dagres did a cheeky Queen boxing poster
http://www.behance.net/gallery/London-Olympics-2012/3476131
F) Sanar Abass has created some great minimal designs
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Olympic-Posters-2012/2528655
G) Giles Priscott posters are inspired by David Hockney and Les Graphiquants
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Olympic-Posters/2850101
Yes, it's time to post about London - so here's a bright and lovely limited edition wall sign by Sir Peter Blake, only 5,000 produced - it uses a 10 'spot' colour lithographic process onto 56% recycled tinplate. Commissioned in 2009 by Creatively Recycled Empire.
Reviewed here: http://markhillpublishing.co.uk/?p=7241
Available to buy here: http://www.urbanremade.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=68
These are just great, I want them all. Designed by the Stefi Orazi studio http://www.stefiorazi.co.uk/ and available to buy here http://www.thingsyoucanbuy.co.uk/
Modernist London and Britain Winter Collection
The card pack contains London's Post Office Tower, Isokon Building, Barbican, Golden Lane estate, the K8 telephone box and the Royal Festival Hall plus other British modernist examples, all come with added snow.
Modernist London
Barbican Estate
