Here Is a poster I have developed in the style of Graphic designer Charles Anderson for a university brief
Being given Charles Anderson and London together has given me a large scope of ideas, as my research into London and images of London shows the city is notorious for its busy hustle and bustle and sheer mass of iconic structures, this coupled together with Charles’ busy work style has given me the idea to create a piece which marries together these two features, using the screen printing process which is used by Anderson. For the shape of the piece I produce I intend on using one of London’s established landmarks and filling this with an abundance of typefaces and letterforms, coupled with some quirky hand drawn vector images which complement the words and fill some of the space too.
I also researched into the City, London. London being the capital of my country I already was quite knowledgeable about the subject, however it was not until looking more closely at the brief I was able to decide more indefinitely which direction of the town I wanted to look most closely at. The city of London has several different spins in which it can be looked at. For instance London is historically very bloody and inert, with events such as London Bridge and the existence of the London dungeons, this would allow for a gory and creepy spin to be put onto the work. I then looked at spencer Anderson’s work style alongside the work style of one of my own favourite illustrators, tom Gilmour and saw similarities instantly, despite Gilmour’s more darkened style of work.
After working in this way for some time however and producing a sheet of images showcasing this, I came to the conclusion that this method was not the direction I wished to take the project. I then instead looked more closely at the work of Anderson and decided to hand draw a draft for my poster. This proved useful as the drawing of ideas allowed me to more visually see where it was I wished to take my project. After completing the hand drawn version and searching the net for several typefaces which resembled Anderson’s choices, I then began to generate my poster, using a combination of both illustrator and Photoshop. Here are a sample of progress shots.
Before completing my final poster, I practiced word art grouping and picture grouping on Photoshop by creating two separate posters showcasing my Anderson research. I found this useful practice and am happy with the outcome.
Research on Charles' work
