Thursday, May 19, 2011

Informational Poster Designs

If you can see this poster well enough, it is awesome! This is a map of typographical history, with many of its creators listed as well.  The piece is also showing where these more popular type-faces originated from around the globe.  I really enjoy informational posters and layouts that are meant to be displayed in a large fashion, like this one. Something like this would look great in a studio environment, spanning the whole of a small wall in a think tank room, just waiting to inspire the next big idea. I would love to take the time and research a certain topic, and be able to display it in an informational and graphically pleasing layout such as this one. One other example of posters like this I have seen, was a giant poster of the Periodic Table of Elements. Each element had its own informational box, placed in the corresponding spot that it would be in a normal periodic chart. The layout also included precisely drawn diagrams of the Earth and the galaxy around us, and how the elements were tied into them. Some more diagrams on the poster included the elemental make-up of some living organisms on Earth, such as humans and trees, along with some more informational bits here and there. Basically is what  I am getting at, is that designs like these, leave you staring at the piece for what seems like forever, and yet, there is still more information to soak in! It leaves you wanting to come back for more. Something you can easily use as inspiration, or information, or both! To me, this is one aspect of good design; a design that can be viewed over and over again and not necessarily get old.

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