Research

Inspirational research
http://www.stoltze.com/work/publishing/rockport-publishers
Stoltze Design
Founded by Clifford Stoltze in 1984, Stoltze Design is client-focused and results-driven, combining strategic thinking, innovative design, and broad expertise to achieve our clients’ goals. We apply a collaborative process — informed by research and leveraging the diverse skills of the entire firm — to deliver original and effective design solutions that are carefully planned and exceptionally well executed.

This technique above is a very simple image creation using a minimal colour range and solid blocks of colour. I like the bold/vibrant effect of this.

Above is a clear nice rounded font that works well as a bold logo. I like the compact look of the font and the way that every letter is the same weight ([ ] square). A font that mirrors Ministry of Sounds logo would be good for Saturday Sessions. 

Bright font over an image.

A clear colour scheme makes a company/brand easily identifiable. 

Stencil font - this is one of my ideas for MOS to create a stencil font using light effects similar to a club environment. 

About are examples of branding/ logo design by Soltze Design studios. A lot of these designs are based on contrast, the logo colour contrasts with the colour of the imagery.


House of Graphics
http://www.houseofgrfx.com/

I think that these images, especially the above, really reflect a club dance feel. They suggest bright lighting, motion and music.

I love the use of layered imagery in these pieces of work using colours to define shapes. 


Mainartery Design


Mainartery is a London based creative design group formed by designers Jo Mirowski and Pete Hayward.

Use of a map to create an image - could use a scene in a club to create a font for MOS. 

CD cover - font using symbols (solid blocks of colour)

Mystical imagery - could create image/font to music from MOS

Use of solid colour imagery on a black background - MOS colour scheme on black background.

Nice bold font with image to back it up. MOS bold font and dancing,club,music,lighting to enhance font.

Overlaying a logo onto imagery.

Use of one colour range as border, logo and within the image - complement each other.

Image created in one colour - could outline a scene/dancer

Very simple nice font stands alone with an image.

I could use mystical image of dancer as background image to poster.

Image reversal - fill an image outline with another image - dancer filled with lights n smoke effects of club.

Busy images with font that works as part of the image - images created with blocks of colour.

This research has given me some good ideas to start experimenting with for my Ministry of Sound poster design.