Graphic Design for Architectural Spaces
Course final project
A course by Ruedi Baur , Designer
About the final project for: Graphic Design for Architectural Spaces
Graphic Design for Architectural Spaces
“We have come to the end of this course. Thank you for following it with me. Now it's your turn to use the inscription to enhance the space. For this, we will review the key phases of the project. It would be great if you could show me an image of each phase of your project and add a brief explanation of what you did in each. The place Take the time to carefully choose the place you will come to magnify and analyze it in depth. It could be an entire village, a street or even a square. The ideal would be to be able to visit this space in person. Registrations Document all the inscriptions that are in this place and seek to understand them. Ask yourself the question: who were the authors, what locations did they occupy, or what were the reasons for their presence? The function Assign a function to your space by analyzing in depth its information needs. To help you give it substance, you can think about the uses of the possible places of registration. Poetization Finally, you will have to poetize all these inscriptions, working on the form but also on the quality of the text. Play here with typography, multilingualism, color, font size. Everything is possible. When you're done, share your work on the forum. This project can be done in Photoshop as well as with sketches from photographs. I will respond to your posts and questions as soon as possible, but in the meantime, I encourage you to watch what your comrades have been up to and comment on their posts. See you soon on the forum !”
Partial transcription of the video
“Final project Thank you for taking this Domestika course with me. Now it's your turn to use registration to sublimate the space. A few tips before you get started. Take the time to carefully choose the place to magnify and analyze it in depth. It could be an entire town as was the case for Nègrepelisse, or a street, or a public square, the choice is yours. The ideal would be to be able to visit it in situ and photograph it. Then look at its history, its vocation. Is it a place of passage, of contemplation, a functional place? This first analysis will necessarily pass by the inscriptions the...”
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Course summary for: Graphic Design for Architectural Spaces
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Category
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Areas
Design, Graphic Design, Signage Design
Ruedi Baur
A course by Ruedi Baur
Graphic artist and designer Ruedi Baur specializes in reimagining public spaces. At the beginning of his career, he worked in visual identity and signage for major cultural institutions in Paris, such as the Picasso Museum and the Pompidou Centre, before switching his focus to architecture and urban design. He currently teaches classes around the world and runs two research workshops: Intégral Ruedi Baur Paris and Intégral Ruedi Baur Zürich.
His extensive portfolio of projects includes signage for The New School in New York, the Cologne Bonn and Vienna Airports, and, more recently, the information system for the future transit lines of the Grand Paris Express (2022-2030).
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