Author Archives: Co:LAB Student

Simon Day | Print Degradation & it’s value

A more practical aspect of the design and print process when considering archival material is how the stored information will degrade over time, and how decisions made now will affect the quality and reliability of the information in years to

Simon Day | Print Degradation & it’s value

A more practical aspect of the design and print process when considering archival material is how the stored information will degrade over time, and how decisions made now will affect the quality and reliability of the information in years to

Ross Hetherington // Isotype – Language Without Boundaries

Isotype is a visual language that allows you to put across a narrative or a simple instruction in the easiest to understand format. It is not a replacement for text but an addition to it. Rules –  – Greater quantities

Ross Hetherington // Isotype – Language Without Boundaries

Isotype is a visual language that allows you to put across a narrative or a simple instruction in the easiest to understand format. It is not a replacement for text but an addition to it. Rules –  – Greater quantities

BAAD Space Students vs Teacher

The classroom, is defined as a single room which is dedicated primarily to teaching or learning. The traditional classroom has one setup and that is straight rows of desks, with the furniture layout dictating a hierarchal vision of student vs

BAAD Space Students vs Teacher

The classroom, is defined as a single room which is dedicated primarily to teaching or learning. The traditional classroom has one setup and that is straight rows of desks, with the furniture layout dictating a hierarchal vision of student vs

Ataitiya Bana//Modern Gazetteer

Bournville is mostly known for the cadbury factory and its housing-cottages. In 1879, George and Richard Cadbury moved their factory from the middle of Birmingham to a place away from the hustle and bustle of the city centre. Reasons being

Ataitiya Bana//Modern Gazetteer

Bournville is mostly known for the cadbury factory and its housing-cottages. In 1879, George and Richard Cadbury moved their factory from the middle of Birmingham to a place away from the hustle and bustle of the city centre. Reasons being

Jac Doody // Birmingham Central Mosque

While looking into the surrounding urban context of the Mosque, it was interesting to see another religious building so close to it, this shot is taken from behind the mosque on the adjacent road, Conybere Street. The mosque is just

Jac Doody // Birmingham Central Mosque

While looking into the surrounding urban context of the Mosque, it was interesting to see another religious building so close to it, this shot is taken from behind the mosque on the adjacent road, Conybere Street. The mosque is just

EleniZorpa//Modern Gazetteer

Suggested Rules of Health by Bournville Trust Village .Through the meeting which we had with Art student last Tuesday we discussed about the life control of B.V.T..People who lived in Bournville they had to follow the rules that George Cadbury

EleniZorpa//Modern Gazetteer

Suggested Rules of Health by Bournville Trust Village .Through the meeting which we had with Art student last Tuesday we discussed about the life control of B.V.T..People who lived in Bournville they had to follow the rules that George Cadbury

Fatima Ladak // Birmingham Central Mosque

Although I have visited many mosques around the world (Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia etc…) I haven’t attended any other mosque on a regular basis within the UK other than that of the small purpose built mosque that I have

Fatima Ladak // Birmingham Central Mosque

Although I have visited many mosques around the world (Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia etc…) I haven’t attended any other mosque on a regular basis within the UK other than that of the small purpose built mosque that I have

Simon Day | Experimenting with typeface

If you were asked to choose which statement was true, which would you pick? Would you make a random choice or one based on font type? Or would you even notice the statements were all in different fonts?

Simon Day | Experimenting with typeface

If you were asked to choose which statement was true, which would you pick? Would you make a random choice or one based on font type? Or would you even notice the statements were all in different fonts?

Joanne Yu // BAAD Space – Precedent Study

As a precedent study for the initial stages of this Co.Lab project, I have looked into the ‘Verbandkammer’ by Nilsson Pflugfelder – a London and Berlin based practice focusing on the integration of critical spatial design, architecture, art and discourse.

Joanne Yu // BAAD Space – Precedent Study

As a precedent study for the initial stages of this Co.Lab project, I have looked into the ‘Verbandkammer’ by Nilsson Pflugfelder – a London and Berlin based practice focusing on the integration of critical spatial design, architecture, art and discourse.

Simon Day | The power of Baskerville

How would you respond to different typeface, and would it influence a seemingly free decision. The following two webpages are part of an experiment by documentary filmmaker Errol Morris on unwitting readers of the New York Times. He devised a

Simon Day | The power of Baskerville

How would you respond to different typeface, and would it influence a seemingly free decision. The following two webpages are part of an experiment by documentary filmmaker Errol Morris on unwitting readers of the New York Times. He devised a

Simon Day | Helvetica. Period.

A video of Michael Bierut getting animated about typeface. He outlines the allure of helvetica to graphic designers in the 1960’s, and how the font changed the concept of brand identity as well as the style of graphics for a

Simon Day | Helvetica. Period.

A video of Michael Bierut getting animated about typeface. He outlines the allure of helvetica to graphic designers in the 1960’s, and how the font changed the concept of brand identity as well as the style of graphics for a

Esqandar Zulqarnain // Documentation of the Model Village

Image from Bournville : Model Village to Garden Suburb by Michael Harrison House in Sycamore Rd. built by W.A. Harvey in 1900. Dutch gables, Venetian windows and Renaissance dormers. An example image to capture an abstract image that shows the

Esqandar Zulqarnain // Documentation of the Model Village

Image from Bournville : Model Village to Garden Suburb by Michael Harrison House in Sycamore Rd. built by W.A. Harvey in 1900. Dutch gables, Venetian windows and Renaissance dormers. An example image to capture an abstract image that shows the

Esqandar Zulqarnain // Modern Gazetteer

Bournville began as a Model Village in 1895 and has since grown into a large garden suburb. Started by the Quaker chocolate manufacturer and philanthropist, George Cadbury, this seminal scheme was handed over to a charitable trust in 1900, when

Esqandar Zulqarnain // Modern Gazetteer

Bournville began as a Model Village in 1895 and has since grown into a large garden suburb. Started by the Quaker chocolate manufacturer and philanthropist, George Cadbury, this seminal scheme was handed over to a charitable trust in 1900, when

Initial Work-zone Studies

Comparison between art & design / Architecture BA students workspaces Initial diagram sketches illustrating the change in furniture arrangements during a studio session i was present in

Initial Work-zone Studies

Comparison between art & design / Architecture BA students workspaces Initial diagram sketches illustrating the change in furniture arrangements during a studio session i was present in