London Guitar Town

I walked past this outdoor exhibition whilst in London yesterday. It was attracting a lot of attention from visitors because of the size, colour and number of these guitars that were dotted around and being in a key tourist area.
I have since been on the internet and found out it is a charity inspired campaign bringing together the power of music with art to raise money for three chosen charities. All the guitars will be auctioned off at an event in September with all the proceeds being split equally between the three associated charities. I found it really interesting because whilst they were fun objects that many people were standing next to, having photos taken with, they were also exposing many different styles of art to the genral public.
The guitars were signed by famous musicians including Rod Stewart, Noel Gallagher, Brian May, Gorillaz, The Kooks, The Magic Numbers, KT Tunstall, Razorlight and Hard-Fi. The last image below shows the guitar signed by Ozzy Osbourne - the illustration is very appropraite!

50 Years Of Helvetica

Whilst visiting the Museum of Modern Art, they had an exhibition celebrating the typeface Helvetica. Helvetica is one of the most popular typefaces and can be seen everywhere. It is used for New York Subway signs, logos for Lufthansa, Fendi, Saab and Agfa to name but a few. However, it is hardly noticed as it is so familiar. Many examples of it's use shown in the exhibition made me realise only then that they were actually Helvetica. This example of it's use on a poster really appealed to me. It is very simple yet effective.


This example reminded me of a project we did in first year, about how 3D typography can be more expressive.


Helvetica is widely used due to it's crisp, clear forms, adaptability and legibilty. 'The simple, well-proportined letterforms convey an aesthetic clarity that is at once universal, neutral, and undeniably modern.'