Bank of England Dearbh-aithne Lèirsinneach by Matteo Ruisi and Peter McCabe

Bank of England Dearbh-aithne Lèirsinneach by Matteo Ruisi and Peter McCabe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Duais Airgid A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Grafaigean, Dealbh-mhìneachaidh agus Conaltradh Lèirsinneach Competition Category.

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Bank of England Dearbh-aithne Lèirsinneach

by Matteo Ruisi and Peter McCabe

Client: Bank of England

Duais Airgid A' Design Award Winner in Grafaig Category

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The Design

About Bank of England Dearbh-aithne Lèirsinneach

A' dealbhachadh do bhanca meadhanach, tha seo a' ciallachadh cothromachadh a lorg eadar fiosrachadh teicnigeach is mothachail, toraidhean air an stiùireadh leis an luchd-obrach, conaltradh coitcheann tarraingeach, agus sreath de riaghailtean. Chan eil seo furasta a choileanadh agus tha e stèidhichte air dinamigs mionaideach a-staigh. Chaidh an dearbh-aithne ùr a leasachadh còmhla ris na daoine a chleachdas e, a' cothromachadh gach taobh den chonaltradh. Tha e ag amas air ruighinn a-mach gu poball nas fharsainge le dòigh-obrach so-ruigsinneach, iomchaidh, structaraichte agus sònraichte. Chaidh na prionnsapalan cudromach sin a chleachdadh mar stiùireadh dealbhachaidh airson a h-uile maoin lèirsinneach.

The Recognition

About the Duais Airgid A' Design Award

Tha Bank of England Dearbh-aithne Lèirsinneach air Duais Airgid A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh gu math urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean den chiad ìre, àlainn agus drùidhteach. Tha buannaichean Airgid nan obraichean anabarrach boillsgeach agus gu math cruthachail a nochdas sàr-eòlas, tàlant agus geurchuis an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Bank of England Dearbh-aithne Lèirsinneach na obair mhìorbhaileach, na sàr-eisimpleir a tha gu sònraichte proifeiseanta agus gu domhainn ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Airgid A' Design Award na innleachd glè fhaicsinneach, ion-mholta a bhrosnaicheas crìochan ealain, saidheans, dealbhaidh agus teicneolais. Tha Bank of England Dearbh-aithne Lèirsinneach na chruthachadh air a bheil mòran eud, a dhùisgeas miannan, a bheir faireachdainnean math agus a thogas iongnadh is miorbhail.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The new visual identity for the Bank of England has been designed following four key principles: accessibility, relevance, structure, distinctiveness.
The new logo is designed with a dyslexia friendly type. The Britannia seal is more welcoming and inclusive. Colours are inspired by the notes. Photography depicts the design of the Bank's notes. Charts and diagrams have been created together with wider staff.
Accessibility charities have been consulted at different stages.
Dimensions & Packaging: Not applicable
Tags: Accessible, relevant, structured, distinctive, optimised, simple, balanced
Production Technology: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Frontify.com, HTML and CSS.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge was to define an effective balance between accessible contents, very technical and sensitive information, staff-led outputs, chart design, and engaging general communications.
The project has been entirely managed in-house, to get the opportunity to involve wider staff in delicate aspects of the design process. This approach has guaranteed the simplification and optimisation of the design process.
Research: The most effective way for the Bank to be understood lies in the accessibility aspect. The content the Bank produces is very technical, and difficult to understand. Sometimes even for a trained audience.
Accessibility experts have been involved at different stages. They've contributed to the definition of a creative strategy and a design solution that improves the readability of the Bank contents, especially regarding charts.
Inspiration: The Bank of England has recently embraced new forms of communicating. Its vision is to be open, inclusive, and straightforward to reach a wider audience. However, it is hard to conjugate staff-led technical outputs and general communications in a manner that the visuals meet the vision consistently.
To solve that, the visual identity has been brought more in line with the Bank's values, purpose, and mission to get closer to the public it serves.
Project Duration: The project started in 2020 during the pandemic, and it has been entirely done remotely. This has facilitated interaction with all relevant teams.
It has been published on 3 March 2022.
Operation Flow: The new visual identity system has been designed in collaboration with Bank of England staff. This has greatly benefited the effectiveness of the design outputs.
Logo, colours, and typography has been designed to be relevant, distinctive, and accessible, especially for colour-blind people and people with dyslexia.
A comprehensive online brand portal has been created for staff and designers to use.
The Bank produces thousands of charts every year, therefore a one-size-fits-all template for the charts has been designed.
A new CSS has been introduced to enhance accessibility.
Team Members: Lead Designer: Matteo Ruisi
Designer: Peter McCabe
Image Credits: Image #2: Illustrator Chris Mitchell
Image #3: Photographer Lee Funnell
Video Credits: Nicholas Flanagan
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