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Bank of England Wizual Şahsyýet by Matteo Ruisi and Peter McCabe

Bank of England Wizual Şahsyýet by Matteo Ruisi and Peter McCabe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Kümüş Baýragy in Grafika, Illýustrasiýa we Wizual Aragatnaşyk Dizaýny Competition Category.


KümüşGrafika· 2022

Bank of England Wizual Şahsyýet

by Matteo Ruisi and Peter McCabe

Client: Bank of England

A' Design Award Kümüş Baýragy Winner in Grafika Category

Colors

The Design

About Bank of England Wizual Şahsyýet

Merkezi bank üçin dizaýn döretmek tehniki we duýgur maglumatlar, işgärleriň taýýarlan netijeleri, özüne çekiji umumy aragatnaşyk we birnäçe düzgünnamalar arasynda deňagramlylygy tapmak diýmekdir. Muny gazanmak aňsat däl we ol näzik içerki dinamika esaslanýar. Täze şahsyýet ony ulanjakdakalar bilen bilelikde aragatnaşygyň ähli taraplaryny deňleşdirip ösdürildi. Ol has giň köpçülige elýeterli, degişli, tertipli we tapawutly çemeleşme arkaly ýetmäge gönükdirilendir. Bu esasy ýörelgeler ähli wizual serişdeler üçin dizaýn ugry hökmünde ulanyldy.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kümüş Baýragy

Bank of England Wizual Şahsyýet A' Design Award Kümüş Baýragynyň ýeňijisidir; bu owadan, belent we täsirli ýokary derejeli dizaýnlara berilýän adatdan daşary abraýly ykrarnamadyr. Kümüş ýeňijileri dizaýnerleriniň ajaýyp bilimini, zehinini we ýiti aňyny görkezýän aşa ýalpyldawuk we örän döredijilikli eserlerdir. Bank of England Wizual Şahsyýet ajaýyp, nusgalyk, üns çekiji derejede hünärmenlikli we çuňňur täzelikçi eser bolmagy garaşylýar. A' Design Award Kümüş Baýragyny gazanan bu dizaýn sungatyň, ylmyň, dizaýnyň we tehnologiýanyň çäklerine peýda berýän we ony öňe sürýän örän üns çekiji, haýran galynýan oýlap tapyşdyr. Bank of England Wizual Şahsyýet köpüň gabanjyna sezewar bolýan, isleglerimizi oýarýan, oňyn duýgulary getirýän we haýranlyk we geň galmagy döredýän eserdir.

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.
Patents
Copyrights belong to The Governor and Company of the Bank of England. All Rights Reserved.
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
Copyrights The Governor and Company of the Bank of England. All Rights Reserved.

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