OUGD505 - SB02 - Research - Designs that inform and inspire

I believe that it is important, with a subject like the current situation in Chechnya for responsive designs to be able to inspire and inform people about what is happening.

What really makes a design informative and inspiring?

I decided to do a little research

I have found a lot of amazing examples of inspiring and informative poster designs online, all with different subjects and messages, but each has an extremely innovative design.

I liked this design because of how the subject and images contrast with the colors that are being used. Because of the cool blues, the white icons and text are very visible and noticeable.

I really love this design, I instantly feel a sense of calmness just from looking at it. It's such a minimalist design yet you can tell straight away that it is bringing attention to forests and nature.

I believe this design has something to do with architecture, however, the design is fairly beautiful, not as simplistic but the use of color and crossing lines is very effective and eye catching. It shows to be representing data in a very colorful way.

I instantly thought 'this design is ace', the message alone is credible and the flowing lines that make up the phrase just ooze's inspiration.

This poster design is definitely one of the most inspiring that I have come across, It is representing how speech has the ability to end and prevent wars/violence. However, by keeping the color use neutral, and combining images which not only represent objects of war but also objects of speech, it makes for an extremely effective design which can inspire thousands of people.

I like this design because of the beautiful, articulated text and line use. It is a very beautiful design which I believe would work well with any color in the spectrum. 

Effective, inspiring and simplistic 

As a lover of good coffee, I downloaded these designs as soon as I saw it. I just think it's brilliant. Clearly, a scale to show the levels and strengths of coffee bean roasting. The designs and the colors which mimic the exact color of coffee which the beans produce are beautiful and make for very informative pieces of art.

Another brilliant simplistic design. I favor towards the message mostly, however, the style of design is fairly inspiring and expresses a personal theme.

I really love this piece. The subject is 'The oldest trees in the world'. I absolutely love how graphic design has been used to identify the age, location, and types of trees on our planet. All within a pastel dark green background which draws the most attention to the informative design.

Clean, modern and the colors are fairly effective.

All together I am really keen on all of the above designs, as it shows how effective, cleverly graphic design can be when it comes to informing and inspiring.

I feel that this kind of creativity ca definitely be applied to my graphic response to the issues in Chechnya.