The Science of Spying

Went to the excellent Science of Spying the other day. I had to really, after seeing Fiona's talk here.

And it was good. Very good. It's lots of fun and it's playful and informative and you know those Pixar movies where they say "it's great for kids on a kid level but it has so much to offer to adults too", well it's like that too.



The graphics are great and strike a nice mix between Orwellesque knowing sci-fi, modern graphics and just ,sort of, clear information.



I particularly liked these shadows which reflect that style you see all the time, most recently seen in Iain's Best Thing Online Ever, Fuzzwich.



These, of course, are the undoubted graphics star of the show. Enough has been said about these already, but they are bloody gorgeous. Who wouldn't want one at home?



Last but not these are these cute little POS devices. A nice way of displaying the obligatory souvenirs.



Some more graphics focused pictures here. Well worth a visit.

Comments

[Vicki Brown]

Hmm, I'm not sure which came first (or even if they're different people) but I remember seeing those computer key stools a couple of years ago now, at New Designers, or 100% Design, something like that.
http://mixko.co.uk/
I don't think they sell light up ones though.

[Fiona]

Thanks for the commentary, Ben.

Multistorey are the exhibition designers responsible for the overall art direction and graphic design: http://www.multistorey.net/

Their use of lightboxes and shadow effect graphics were intended to "make it feel as if the zone is being negotiated by torchlight, reinforced by a lighting design using torch-like fittings."

They brought a really playful attitude to the graphic design but also dealt with the serious challenges that come with a touring exhibition: durablity, reconfigurability and bilingual venues.

I'm always impressed by a flexible design system... like your branding strategy for Interesting.