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Braidley Road Mural

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Braidley Road Mural

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Braidley Road Mural

I helped create Dorset’s biggest public mural! My BA Graphic Design course + BA Illustration students collaborated with BCP Council, LUSH, and Studio Studio by celebrating 14 creatives linked to Bournemouth. The Braidley Road mural serves as a cultural landmark between the town center and Meyrick Park. I played a key role in typography and layout for the sections towards Twinks Burnette and Sylvia Townsend Warner.

I helped create Dorset’s biggest public mural! My BA Graphic Design course + BA Illustration students collaborated with BCP Council, LUSH, and Studio Studio by celebrating 14 creatives linked to Bournemouth. The Braidley Road mural serves as a cultural landmark between the town center and Meyrick Park. I played a key role in typography and layout for the sections towards Twinks Burnette and Sylvia Townsend Warner.

Role:

Industry:

AUB + Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Councill + Studio Studio + LUSH

Duration:

Oct 2023 - July 2024

Oct 2023 -
July 2024

Typography, Hand Lettering, Illustration, Painting, Mural Design

Role:
Typography, Hand Lettering, Illustration,
Painting, Mural Design


Industry:
AUB +
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council
+ Studio Studio + LUSH

Duration:
Oct 2023 - July 2024

Design Process:

Design Process:

The Identity

The Identity

Full Mural North Side

Me painting the mural 1/2

Me painting the mural 2/2

Custom Typography

My design that was going to be on the corrugated west wall, not painted due to a lack of funding and time.

Digital Mockup of Mural

Mural in progress 1/2

Mural in progress 2/2

Custom type on Mural!

The Design Process

The Design Process

What's the brief?

What's the brief?

What's the brief?

"Create a mural celebrating creatives linked to Bournemouth on the three V pillars & corrugated walls on Braidley Road"

  • Each graphic designer must work with two illustrators

  • It must utilize the limited color pallette

  • The designs must have vectored/simple art style.

Initial mural designs

Insights

Insights

Insights

As a graphic designer on the mural, I faced communication challenges with the illustrators and received work last-`minute.

Despite this, I transformed my typography into becoming an illustrative element, enhancing expression and flow, especially on the east and west corrugated walls.

My contributions ultimately helped create a structured and engaging visual experience, where I would end up designing an entire corrugated wall!

Experimental custom type

My designs for the corrugated walls

Key Takeaways

Key Takeaways

Key Takeaways

  • As a graphic designer collaborating with two illustrators, I adapted to last-minute input and incorporated it into my designs while maintaining readability and flow, elevating the mural’s clarity and impact.

  • I made my typography more visual and illustrative and aligned with the art style of the brief, which gave extra impact to my designs on the west walls.

  • This mural marked a personal achievement. I’m leaving my mark on Bournemouth, while creating something vibrant and engaging for the community.

For as long as I could remember, I’ve loved murals. One of my earliest memories was driving around San Francisco with my Dad and seeing murals light up the street teeling a story bigger than life. They were one of the defining mediums that encouraged me to make the jump to become an artist. For me, making a mural was always a bar I had to meet as an artist, and I’m so proud to say that I’ve finally done it

Meeting up with the Bournemouth Christchurch Poole (BCP) Council to show our progress with the mural.