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BROWSE
Client
Self-initiated
Quantity Produced
250
Production Cost
–
Production Time
10 days
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
24 in × 32 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
10 pt, Dull AQ Coating, 10% recycled
Number of Colors
CMYK
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Akzidenz-Grotesk Condensed
Information graphics about cycling that look like a bike wheel AND a zodiac? I’m smitten. One glance at this poster leaves me eager to devour the tiny details and learn more about this legendary event. Upon a more lingering gaze, the piece communicates the rhythm of tires through French countryside and the excitement of great gobs of people gathering to be part of something incredible. Like any decent infographic, this poster would look fabulous as a fabric pattern too!
The idea behind the Tour de France infographic/print started in 2010 as the World Cup was at full speed and the TdF getting started. Designers around the world were creating very compelling graphics looking at various aspects of the world cup. Realizing I hadn’t seen anything similar for the Tour de France, loving cycling and similarly taken by the sporting events complexity and huge amount of data points; I set out to capture some of the basics of the bike ride. I like the idea of seeing posters for each year showing the variation in each route, commemorating the riders, the shifts in teams, prevalence of bikes, graphically showing the rider stage wins and of course the stage and overall winners.
This post was published in the original layout of FPO so all images are smaller. Project descriptions as well as production lessons are quoted in the main content area.
Post Author
Jessica Mullen
Jessica Mullen
Former intern at UnderConsideration LLC.
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Date Published
November 9, 2011
Filed Under
Posters
Tagged with
CMYK
infographic
information design
poster
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About UnderConsideration
UnderConsideration is a graphic design enterprise that runs a network of blogs, publishes books, organizes live events and judged competitions, and designs for clients.
online
Brand New / Displaying opinions and focusing solely on corporate and brand identity work.
Art of the Menu / Cataloguing the underrated creativity of menus from around the world.
Quipsologies / Chronicling the most curious, creative, and notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry on a daily basis.
Speak Up (2002 – 2009) / Discussing, and looking for, what is relevant in, and the relevance of, graphic design. Archives Only.
Word It (2003 – 2010) / Encouraging creative diversity in the community through monthly, one-word challenges. Archives Only.
Brand New Classroom (2010 – 2011) / Providing a space for critique and opinions on student identity workArchives Only.
graphic design
Department of Design / Designing corporate and brand identities and full development of printed and digital matter for clients.
publishing
The 2010 FPO Awards / 2011, self-published.
The 2010 Brand New Awards / 2011, self-published.
Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work / 2010, self-published.
Events & Judged Competitions
Brand New Conference / A one-day event on the development of corporate and brand identity projects by some of today’s most active and influential practitioners from around the world.
Brand New Awards / Celebrating the best identity work produced around the world.
FPO Awards / Celebrating the best print work from around the world.
Writing
Graphic Design, Referenced: A Visual Guide to the Language, Applications, and History of Graphic Design / 2009, Rockport.
Women of Design: Influence and Inspiration from the Original Trailblazers to the New Groundbreakers / 2008, HOW Books.
The Word It Book: Speak Up Presents a Gallery of Interpreted Words / 2007, HOW Books.
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