The Music of Britain

[philby1981]

Hey Folks,

Check out this "Music of Britain" typographic poster print.

Lots of glasto legends to be spotted, if you've got a sharp eye.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/206786817/the-music-of-britain-limited-edition?

[5co77ie]

coldplay and Muse arethe wrong way round surely?

[stuartbert two hats]

I think with something so stylised, you have to give the positions more than a bit of artistic license.

[Mr November]

Yeah. Elbow are not from Grimsby.

[philby1981]

I think with something so stylised, you have to give the positions more than a bit of artistic license.

Thanks for the feedback folks.

That was my line of thinking too Stuart. There was a constant debate in my head around the balance between accuracy & visuals - and some compromises were certainly made.

One of the main challenges is dealing with large land masses who produce (relatively speaking) a lower amount of quality musicians - e.g. Scotland.

Compared to areas like London, Liverpool & Manchester who have churned out a huge amount of influential bands/musicians but are relatively small areas on a map by comparison.

Hopefully I've got the balance about right?

One design compromise I felt at peace with was placing "Rod Stewart" up near Scotland...despite his accent & birthplace ;-)

[stuartbert two hats]

Still though, Chemical Brothers in Wales??

[Michaels denim shorts]

reef are from glastonbury also

[russycarps]

Why did you put the kooks on there? and why are they in a font more prominent than the likes of the rolling stones and the who?

their inclusion ruins the whole thing.

[stuartbert two hats]

Why did you put the kooks on there? and why are they in a font more prominent than the likes of the rolling stones and the who?

their inclusion ruins the whole thing.

Because they're famously from Brighton, I guess? They fit in with the whole regional thing.

[russycarps]

Because they're famously from Brighton, I guess? They fit in with the whole regional thing.

[philby1981]

Why did you put the kooks on there? and why are they in a font more prominent than the likes of the rolling stones and the who?

their inclusion ruins the whole thing.

Because they're famously from Brighton, I guess? They fit in with the whole regional thing.

Famous of "infamous" - depending on your perspective ;-)

I totally get that The Kooks haven't created music of 1/100th of the quality of the Jagger, Richards, Daltrey, Townshend et al.

But as I mentioned one of biggest challenges was dealing with the huge concentration of massive bands/artists who trace their roots back to London (...and its surroundings).

...while also recognising that London is a relatively small land mass in the context of the Britain as a whole.

I took the call to include as many "regional" acts as I could, as close as possible to where that region sits on the map.

I could've very easily swamped the entire illustration with big London acts in big fonts, a smattering of Manc/Liverpudlian acts & a few token Scots and it would've taken half the time...but equally it wouldn't give anywhere near the same flavour of the diversity & depth of British music.

If it throws up a few (x is 3 times the size of y) quirks that's something I'm comfortable with.

By way of comparison...

The design I made for The Music of Ireland was a lot easier to "balance" as there was a more even/natural distribution of talent geographically throughout the country.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/115416103/the-music-of-ireland-limited-edition?

TBH I like both "looks" equally.

[eFestivals]

Because they're famously from Brighton, I guess? They fit in with the whole regional thing.

surely the most famous from Brighton is Mr Cook (tho I know that's not where he was born).

Or the Levs?

[eFestivals]

and how have the Jam ended up in Wales? They're from Woking.

[stuartbert two hats]

surely the most famous from Brighton is Mr Cook (tho I know that's not where he was born).

Or the Levs?

Fatboy is just above The Kooks. And I had no idea the Levs were from Brighton. It's about how identified with the area of they are, not who's the most famous act from an area.

[Bradders]

It's a nice idea but just doesn't quite work. Arctic Monkeys seem to be in Middlesbrough (not Sheffield), Gang of Four in Scarborough (Leeds) and Pulp in Hull (Sheffield). I get that this is because your Manchester takes up all of the north except the East coast but still.

(to be fair I am from Yorkshire, what do you expect if you shift us all out to Filey to make way for Lancastrians? )

Edited November 7, 2014 by Bradders

[russycarps]

It's a nice idea but just doesn't quite work. Arctic Monkeys seem to be in Middlesbrough (not Sheffield), Gang of Four in Scarborough (Leeds) and Pulp in Hull (Sheffield). I get that this is because your Manchester takes up all of the north except the East coast but still.

(to be fair I am from Yorkshire, what do you expect if you shift us all out to Filey to make way for Lancastrians? )

im pretty sure Doves are from cheshire not kings lynn too.....

[Size9]

I think it's jolly good. Nice work sir.

[Size9]

....and for the record, I think you're selling it too cheap.

[Thearg]

One design compromise I felt at peace with was placing "Rod Stewart" up near Scotland...despite his accent & birthplace ;-)

It's a cool looking poster but if someone/band doesn't go aesthetically in the right place why not leave them out there are countless others to choose from.

Having someone in the wrong place just doesn't look right.

[eFestivals]

I think it's jolly good. Nice work sir.

Agreed.

Despite being able to pick holes in it, I do recognise that what's included is subjective, and where stuff gets exactly placed comes down to a combination of being space there (difficult for London, for example) and how well they help create the shape of Britain.

Edited November 7, 2014 by eFestivals

[ryan.smith]

It's a cool looking poster but if someone/band doesn't go aesthetically in the right place why not leave them out there are countless others to choose from.

Having someone in the wrong place just doesn't look right.

Because then you'd have "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU HAD X OVER Y"

[russycarps]

I think the problem is he has given his favourite bands pride of place and given them a font size that dominates the poster. Needed a less biased designer I feel.

[Thearg]

Because then you'd have "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU HAD X OVER Y"

That's gonna happen anyway.lol!

[Thearg]

Where's Michael Eavis.

[5co77ie]

bought one as a present for someone I know who likes music and design - the perfect gift! thanks