OUGD505 Studio Brief 1 - Oscar Daws and Matthew Durbin
Daws and Durbin were graduates from Brunel University London who were originally set a brief as part of their degree which then turned into a whole redesign of the English banknote. I believe these are successful redesigns as they are innovative and use a contemporary design, the duo said they had thrown away many of the "antiquated aesthetic features" in favour of what they think is “a cleaner, more relevant design language that nonetheless stays true to UK heritage”. Against the backdrop of devolution and the vote against Scottish independence, the pair set themselves a somewhat controversial brief: to design a set of banknotes for the whole of the UK that everyone, from north to south, would be proud to use. The front faces celebrate individuals from each of the four countries who have made an outstanding contribution to the nation. Each portrait is accompanied by an image and graphic relating to their work.
- For Wales it is the father of the NHS, Aneurin Bevan
- For England, the Queen due to her commitment to the Commonwealth
- For Scotland, Lord Reith, the first and arguably most influential Director-General of the BBC
- For Northern Ireland, Dame Jocelyn Bell one of the UK’s foremost female scientists
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