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Two white postcards set against a vibrant purple background. One shows a blue abstract graphic and the “Royal College of Art” logo, while the other contains event details for the “School of Communication Work In Progress exhibition 2015”.

Modular typography runs riot at the Royal College of Art

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Date
19 January 2015

Designed by Minna Sakaria, Carolina Dahl and Maria Ines Gul, this great identity for the upcoming Royal College of Art’s School of Communication Work-in-Progress show is a modular representation of the works in progress that’ll be exhibited. Made up of a set of parts, the typeface allows for each element to contribute to any number of letterforms or abstract shapes. As well as existing online and in print, the specially-designed typeface has been printed on stickers with the intention of interrupting the RCA’s corporate identity in a playful and productive way.

The show runs from 5 to the 8 February, with work from the Animation, Information Experience Design and Visual Communication courses.

A person stands before a large blue poster on a brick wall outside the Royal College of Art. The poster reads “Student Work in progress Shows 2015” and lists various school dates.
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Carolina Dahl, Maria Ines Gul & Minna Sakaria: School of Communication WIP

A website screenshot shows a white page with the words “WORK IN PROGRESS” in a purple, tubular typeface. The letters are styled like bent neon tubes or pipes, with small circular joints at the ends.
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Carolina Dahl, Maria Ines Gul & Minna Sakaria: School of Communication WIP

A browser window displays a white webpage with the heading “WIP 2015 School of Communication”. In the centre, several purple 3D rectangular prisms float in a scattered arrangement.
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Carolina Dahl, Maria Ines Gul & Minna Sakaria: School of Communication WIP

A browser window displays a white webpage against a purple background. Purple linear graphics form the characters “A-Z”, with the text “WIP 2015 School of Communication” at the top.
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Carolina Dahl, Maria Ines Gul & Minna Sakaria: School of Communication WIP

Two posters for the Royal College of Art hang side by side. The right poster features bold purple typography that reads “Work in Progress”, while the left poster uses abstract, geometric shapes in the same style. Both include event details for the “Work in Progress Show 2015” at the Darwin Building in London.
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Carolina Dahl, Maria Ines Gul & Minna Sakaria: School of Communication WIP

A person stands facing a white wall, holding a blue stencil. On the wall, the words “WORK IN P” are painted in a blue, linear typographic style.
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Carolina Dahl, Maria Ines Gul & Minna Sakaria: School of Communication WIP

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Billie Muraben

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Billie studied illustration at Camberwell College of Art before completing an MA in Visual Communication at the Royal College of Art. She joined It’s Nice That as a Freelance Editorial Assistant back in January 2015 and continues to work with us on a freelance basis.

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