Diamond Jubilee Website To Be One of National Archive's Gems
5 April 2012
Masters degree student Stine Aelberry has created a brand new typeface to celebrate the 2012 Diamond Jubilee.
I wanted to design a commemorative, celebratory typeface that reflects the diversity of British cultures, and advances a spirit of national unity and positivity.
”Stine Aelberry.
Stine's website - called 'Sixty Years of Cultural Integration in British Art and Design' - is a project for her Master of Design in Visual Communication degree.
A Derby student's website revealing the many cultural influences which have shaped British art and design during the Queen's reign - and unveiling a brand new typeface created to celebrate the 2012 Diamond Jubilee - has been selected for a British Library archive.
Stine Aelberry's website - called 'Sixty Years of Cultural Integration in British Art and Design' - is a project for her Master of Design in Visual Communication degree at the University of Derby.
It gives examples of good past, present and upcoming innovations in British art and design from the last 60 years, which have resulted from a mix of cultural influences. Site visitors can also nominate their own entries.
Current examples on Stine's website (at www.diamondjubileeuk.com) include:
- Past 60 Years - the typeface and sensitive mix of Arabic and English on the Dubai Metro signs
- The Present - a Diamond Jubilee Year tour of Ten Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci around the UK's museums and art galleries
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Future 60 Years - profiling a new exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum on British Design 1948-2012: Innovation in the Modern Age (running from March 31 to August 12 this year) and a debate on 'The Future of British Punk'.
Her website has now been selected by the British Library for the UK Web Archive's special collection of Diamond Jubilee websites. This collection draws together a broad range of websites about the Jubilee and will be launched towards the end of the year.
The British Library has been collecting selected UK websites since 2004 and archives them to ensure the content remains available, even when the live site has vanished from the worldwide web. The public can access the archived websites through the UK Web Archive at www.webarchive.org.uk
Danish-born Stine, who is studying her Masters degree part-time whilst working for Derby marketing and design agency Fluid Ideas, has also created a new typeface - called Zygon Regular - to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee, as part of her postgraduate work. Examples of it are also on the website.
Stine, 37, of Allestree in Derby, said: "The typeface project, Zygon Regular, contributes to the part of art and design which aims to celebrate and promote cultural integration.
"As we approach the Diamond Jubilee celebrations there is a lot of debate in the UK around issues such as the current economic climate and cultural integration. I wanted to design a commemorative, celebratory typeface that reflects the diversity of British cultures, and advances a spirit of national unity and positivity.
"I created my website as a space where different types of British people could share pictures and stories relating to art and design projects, on the theme of cultural integration during the Queen's reign. I am delighted that people's contributions will form part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee 2012 Special Collection."
Jane Stanton, University of Derby Head of Design, added: "Stine's typeface design is original and thought provoking. It aims to reflect and celebrate Britain as a multi-cultural community during the time of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. The letterforms are inspired by extensive research into visual and aesthetic influences from UK ethnic communities; including from India, Pakistan and Eastern Europe.
"Stine's website both promotes her new font and stimulates interaction with the public over art and design. We're all thrilled that the British Library has identified this project as one to preserve, from among the myriad of things marking this historic year."
To see Stine's website go to www.diamondjubileeuk.com
For more information on the British Library UK Web Archive go to www.webarchive.org.uk
For more media information please contact Press & PR Officer Sean Kirby on 01332 591891 or 07876 476103, or email s.kirby@derby.ac.uk
