Project
Celebrating Filton Illustrated Map
Client
South Gloucestershire Council
Vision
To celebrate and highlight what this local area offers for residents, and to support the restoration of civic pride
Filton is an area of North Bristol, in South Gloucestershire.
The project was commissioned by the High Streets Regeneration Team, South Gloucestershire Council
A vibrant and colourful art piece/illustrated map of Filton to be featured on the Council’s printed display boards around the area and also for use across print & email marketing and social media.
The illustration pulls together many local details and gives a sense of the community who live and work there in a fun, positive and engaging way. It represents the area’s geography and key places, adding context through the inclusion of historical points of reference and comments from members of the community.
As part of the project, there was some consultation with community members in the form of small focus groups. This enabled us to gather input from local individuals on the positive aspects of the area and community – their words have been incorporated around the edge of the design.
Some close ups: (click on one to enlarge as a pop up gallery)
Below: my initial sketch layout, featuring the illustrated elements to be included.
You’ll also see a second version which incorporated a few more quotes taken from the community engagement. There is obviously quite a lot going on in the piece as a whole, so the words were simplified a little with fewer being used in the final artwork.
