After deciding upon my colour scheme and chosen typeface, I started by experimenting with pictograms and how I could display these. I began by doing some initial sketches.
I started by simply sketching out a quick sign/symbol for each place, with a very basic idea - e.g Vallances Record Store - record, Mecca Locarno - musical note etc.
I decided these were too obvious and too childish so then tried used just the first letter of each place. This did not work as I found some of the places shared the same first letter so there would be a confusion.
I then decided to draw a little version of the outside/building for each place, but this was too complicated and detailed so I began to refine these in order to simplify them. I experimented by drawing these onto a quick sketched grid that gave me a restraint but this just made the pictograms too abstract and unclear.
I then took just a small architectural detail from each place and drew this out in a very basic and simple way. I felt these looked quite interesting and effective, so I am definitely looking to develop these further digitally.
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