2026

Bence Hives

My journey as a creative practitioner started out as an illustrator, however, since 2020 I have been studying and practising graphic and media design. My outcomes mainly consist of still images – mostly posters, branding and illustration – focusing on identity and appropriate communication to the selected audience. I like to create visuals utilising styles and elements that could relate to the client and/or the audience, my outcomes therefore often present various styles, but often operate with colours I like to use resembling me. My main inspirations are the Swiss Style, Grunge, Bauhaus and their designers along with Peter Saville and music of course. I am also interested in technology, anime and liquid typefaces/3D object inspired by the Y2K Futurism and Cyberpunk.

Hyper-Type

Hyper-Type as the name suggests was a typographic project focusing on a hypothetical conference and show discussing the history, present and future of typography. This project required a range of outcomes including differently sized posters, speaker stings, instagram posts, a billboard, a private view invitation and a mock-up website. The main inspiration behind my outcomes was the Swiss Style – focusing on the history of type – and various futuristic styles and art pieces such as Cyberpunk and Dune, along with science which is both futuristic and an element in old Swiss shows trying to expand graphic design into different fields. The designs use a grid based layout along with a custom typeface and photography.

This is the poster design which presents the main design and branding identity of the project. It is based on a grid which has also been applied appropriately throughout the project.

The private view invitation is based on the poster layout – the A4 sized double sided outcome would be folded to create an A5 sized card with a cover design and details about the event inside.

The billboard is using a different grid system due its 30 X 10 ratio, inspired by the other outcomes’ left aligned layout.

Go to linked website

The website had to have a homepage as a minimum requirement. I have also decided to create a few extra pages and made sure that it works on mobile devices. A mock-up version (not finalised) can be visited with the attached link.

Mixed Messages

Mixed Messages was a typographic project where we were asked to produce a formal and an expressive poster using two random typefaces (DIN Schmidt and Brush Script) and quotes that we were given. Another criteria was that posters had to be black and white and A1 format. Therefore, my approach for each poster has been different. The expressive poster uses the quotes inside the outlines of the title, making them illegible, while the formal poster uses a much clearer and legible design inspired by the Bauhaus.

The expressive poster focuses less on legibility. However, it is still trying to use the negative space effectively and is based on a grid regarding the title and designers’ name. This design’s aesthetic is less modernist and uses a custom contemporary language.

This is the A1 formal poster which focuses purely on typography inspired by the Bauhaus and modernism, aiming at a clear and legible design language.

Positioning in Industry

In this project I have been focusing on where I would like to be in the future as a graphic designer. I have always wanted to try myself out in the musical field and my work mostly consists of still images such as posters. Therefore, the project outcomes have become a range of posters for one of my favourite bands. As a reflection of my practice I have made each outcome inspired by a different style and era of music. Each poster is based on a different song which has been chosen specifically for the styles, and to link the outcomes together I have used the same colours and layout throughout, influenced by the 1962 TM covers.

This poster has been inspired by the Grunge style and scene. The poster consists of type and texture only and has been produced for the song ‘Can You Feel My Heart’ which is a rather heartbroken and nihilistic song about admitting that something is wrong and a broken feeling.

The second poster was influenced by the Punk style and movement. The poster has been produced the same way as the Grunge poster, however the design focuses on a more ripped/broken aesthetic which relates both to the style and the chosen line from the song.

The psychedelic poster uses typography in repetition inspired by the 1968 Mexico City Olympics design. The chosen song for this design was ‘Amen’ due to the band’s settings in the video for this song.

The last design is not only using a TM inspired layout but is purely influenced by the Swiss Style. The chosen song’s chorus (‘Happy Song’) spelling out the word ‘spirit’ was a perfect match for the design. The clarity of the word comes across in the song as well as the design.

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