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Rugby's big stars at Twickenham

Graphic Design, Illustration

Posted by Patrick Burgoyne, 1 March 2010, 15:11    Permalink    Comments (10)

Hat-Trick Design has created a series of portraits of Rugby greats for the hotel at Twickenham stadium

The hotel backs on to the stadium itself. On the fourth floor, there is a large, and somewhat featureless, atrium which links the two, which the RFU asked Hat-Trick to do something with.

The studio decided to use the space to showcase the giants of international rugby. A public vote was held on the most popular players from each of the eight founding nations of rugby (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa).

Each chosen player’s image was then reproduced 11 metres high, printed onto shirt material as massive banners. The mages are made up of graphic rugby shirts in the appropriate colour for each player's country.

Some of the hotel rooms themselves look out onto the banner display, providing a rather more interesting vista than the blank wall had that been all guests had to look out on previously.

10 Comments

Is that Jonah Lomu to scale?
Jake
2010-03-01 16:26:10

so does everyone have access to see that?
Amey
2010-03-01 22:25:46

The scaling looks really amazing!
Alex West
2010-03-02 10:29:54

Yup, the scale is tremendous. Another fine example of vector design's boundless affinity with infinity!
Jolt
2010-03-02 13:35:33

Nice how they break over onto each others banner
Luke Tonge
2010-03-02 14:29:49

Lomu is a legend, talk about running over players... nice piece of work.
Mike
2010-03-02 15:49:50

Who are the 8 players besides Jonah? Is it JPR Williams for Wales? Gavin Hastings for Scotland...?
Drew
2010-03-02 18:00:32

Looks like Gareth Edwards for Wales
Steffan
2010-03-03 11:55:30

is anyone else not a bit underwhelmed by these? they're competent but nothing new.
it all looks a bit temporary and reminds me of the kind of thing you're likely to see in a shopping centre in slough.

could have been so much more.
pcs
2010-03-03 14:22:40

the great gareth edwards there in red! met him when i was 8 because I wont a colouring competition. then met him in a chip shop not so long ago - he didnt remember me!

they should put them down the side of buildings as a banner drop for all to see not just the odd persons who stay in the hotel room.

awesome tho
owen.morgs
2010-03-04 10:11:39

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