GOING FORWARD PHOTONIQUE WILL BE ADVERTISMENT FREE
GOING FORWARD PHOTONIQUE WILL BE ADVERTISMENT FREE
Originally Photographed 5 April 2017
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The Urban Cartographer Presents
Photographed By William Murphy Using A Sony A7RIV
This painted utility box was created as part of City of Physics 2015, rather than the Dublin Canvas programme. Organised by researchers Dr Shane Bergin (Trinity College Dublin) and Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin (UCD) alongside design partner Post Studio, City of Physics was a public engagement campaign that transformed Dublin's streetscapes—including traffic light control boxes, buses, and Dart trains—into science-communication installations.
The piece, titled "Light Bulb Moment", depicts Intel co-founder Gordon Moore. The side panel features the City of Physics logo and an explanatory note highlighting Moore's Law and the evolution of the transistor:
"The first transistors were the size of light bulbs. Today 1000's can fit on the width of a human hair. As predicted by Gordon Moore."
The blue-and-white diagonal barber-pole motif on the side represents the classic graphic design identity established for the wider City of Physics city campaign.
Background: Steve McCarthy (often working under the moniker Mr Steve McCarthy) is an acclaimed Dublin-born illustrator, author, and designer. He initially worked in animation and background design, contributing to Cartoon Saloon’s Academy Award-nominated feature Song of the Sea (2014).
Artistic Style: McCarthy’s work is characterised by bold mark-making, strong hand-rendered typography, limited yet vibrant palettes (such as the contrasting coral-pink and cyan seen here), characterful wit, and a mid-century illustrative flair.
Acclaim: His visual contributions to the City of Physics campaign won the Best Use of Illustration in Design at the Institute of Designers in Ireland (IDI) Awards in 2016. He has also authored and illustrated celebrated children's books, including The Wilderness (shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration) and A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea (written by Sarah Webb, which won Children’s Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards).
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