Old vs new: how the greats of graphic design influence our work
![Side-by-side comparison of two crown images. A close up photo of the Royal Crest on the Tower of London gates. The old style Royal Crest features a gold circle filled with a black centre, on which a gold crown and the letters E R II are embossed. The comparison image focusses on the centre of a Platinum Jubilee banner. A modern, single line platinum crown is drawn against a royal purple background.](https://design102.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/163/2022/07/JubileeBlogCover2-620x413.jpg)
Many examples of contemporary design reference great graphic design from the past. To mark the Platinum Jubilee year, this article is looking back over the last 70 years to see how classic design influences our work at Design102.