Lara and GTA: British design icons?
When you think of British cultural and design icons, there are some images that automatically spring to mind: red phone boxes, double-decker buses and the London Underground map (which you need a Ph.D in topology to fully understand).
However, there are some new faces shortlisted for the "Great British Design Quest", including none other than Tomb Raider and Grand Theft Auto. Interestingly, while other technological designs are deemed aesthetically pleasing--the British-born World Wide Web, and Verdana typeface, among others--no television or film icons have made the shortlist.
A vote will tell whether the public considers videogame icons as influential as other great design motifs--but the cultural and international appeal of Lara and GTA may help them wing their way to the top.
[via Edge Online]
