This session was an extension of the previous workshop with Nick Deakin which involved looking at type and making a statement about yourself. Taking the sketches from the previous session we had to scale these up using a a different method/medium so that you ended up with a letter per an A4 page.
To start the session I looked at sketching any more ideas but I felt the ideas from the first workshop were more fitting and appropriate to use. I decided to progress with the typeface where I had an outline/border around the letters; to do this I moved away from drawing and started to cut up paper. As I needed strips of paper I used the guillotine to quickly get or pile of strips which would later be cut to create the shapes. There was no black paper available in the studio and I needed a contrast background to go with the white type so I photocopied white paper with the photocopier lid open so it was exposed leaving me with a black page as the outcome. Once I had the background I worked on each letter individually, cutting the white strips to form the letters and then glueing them down on to the background. To fill the grid system where there was blanks I filled these with the black pages to complete the layout.
Overall I'm pleased with the outcome as I think that the contrast makes the statement bold and striking which is what I wanted from the sentence. The layout looks fairly balanced which was another aim for the project; to this though I had to add a '-' to the word so I wouldn't just end up with one letter on the last row. Below is my experiments done in photoshop after the workshop; I made the type look as if its taken from a birds-eye. I think this helps to make the type even stronger as its a straight on view, I also removed the background and added white instead to fit with the colour scheme. When I see it like this it makes me think that this could be made in to a print which I could hand out to potential employers.
Overall I think the workshop and my typography was a success as I feel I'm constantly improving at type from workshops that were completed in year 1. This workshop showed me how you can create type without drawing which is my strongest skill. From an art based education it was good to go back to hand based skills and techniques instead of jumping straight in to producing things digitally.
This session was an extension of the previous workshop with Nick Deakin which involved looking at type and making a statement about yourself. Taking the sketches from the previous session we had to scale these up using a a different method/medium so that you ended up with a letter per an A4 page.
To start the session I looked at sketching any more ideas but I felt the ideas from the first workshop were more fitting and appropriate to use. I decided to progress with the typeface where I had an outline/border around the letters; to do this I moved away from drawing and started to cut up paper. As I needed strips of paper I used the guillotine to quickly get or pile of strips which would later be cut to create the shapes. There was no black paper available in the studio and I needed a contrast background to go with the white type so I photocopied white paper with the photocopier lid open so it was exposed leaving me with a black page as the outcome. Once I had the background I worked on each letter individually, cutting the white strips to form the letters and then glueing them down on to the background. To fill the grid system where there was blanks I filled these with the black pages to complete the layout. Overall I'm pleased with the outcome as I think that the contrast makes the statement bold and striking which is what I wanted from the sentence. The layout looks fairly balanced which was another aim for the project; to this though I had to add a '-' to the word so I wouldn't just end up with one letter on the last row. Below is my experiments done in photoshop after the workshop; I made the type look as if its taken from a birds-eye. I think this helps to make the type even stronger as its a straight on view, I also removed the background and added white instead to fit with the colour scheme. When I see it like this it makes me think that this could be made in to a print which I could hand out to potential employers.
Overall I think the workshop and my typography was a success as I feel I'm constantly improving at type from workshops that were completed in year 1. This workshop showed me how you can create type without drawing which is my strongest skill. From an art based education it was good to go back to hand based skills and techniques instead of jumping straight in to producing things digitally.
