working class

db3.1 to be handed in today
type being set, find a structure and page elements for a foundation to build on

3 stages: for the design brief needs to be handed in in two weeks.
from db 3.1 to db3.3
the first being: the type being set
the second: your intervention on it
the third: to take the text on your own and experiment on it individually .

in class a quick lecture on type being set and structure being played with

re submit db 2 "texTPod"

After seeing the work of other students in class, i was allowed to rework the design Brief.
Taking into account the actual content of the story i wanted to visually represent what the concept of the article was about, yet still keep the work looking very simplistic.

I took the typical image of an iPod and decided o recreate it with words.
The reason i chose not to manipulate my original image was because acts perfectly as the screen for the ipod, or in this case the "texTPod"...
The headline in this case is used as the focal point around the screen and is read clockwise
"fabric could power your iPod"
I chose to use color on the first letter of each textual break. so that the reader would know where to start and then continue.
I also chose to leave a little bit of space on the "control panel" or the circular textual element.
I felt this gave room for the numerical elements and create a little bit of movement.
I used the weather information that was required as the numerical buttons, which worked out well.
Because we we're supposed to occupy 3 out of the 9 squares , bu not 3 in a row, i chose the one to the right and middle which i think also worked out well visually.

db2 printed version due

The article that i was inspired to work with has to do with technological advances in clothing .
as a cart student this interest me, very much because one of our professor " Joey Bertzowski" works in this field and there are classes in which Dart students can further there studies in this interest with her.


The article is called:

"Fabric Could Power Your iPod"

http://www.newser.com/story/18973.html

The size of the text goes from the title which has the most importance to the body text decreasingly, working its way inwards in a structured way which mimics the image element.

Creating the Font

The 7 letters i chose to create were " E.L.D.F.S.C.P"
The character i find to be most sucessful is the"E"
and the least sucessful is the "C" or the "P"
The changes that i would make to the"C" is slightly shorthen the top of the c, so that it would coinside with the top of the E and the F, also these two character are a little slimer than the others, which i did not notice until later.
The use of the drop shadow was done to create depth and emphasizes the character as a whole.
Although the word "SELF" seems to hold together sucessfully.



Experiements

These are a few of the sketches that were done before the final product was created. I had more of a difficult time working on paper than when i started in Illustrator.Because illustrator has the grid options and blocks to work with, i found the digital environment easier to work within.

Next Tracing

The inspiration for the final part of the design breif came from the text tracing we did in class. I took my "word" then outlined the characters, after doin so, i then filled in the lines to name the word more dominant.