Typography Task 2 ‘Mill Road Shoot’ Week 3 (Final Six Photos ‘Described’ out of 20 for Task 3. Next blog)
The six photos I chosen out of the twenty one taken within Millroad on Thursday 11th October 2018.
The photo above ‘bulletproof buttercup’ was chosen due to the circular, futuristic san serifs often present scientific-fi shows/films or genre fiction set in the near future. Font itself has an efficient but calming presence showcasing the competence and soothing atmosphere the shop will provide. Out of all six fonts taken this one is the most feminine in its presentation while the rest are either masculine or neutral to both genders.
‘GRILL HOUSE’ main appeal from the 21 photos chosen is calm, almost fatty exterior of each letter due to the rounded corners of the letters as well as the two colour variants it adopts (Black and White/Cream text on a red background).
‘KAILASH’ font caught my eye in regards to its exotic, playful tone it gives out amongst the hustle and bustle of Mill road. The creamy yellow and dark green with the shapes almost replicating the exterior of fruit slices (Pineapples) forms the thoughts and observations I written down within this blog post.
The LIVE SPORTS font arrangement evoked the activity it was promoting perfectly as well as being vintage and linked culturally to Britain and its long history with Football and Pub gatherings. Bulky, to the point nature of the block font displays the masculine subject of the activity in question.
Unlike the other five photos chosen from the ‘Mill road shoot’, ‘VIOLIN MAKER’ photo above primarily set up as a serif akin to more old fashion typography without the complexities and extra details found in say a newspaper title. Its this inclusion of the serif and clear display of capital letters which adds a romantic feel to the overall font.
The final photo above out of the six chosen ‘THE BIKE SHED” had a quant, childlike quality that I felt was akin to what can be found in British Comics like the ‘Beano’ or ‘Dandy’. This proved to be a nice change of pace from the rest of the formal, often popular typography fitting either into Serif or San Serif Text in Capital letters present throughout Mill Road.
Typography (Exhibition Photos) 1
Illustration ‘Colour Project’ (Creative Digital Media) “Week 2” Part 6. HARVARD References.
Source Images and Posters used/considered during the early experimentation of the Anti-war Propaganda Poster Collage.
Reddit, 2018. WOMEN OF BRITAIN! RISE UP! Union of Britain female recruitment propaganda poster. [image online]. Available at: <https://www.reddit.com/r/Kaiserreich/comments/6mp0p5/women_of_britain_rise_up_union_of_britain_female/> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
Wikipedia, 2008. RedCrossNursen. [image online] Available at: <https://hu.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fájl:RedCrossNursen.jpg> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
Vintagraph, 1940. Men Who Know Say No to Prostitutes. [image online]. Available at: <https://vintagraph.com/products/men-who-know-say-no-to-prostitutes?variant=12105542500454> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
[1977 “Drunkeness won’t be tolerated!”] n.d. [image online]. Available at: <https://mashable.com/2017/04/15/soviet-anti-alcohol-posters/?europe=true#EG0TODuAKaqj> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
Boing Boing, 2018. Zelda propaganda posters. [image online]. Available at: <https://boingboing.net/2018/05/25/fernando-reza.html> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
Illustration ‘Colour Project’ (Creative Digital Media) “Week 2” Part 5. HARVARD References.
Source Images and Posters used/considered during the early experimentation of the Anti-war Propaganda Poster Collage.
The British Library, 1917. Everyone do your duty! A propaganda poster from Italy. [image online]. Available at: <https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/everyone-do-your-duty> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
Pinnacle Entertainment Group, 2018. Flash Gordon™ Propaganda Posters (PDF). [image online]. Available at: <https://www.peginc.com/store/flash-gordon-propoganda-posters-pdf/> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
Big Finish, 2006. Corruption. [image online] Available at: <https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/corruption-392> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
blog.ilgiornale.it, 1953. Italiani al voto! I manifesti elettorali dal 1945 al 1953. Una mostra storica alle Scuderie del Castello Sforzesco di Vigevano. [image online]. Available at: <http://blog.ilgiornale.it/franza/tag/lurss-e-il-comunismo/?repeat=w3tc> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
[The Smokes of Chimneys is the Breath of Soviet Russia] n.d. [image online] Available at: <https://www.picmonkey.com/blog/how-propaganda-posters-can-guide-designs> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
Illustration ‘Colour Project’ (Creative Digital Media) “Week 2” Part 4. HARVARD References.
Source Images and Posters used/considered during the early experimentation of the Anti-war Propaganda Poster Collage.
[Пикабушники, будьте бдительны!] n.d. [image online] Available at: <https://funon.cc/show/pikabushniki-budte-bditelny-182098> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
[INGSOC 1984 Propaganda Poster] n.d. [image online] Available at: <https://www.redbubble.com/people/libertymaniacs/works/6016964-ingsoc-1984-propaganda-poster?p=poster> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
The American Legion, 1942. SOMEONE TALKED! (KOERNER) 1942. [image online]. Available at: <https://www.legion.org/posters> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
[TO VICTORY] n.d. [image online] Available at: <https://propagandaposterstore.com/product/to-victory/> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
CNN Style, 2018. Let us achieve the party’s agriculture revolution policy thoroughly and brighten the year with increased grain production. [image online]. Available at: <https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/north-korea-propaganda-posters-design/index.html> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
Illustration ‘Colour Project’ (Creative Digital Media) “Week 2” Part 3. HARVARD References.
Source Images and Posters used/considered during the early experimentation of the Anti-war Propaganda Poster Collage.
Behance, 2018. Gundam Propaganda posters. [image online]. Available at: <https://www.behance.net/gallery/48661177/Gundam-Propaganda-posters> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
[Don’t Dream of Victory] n.d. [image online] Available at: <https://imgur.com/SBXhEmT> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
Etsy, 2018. Art Deco Android Poster. [image online]. Available at: <https://www.etsy.com/listing/94235843/art-deco-android-poster> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
Obvious, 2010. “Buy war bonds to keep your loved ones safe from the Nazi.” .[image online]. Available at: <http://obviousmag.org/archives/2010/02/a_propaganda_aliada_na_ii_guerra_mundial.html> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
Amazon, 2018. Doctor Who Dalek To Victory TV Poster Print. [image online]. Available at: <https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Dalek-Victory-Poster-Print/dp/B009NVUZO8> [Accessed 11 October 2018].
The grid below showcases the Colour Wheel used throughout the search for source images online with Red and Yellow being the main Primary Colours with green representing the Secondary. Black and White also played a prevalent role for the decision making process of research performed.
Typography (Task 1) Week Three
The next four images showcase the experimentation performed on Adobe Illustrator using the words ‘Up, Down, Tall and Small’.
Puppet Warp Tool used to warp Down to make appear the individual letters are dragged down to link to work in question. The text was turned roughly 90 degrees to demonstrate the words meaning further. Each letter was individually moved to create the sense of gravity within the words environment. Myriad pro in Bold Format (Serif Font Type) I felt best represented the word in question (‘Down’ Seen Above);
(‘Small’ seen above)
I created seven versions of the word small in the bottom left corner varying from small to big to small again. The smallest text at the Bottom is produced in the shade of red to highlight the word which expanded in this experimentation. The font used is Chalkduster (San Serif and Display Font Type) which I felt best fitted the word as it reminded me of how a child might write out the word (Youth, Innocence).
(‘Tall’ seen above).
The idea behind the experimentation of the font ‘Tall” was to recreate the letters within the word to represent a building or architecture by changing each letters height. The font ‘Stencil Std Bold’ (Serif and Display Font Type) was used to demonstrate the industrial nature behind structural design highlighted above.
The basic idea behind the conception of ‘Up’ is the mimicking the stages of a hot air balloon rising up into the air through multiple versions of the word starting from small to large with the final big font adopting the added ‘Puppet Warp Tool’ to mimic to high altitude and wind blowing upon the word itself.
Tweaks in Axis and Stem were applied to the two letters replicated. Papyrus- Condensed (Serif and Script Font Type) was applied for the word Up due to fitting the requirements above.
Illustration ‘Colour Project’ (Creative Digital Media). Part 2.
Five collages were produced with three versions of the recruitment theme with one focused on helping the cause (Women, Children etc.) and the other an amalgamation of the two. They were all cut out from A3 sheets and placed roughly on plain A3 sheet before being photographed and transferred to the Mac.
I decided to expand upon the second rendition of the recruitment collage due to it fitting the propaganda theme perfectly due to its harshness and immediacy. Several rendition/experiments with the different backgrounds produced on photoshop to replace the white background.
The colours of varied reds, yellows and browns enhanced the bloody, violent outcomes the participation of conflict will bring, becoming a subtle node to the anti-war messaging through the use of colour and imagery picked out from the source images prior photoshop.
Paint Tool (Shape Dynamic 174, 174 size, 30% Spacing) Varying tones of Red and Yellow). Below;
Paint Tool (Shape Dynamic 174, 174 size, 52% Spacing) Varying tones of Green used) Below;
Gradient Tool ‘Dark Red and Green’ (Below);
The felt the Paint Tool (Shape Dynamic 174, 174 size, 30% Spacing (Varying tones of Red and Yellow) edition of the Anti war poster best incapsulates the theme set out during week 2.
Anti-war themes are present in imagery rather than clear text that is printed on the collage pieces laid out although I will bear in mind to be more affront with the requirements of the task laid in the future. The red arm/hand grabbing hold of the black arm connected to the the line of shoulders with their mouths covered with the slogan “Careless Talk” showcases the harsh reality behind the treatment of soldiers and how society (Red Hand, ‘JOIN THE REBELLION’) performed its often forceful recruitment campaigns in the past and present.
Reference source images/propaganda posters used for the formation of the posters above can be seen in blog posts 3 and 4 due to the number of images searched beforehand.
Illustration ‘Colour Project’ (Creative Digital Media) “Week 2” Part 1
I decided to create a collage linked to the fourth brief that centres around the theme of Propaganda Posters from Week 1 (Colour Theory).
Five Collages were produced with three versions centered around the Recruitment Theme. There also a version utilising the `Helping the Cause` Narrative with the final compilation being a mixture of the Recruitment and Helping the Cause themes.
Collages were produced by cutting up specific iconography and text that was present in the 20 source images researched beforehand with the colour wheel as well the theme of war connecting all of them together. A3 sheets were printed of each image to create the rough mock ups on a white background.
The cut out images would be traditionally scanned through the scanner to the Mac, however in this instance I took photos of the collages referred above on my phone/camera and transferred them to the Mac. Scanner will be used in future.
The five experimental collages before photoshop can be seen with the next five images below:
(Recruitment Mock up 1, Below);
(Recruitment Mock up 2, Below);
(Recruitment Mock up 3, Below);
(Helping Cause Mock Up, Below);
(Recruitment/Helping the Cause Mock Up, Below);
