Category: Workshop yr 1

designing small spaces

Today we had the project launch for the last module of the year. For the editorial brief we first had the launch which David did a recap of typography, grids, layouts, font which will be useful in the editorial design. The workshop was Changing faces which as a group we had to design a double page spread of the topic that as given to us. Our topic was Designing small spaces. As a group we decided on what to have in each page, for my design I chose to focus on caravan renovations. However, before making a decision, I did some research on the topic. Most articles consisted of tip which was a good idea. However, I saw a blog about a couple transforming an old vintage caravan which looked tarted off the research with really interesting.

Once I knew what I wanted to do, we decided on the fonts and type size etc. As a group we all tried to make it similar so there’s a reoccurring theme. Creating similar styles makes it easier for the reader to understand and keeps them interested.

In the presentation, we had positive feedback from David and people in the class. I think our designing did look as one as we all used the style of small images around the page with blocks of paragraph around it. To improve I think I need to add subheading on some paragraph to fill the white space. Also, maybe more phrases from the article in bold font. In addition, we were told that the pace is very similar, David said the reader might get bored as it looks like very similar. Maybe a bigger image to draw the attention to it. Overall, I think it was a very useful workshop which was a good way to introduce us to the project. There are many things to consider in editorial such as hierarchy, pace which I will be doing more research to development my project. The recap about the editorial designs were very useful to remember the things we need to consider while designing such as columns, grids etc.

The after effects today was very useful and benefitial as I don’t have much knowledge on after effects and never made a piece of animation. The tutorial consisted of playing around with type and using different effects and presets to create moving image. Learning the core basics of after effects software really boosted my confidence on trying to use the software for my final piece. Using the After Effects software will allow me to develop my skills on a software I havent used before but also, there are so many tools and effects I can use which will make my outcome lot more stronger. I will be attenting to other tutorials if needed during the project.

Letterpress workshop was very important and useful because I never printed with those machines and it was a good experience. I used different types of fonts to create word ‘futurism’ and ‘type and image’. We were given instructions on how to use the letter press machines and the safety rules. In addition, I created few prints using red and black ink then layered them using tracing paper. They all turned out well and preparing the print using all the lead and tools were very complex. Letter press will be very useful to experimenting when I’m using typography designing posters.