Monday, 19 October 2009

No News is GOOD NEWS

WHAT A WAY TO TREAT OUR HEROES
a tale of two very different young men

Concept
The difference between lifestyles, those from 1914-18 and 2009, focusing on the younger generation. 
What is encouraged/introduced in todays society (for young people)?
However...
Is it stereotyping teenagers? There are young men who have fought and died in wars today.
Also, is a lot of the worst behavior alcohol driven?

Ideas
  1. Teenage alcohol consumption
  2. Number of teenage deaths, due to war, heroism (1914-18)
  3. Number of teenage deaths, due to war, heroism (2009)
  4. Rate of teenage bad behavior when alcohol is involved
  5. Why are teenagers always stereotyped as being such thugs?
  6. The lifestyle of teenagers these days, e.g Freshers
THREE IDEAS, TAKING THEM FURTHER
  1. Alcohol inflicted crime rates regarding teenagers
  2. Number of teenage deaths (heroic) 1914-18 and 2009
  3. How teenagers are stereotyped



Formative Feedback

Strengths:
  • Looked into a number of possibilities and themes
  • References to different fonts and lots of research gathered around illustration
  • Good consistency between letters, work well together
  • Nice line quality, nice touches of colour on the name badge
Weaknesses:
  • Illustrations are more of a decoration to an original typeface
  • Look for wider aspects to consider instead of taking the bugs bunny image straight away
  • Restricted developmental work?
Actions:
  • Manipulate the letters/typeface more, perhaps blending images of bugs bunny into the letters
  • Incorporate bugs bunny as part of the actual letter, not just a decoration

Sunday, 18 October 2009

NickLovegrove's typeface- final eval

Which personality traits did you choose to respond to and apply the typeface?
I wanted to show how Nick seems quite easy going, laid back and pretty simple but with a few kooky, interesting traits. 
What are the reasons behind the design decisions you have made for the typeface?
Bringing Bugs Bunny back to life, peeping in and around the letterforms. Nick's hidden characteristics that are there, they're just not obviously striking at first.
In what ways are the results effective?
Bugs Bunny is recognisable, and the simple, traditional font seems to compliment the contrasting cartoon character.
What personality traits do you interpret from the typeface designed to represent you?
When people get to know me, I think they discover more about me, inner personality traits. I also care a lot about my relationships with certain people, which is represented through having two letters combined as one? The typeface also doesn't look that simple, I would say i'm quite a complex person. 
Describe what you think of the typeface:
I think it is very well designed, although the idea if described could be pictured as quite heavy, this typeface still remains delicate and sophisticated but not boring. 
In what ways is it effective, and in what ways is it ineffective of representing you?
The meaning behind the typeface is positively descriptive of myself, and overall it can represent me pretty well. I like how there is not too much going on, and not a particular trait represented mainly throughout the typeface, as I couldn't explore myself through one trait. However, I would say that the typeface is quite neat, and I would say that my font for myself may have been a bit rough around the edges. 

Sunday, 11 October 2009

NickLovegrove's typeface evaluated

How are the four words selected to represent the typeface being explored?
Kooky, simple, smooth and interesting - I chose a simple font but with serifs to make it slightly interesting. I didn't want anything too heavy though because I wanted to incorporate bugs bunny in a 'kooky' but sophisticated/creative way. Also the fact that Nick wanted Bugs bunny to be brought back to life, the way bugs bunny seems to sneak around the font suggests creeping back.
Why is the existing typeface that has been selected to manipulate an inappropriate/appropriate choice?
BELL MT - simple with serifs, not too much and can easily be manipulated.
What are the reasons behind the design decisions you have made for the typeface so far?
I decided to focus on Nick wanting to bring Bugs Bunny back to life, I felt this could be explored through little parts of Bugs Bunny peaking through a font Nick also liked.
Actions to be taken?
  1. Complete the draft alphabet, seeing which parts of Bugs Bunny work best with each letter
  2. Scan the alphabet, use Photoshop to enlarge each letter to an appropriate size that I can then trace onto the A1 poster.
  3. Print these out - roughly 4 on a page
  4. Place each letter onto A1, working out their best positions, and trace
  5. Clean up my final poster, making any last minute corrections.