Instruction
Complete the book. Bring it in for hands-on use.
Purpose
Finish the project.
My Interpretation
See above and previous progress posts.
Month: December 2019
Sensory Abstraction – Final – Project Six (2110)
Instruction
Print the final 30″ by 30″ poster, put it on foamboard, and apply the 3D element.
Purpose
Finish the project.
My Interpretation
See above and previous progress posts.
Imagined Journey – Book Prototype – Project Five (2130)
Instruction
Further the prototype for the book.
Purpose
Reach a final design and presentational look.
My Interpretation
I decided to bind the book with thread and create a tightly wound spine, or as tight as I could get it. I used standard needles and cloth thread, not the strongest, but what I had. I made the cover out of chit board and covered it with a faux brown leather to give the exterior a mild and unassuming look, a contrast to the fun and colorful insides.
Sensory Abstraction – 3D Prototypes – Project Six (2110)
Instruction
Prototype ideas for the three dimensional aspect of the project.
Purpose
Explore what can make the poster three dimensional and how it impacts the composition. Use more than two dimensional space.
My Interpretation
I already knew for my main aspect of the 3D element I wanted to cut out a hole in the dead center of the poster. However, due to needing more of this aspect, I explored various textures of mod podge and similar materials on paper and foam board. I tried drying the finish upside-down to create a dried dripping look, but the mod podge was too thick to properly create the texture. Normally brushing the mod podge on didn’t add enough texture, and putting too much made the ink below it run. I tried rubbing loose cotton balls onto the wet mod podge to get a new and interesting texture, but this ruined the foamboard and paper, ripping up and discoloring the material. For the final design, I decided to brush a medium/large amount of the finish on the parts I aim to highlight and pat the still-wet mod podge with a brush to create a very small bumpy texture.
Sensory Abstraction – Final Print of Draft – Project Six (2110)
Instruction
Print out a 30″ by 30″ version of your draft – with color – on normal printer paper.
Purpose
See how your poster will truly look with color. Focus on new details and what is working and what doesn’t.
My Interpretation
I wanted to have a relatively dark analogous color scheme. Purple to red to orange and everything in between, keeping a grounded and familiar sense to the piece while still having contrast between a dark purple and a bright orange. I wanted to imitate the red velvet seats of most auditoriums by making the background a deep red gradient. I wanted to emphasize the central figure being in a spotlight by making the shapes bright orange, and the subtle dark purple emotional aspect of the bittersweet feelings lingering around the figure, also mimicking the shape of a bow. I wanted the top dripping lines and bottom wavy lines to be connected but different in their own kind of gradient, one linear, one radial. Finally, with the background being a gradient, keeping the last curves one solid color almost make them look like different colors because the background they are on is changing, again, trying to mimic the experience and the disorientation it may bring.
Imagined Journey – Final Page Designs – Project Five (2130)
Instruction
Finalize the storyboard ideas and visuals for the book pages.
Purpose
Work towards a final product.
My Interpretation
I did all my illustrative work in Affinity Designer using vectors and similar tricks for the look. I wanted a clean, stylized and fun vibe, lots of colors, but never too flat and stark. I wanted to include lots of detail for the eye to get caught up on because I made the pages 12″ by 12″. I struggled a lot working within the most detailed pieces, as my iPad began to lag a lot in such cases. Unfortunately, due to time constraints and availability of resources and how the final product looks, I completely dropped the idea of an interactive element. I felt it would cause too much distraction, as well as printing out the extra pages necessary would be an extreme hassle that I did not have the time for.
Sensory Abstraction – First Print of Draft – Project Six (2110)
Instruction
Print out a 30″ by 30″ version of your draft – no color – on normal printer paper. Critique.
Purpose
Get feedback on your design and improve on it. See how your poster will truly look in person and adjust accordingly, should you need to. Focus on details and what catches the eye.
My Interpretation
After receiving critique on my draft, I changed a lot of details around on my poster. Most prominently, I changed the colored bits on the re-design to be larger, have more weight, and match and mimic the rest of the composition in its overall feel of size, scale, and space creating unity. I flipped around the bottom waves for balance and adjusted them so they don’t draw too much attention to themselves. Finally, I fixed overlapping issues of useless small and unintentional spaces and rearranged some background curves to be more appealing and move the eye around the piece more.