Collage Extension

I have chosen this one, Juxtaposition.

I am going to try to expose the danger of alcohol abuse graphically and typographically.

• Institute For Social Marketing
• Binge Drinking  
• Some Packaging Example
• Packaging Website

 

 

 

Somehow, I would like to include something similar to this on the packaging.

Re-rearranging The Furniture...

Just started taking a look at a project in particular that I dit last year, it was pretty big; it was entitled "Rearranging The Furniture", oddly enough but in fact the brief was to redesign mastheads for the ES Magazine (the evening standard friday supplement); 4 in total - Style, Sport, Entertainment and Homes & Property.  We also had to redesign the logo; had to keep it ES though.  We also had to do one feature of 3 pages, as well as a content/edititorial pages.  

As it has been a year and that trends do change tremendously and because I just thought why not...I am now in the process of updating a few things so here is the before: 

and the after:
Now that I am looking at it from this angle, I can see that the ES is way too big

Still too big and awkward with the big "hole" on top.

Nope, looks too crowded now.

Better, although there is too much space between the letters (tracking), ES and Magazine, too fart apart from each other. The date put too closely underneath ES.

I think this is better, I have closed up the gaps between the letters as well as brought up closer the space between ES and Magazine.  I have aligned the dates with Homes and Property, this way it gives more breathing space for ES.  I just need to decide now whether I should put Homes and Property in a different colour, as there is a different issue for 3 other titles. 

Easter Holidays...Yeah...

Unfortunately it has not been Yeah for me, I have been really unwell over the last week, althought I am not 100% well, I still feel much much better, at least I am able to get up without my whole body aching...so this week I need to carry on with the Collage Extension Project as well as the Timeline.

So much to do...

Yeah, it is the end of term!!  Well not quite officially, really it will be on Friday.  I have handed in my Zerofee Poster, which I think I am quite happyish with it...There is still some alterations to do if I wanted it to be perfectly perfect, but overall it's not too bad.  Probably, I think one of my "best" so far since starting the FdA.

We have 4 weeks off, but it will not be really holiday as I have a lot to do:

• Portfolio - Rectify and send off to prospective work placements
• Timeline
• Collage Extension

I am also booked to resubmit my Education Publicity Project, which I have just started improving.  Deadline is Friday so I am not sure if I'll be able to make it, I'll work as hard between now and Friday morning, if not I still needeed to improve it for myself and portfolio purposes so if I make the deadline to get it regraded that'll be a bonus.

Zerofee - Project - Dutch Posters 1960-1996

I found this book of a great inspiration, I've made quite a few notes and taken quite a few pictures, but I'm only gonna put a few of my favourites.

This poster is very strong.  It only uses 2 contrasting colours as well as black and white pictures.  

This is an ad for Nike, however, it is portrayed at being more like a theatre poster with words/phrases such as "An Opera by Nike", starring, a story.
I like its effectiveness/efficient simplicity. Personally, I am not sure I would have used opacities of red.  Many colours will work really well at different opacities, but I have noticed from experience that red tends to fade into orange/pink rather than being of a lighter shade.

Typographic poster that works with its simplicity.  Straight to the point.

Really Good Example of Typographic Posters

Just came accross this really good website...it will be good to go back to it from time to time for inspiration and reference...this is a great source for inspiration, it is not just about typography, here is some more sample.

Workshops - Book Binding

This workshop was great fun to do, not to mention very handy to know.  I made a book last year for one of my projects and I had no idea how to bind it...now I can!


The workshop covered two ways to bind, firstly by stitching (which was surprisingly easy - especially since sewing is not one of my strengths...) and by using the binding machine.  It is basically gluing pages.

First of all, we put together 10 pages, which we subsequently folded.

Once all the pages were stitched together, we put the covers.

The cover will need to be trimmed to size.

Nearly ready to go!