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Type brief: create 6 original letter forms in both upper and lower case.
I’ve started working on this assignment last week. I’m trying something I’ve done a long time ago. I created this type of letters (see photo) to put on the cover on my diary. I don’t have those pictures anymore unfortunately but it was really cool. This assignment is a good excuse to try it again and to improve.
//The first workshop of Digital media was with Clive. He told us everything about projection mapping. I have to be honest if I say that I didn’t understand what the term meant. But as Clive started to show some examples I knew exactly what it was. We have seen it everywhere during these days. A good example is Disneyland. They have used projection mapping in the Haunted Mansion already in 1969!
I’ve been several times to Disneyland Paris and Disney World Florida. Compared to this youtube movie, The Haunted mansion has changed a lot. Obviously the technique is getting better and projectors are getting stronger.
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The second photography workshop was about using flash. We were introduced to different kind of equipment. We learned how to use with a light meter which is making working with flashlight a lot easier. Using a light meter also helps you creating the best exposed photos. The only thing you need to “worry” about is the composition of the lights. Where do you place them in composition with your model/attributes?
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During the first photography workshop we worked with continuous light, LED lights. The advantage of continuous light is that you don’t need any technical experience as you will need when you work with flashlight. You turn the light on, position it as you would like and you are ready to take photos.
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During the second Design workshop we worked with some typefaces and letters. There were print-outs which we could cut out. Before I did something with the M, I’ve tried different ideas. Unfortunately with no succes. It always looks better in mind than on paper. However, when I started cutting out the letter M ideas started flowing. I was wondering what I could do with these since this was the last try and therefore I was eager to make it something pretty.
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During our first Design workshop, we had to go out and search Lincoln for typefaces. Together with my classmate Patti, we searched on the Brayford Warf for interesting fonts.
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I guess this title isn’t really applicable maybe but I think there are some very good, if not perfect, fonts.
I have been looking in a lot of books lately and found some really interesting and very good fonts. Yes, besides Helvetica there are other fonts that will work in a different context.