Category: Post Cards
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Targets from crit
Pay more attention to the brief. Get feedback on designs from both tutors before printing. Finish research earlier. Start making ideas earlier.
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Reverse side ideas
Here is my first idea for the back of the postcard. It’s very simple. I’ve used the ‘db’ because the ‘d’ is known for its unusual shaped bowl. I’ve used a ‘b’ to balance out the design. I like this idea because I’ve got rid of the b. Its simple and it still shows the…
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Descenders and ascenders idea
I had this idea to show the long descenders and ascenders for which Perpetua is known. I asked for feedback from the tutor and he said that perhaps this idea would need development if I wanted to use it as a final piece. I’ve decided not to use this idea so I won’t be developing…
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Idea using bracketed serifs
I thought of this idea because Perpetua is known for its bracketed serifs. What this means is that the serif doesn’t have a right angle. Instead it has a nice smooth curve. I wanted an idea to show off the bracketed serifs so I used spots of colour. It was more difficult than I thought…
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First idea – Iconic ‘g’
I uploaded my first idea which is extremely simple. What I didn’t like is that I can’t see the outline of the postcard. I can’t see where the postcard stops. If I was a client I would want to know exactly where the edges are. I’ve added a very thin border just so the client…
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Looking at the back of postcards
I haven’t ever designed the back of a post card before. The back of a post card is something I took for granted. Now I’m the one designing it, I have to find out what goes on the back of a post card. centre divide centre logo name of country and beach two centre logos…
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Trip to Design Museum and St. Bride Library
I went to the Design Museum to see This Is Design. I took a lot of photos of the objects which I will be using in a future project. One of the objects was a computer game called Xbox kinect and I had fun playing on that. I was surprised to see a huge motorway…
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Time Line
I found this amazing time line in a book. It is certainly information overload but I wanted to include it so I can look up names of type faces and type designers on it. I want to use it as something to refer back to if I need it. This time line shows many things…
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Notes taken in class 2nd November 2011
Research – Time Line 3 Important occurrences. One would be the invention of movable type. Look for key facts. A massive amount of information is not useful. How has this key occurrence made type what it is today? Use type as an image. Get pictures of the back of postcards. Show something historical.
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Lecture notes taken in class 1st November 2011
Who or what influenced the type designer or was it a commission? Foundry – steel manufacturer. Company who made type faces out of lumps of metal. Other companies would make similar typefaces. There used to be a ‘font police’. Colleges could be fined if they hadn’t paid to use a font. People had to bring…