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Yeah I'm done now...

So erm yeah this is it. The final poster after a bit of tweaking in photoshop which improves the colour tone and in a reasonable printing quality for A2 size. Also added a clean white border to make the image look more harmonised. Done.

Before...

 

During...

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The End.

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A final bit of poster tweaking. No harm done.

After exploring different colour combinations and text sizes which is shown throughout in my sketchbook, here are the final photos for print experimenting with possible layout options...

First style - Simple centre alignment with date on the right. Simple and clean.

Second Style - The word "paper" has been spread out to create it a more dynamic layout. I like it better already.

Third Style - Had a sudden urge to spread out the "100" after that "paper" adjustment. Definitely is a difference in impact.

Forth Style - Noticed the black bar at the bottom was going to waste. Added the year centrally aligned as well as the month to make it a more streamlined layout. The yellow black card really enhances the yellow tones. This is my favourite one of all.

I hearts Macro.

A few more continuation shots of my work in progress for my final poster...

The final Poster working in progress shots.

After much experimentation, designs, and ideas expressed throughout here and in my sketchbook, its time to get this poster on a roll... 

Here are some shots of my progress...

When coloured card finally comes in handy.

Over the years Ive been collecting coloured card and its been sitting there not being put into good use much. However with this discovery of creating a new typeface from folding, the coloured card can now be potentially used in a number of ways...

The Background of an image...

The colour of text...

The coloured card experiment was an excellent one as it gave me an understanding of working with paper at different widths. For example my name in this paper exercise used the width of paper strips at 2cm while;

• celebrate - 0.5cm width
• something - 1 cm width
• good - 1.5 cm width

It was also interesting to understand what colours do work and don't together, especially when you've got over 5 or 6 colours on a page. It's important to balance it right so the image is not too overpowering or confusing to the reader. 

Finally, I love how the use of colour throughout really enhances the images to become really aesthetic. These discoveries will definitely be taken into consideration when it comes to actually making my final poster.

A new Discovery of Paper offcuts..

When thinking of how to further expand creating handmade text, all that kept coming to mind was stenciled out paper lettering. Then I stumbled across an advert on the Internet promoting the London Olympics with their famous logo and gorgeous typeface..

I just happened to have a large number of white paper offcuts when creating the sculptures for Task 1. And I started folding them to create letters, and this is when the eureka moment happened...

By creating folds in the disused paper strips I was able to create a unique 3D typeface with complete control how I would like to display them compared to a stencils where once its been cut, its been cut. I also loved how these letters formed when photographed as they all created their own qwerky shadows when taken at different angles.

Text Research

To get an idea of how the text could be used by paper, I had a look online are here are some pieces of work which show how diverse papaer manipulation is...

Handmade stenciled type VS Photoshop.

The range of images I have captured throughout making this idea have given me a lot of potential to play around with the layout and font of "Design Museum" and the date. After playing around with a range of photos, these are the ones in which I feel gives a good idea on what looks bad and what looks good.

With this one here, the simplicity and text of the layout while using a grainy somewhat candid shot of this photograph gives a weird mix of the composition and I don't this this works particularly well. Also, it eliminates the potential colour readability of this poster destroying the whole purpose.

With this one the way the main image is angled gives it that contemporary feel compared to viewing a lot of things stright on in which I feel is a nice effect. I also feel the use of the digital text subtly placed in the corner is not too overpowering to the user when reading the poster straight off.

Out of all the potential poster layouts, this one is my favourite. Theres a good balanc of natural lighting on the shot which makes it a very crisp and easy read. While i feel the use of th stencil font in the corner works harmoniously well with the whole layout.

After looking at all these layouts and experiementing and exploring the different aspects of stencil cutting as well as mixing text together with Photoshop, there is a clear relationship between thewo which could work really well. However, I feel I can create a poster made entirely out of paper without no digital skills at all. I want to show how the skills workshops has improved my understanding for paper and express this in a really unique tone.

Poster Idea Continued...

So to start off the poster, I thought the "100" deserves the centre stage since this is what we're emphasizing the most about so I decided to make this large and centred with a stencil inspired font but slightly changed.

As I progressed on , I added the rest of the text apart from Design Museum and the date. I want to experiment how well hand made text works with digital text. Also during the research of GF Smith paper, they have used and created some very eye catching and bold colours so I thought this theme should be implemented in some way to continue the idea of creating something easily readable from a distace...

As you can see from the images above, the good thing about stencil work is that you can easily mix and match the nagative space to see what works best.

Contining the theme of bright colours, I decided to give the 100 years the golden approval it deserves by placing some yellow paper underneath it to give this effect...

WHat I really like about the effect of the yellow paper used is again the natural drop shadows created, especially when flash is used. An effect ive only seen on Photoshop!

Now I wanted to see how well it looks when photographed behind the white background under controled lighting again. Here are the results..

Again, like I have mentioned before, it is amazing how the lgiht can dramatically change the effect, and atmosphere of a photo in which you can see in this range of shots here. I'm really looking forward to how these ideas could potentially come out when it comes to adding a mix of digital loving.