WIP: Poster at back
For the posters, I’ve been modelling it after British Academy’s Summer Showcase 2019 designs (from prior research on different scaled letters)
I originally had some speakers in red and others in blue for greater differentiation, especially with the keynote speakers VS workshop designers. But feedback from others said this was too jumpy, so I stuck with using the red.
Blue version for Verena.
The photo of Verena Gerlach that’s used here, is originally from: https://www.fontshop.com/designers/verena-gerlach
Red VS Dark Aqua
The photo of Nadine Chahine (used in the design) is from http://www.eyemagazine.com/feature/article/reputations-nadine-chahine
NOTE: Carol’s Twombly’s photo (that’s used in the design) is not mine, and is originally from: http://luc.devroye.org/fonts-26216.html
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I chose to test layouts with Carol first because her page had the most amount of text. At first, I included her event timetable, which made everything too condensed as a brochure. Later I learnt from classmates that we didn’t have to put the event times in each person’s page and can just compile them all at the back.
I started with letters from Carol’s name floating behind the text, then the letters gradually made its way down. Later when I referred back to my research and found the one with colored blobs behind a person’s photo, I trialled doing the same thing but with her initials instead.
Note: Carol’s Twombly’s photo (used in the design) isn’t mine, and is originally from: http://luc.devroye.org/fonts-26216.html
In my previous booklet trials, I considered using landscape orientations so I tested them out. I originally thought the landscape orientation will allow more space (which it did) but it looks like it has more content than the portrait version (even though both contain the exact same texts).
First time using the curvature tool. I’m finding that pen tool is quicker at making accurate complex shapes, but the curvature tool is great for making adjustments for existing shapes.
The sideways text in this examples ‘why’ & ‘the’ (in the headings) and the ‘acknowledgements’ seems interesting. Might be able to use it for the events timetable.
Design below from: https://www.behance.net/gallery/96924853/Embody-Wearable-Art-Show-2021