Thursday, 24 December 2009

After choosing typography, I have been looking further into the kind of work I would like to persue from it. When I chose typography I was worried that I was going to lose the traditional hand drawn methods and become very computerised and digital, so I have decided try and make sure I am fairly heavily involved with my drawing skills, whatever the breif may be. I think the use of both hand constructed and digital type can be very effective on a piece if used correctly. I also dont want to lose the image based side of Graphic Design and how type works in conjuction with it. I would like to work woth photography and Illustration for some pieces.
Animation is another interesting area for me and would like to try and create something using moving type and perhaps an animation with type in it.
Even with all of this I still need to ensure I am always reffering back to lsayout and grids as this is very important, not just im type but in all areas of design.
Another thing to think about: Media, what I use, what my canvas is, how interactive it is.

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Even though Graphic design is visual, I find that a lot of my inspiration comes from music that I listen to. The lyrics or a peculiar arrangement of a song or piece can stir up an emotion and inspire me to think in a different way that can put me in a creative mood. I like music to challenge people and hopefully create something unique and fresh and not just be “good to dance to”. I often work freehand and think there has been a lot of lost beauty since the major influence of the mac, but this is not to say I don’t like using them, I often use them in my work, especially for layout and to touch up or change designs, I just sometimes feel a computer loses some surprising mistakes which can create a new idea and gets you out of the mindset of sticking to one plan and carrying it through. My Design inspiration comes from the likes of "The Why Not Associates", Adrian Shaughnessy and Stanley Donwood. Typography is were I feel my major passion and especially hand made type, which is where my love for the why not associates comes from. I enjoy experimenting with different medias to create new and interesting ways for a typeface and would love to develop this in the near future.