Thursday, April 23, 2009

Another Try At Hierarchal Progression

I reconsidered this project and designed a composition to define visual hierarchy. I used the word
“Wish” to make the focal point and statement in text with added quotes.





For this composition, I arranged the quotes horizontal with a light yellow background, giving color of the added quotes an aspect to unify the message.





This design was created easily by keeping the message word “Wish” horizontal while rotating the quotes 90 degrees. It looked a bit disoriented, but I found the results satisfying, staying within the message.






This composition is a plain white background that I would post to show the simplicity of the statement. The type font I used for each composition was Veranda Calligraphy which I felt flowed with the words of the statement.
I am a bit satisfied with the design I created this afternoon. Much better than my first post.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Hierarchal Progression







For this project, I created a few compositions with an attempt to define visual hierarchy. I had at first considered using a photo for the background showing visual hierarchy that we learned earlier this semester. After I asked John about it, he said that he was looking for a statement in text that would not be distracted from other images. I wanted something light for the background, so I added one of my photos of blue sky and wispy clouds not to distract from the text, but to have a luminosity influence.

The book said to include a line element in the composition so I used the text for the line element. I have a collection of quotes that I browsed through and found my favorite: "Do not quench your inspiration or your imagination" by Vincent Van Gogh.

The program I used was InDesign. I then used Viner Hand font for the quote to stand out across the background. I found the quote communicating the simple message to us as designers to by no means give up.

Every project that I have created in this class has been a wonderful challenge. I have spent hours researching each topic along with days and nights creating the final composition having the best of time and learning, especially the midterm project. But, I must admit that this particular assignment was confusing and I found no inspiration. I was fresh out of ideas.



This composition I created in InDesign before I knew that the text should be the focal point. I thought I would post it anyway.