First Installation

This was very first installation for our word. We decided to "disrupt" nature with our giant red letters and put them in this beautiful park area. We were able to hang the "R" in the tree with just some branches to "disrupt" the word. The lighting and day was also perfect for our pictures.  The red stood out well against the green grass and foliage. So we are very proud of this turn out.  

Class Hall Installation

This was our first idea for our photo essays that were take for our photo books. We had to find places to put our word that would describe our word. So we found a big hall on campus and before a class we set our letters up as so it would look as if we were disrupting a class. The outcome we loved. And it was only one of our great ideas we used.

What Does Language Look Like Project Description

This project is called What Language Looks Like, and the basis of this project is taking a word and describing its definition with a picture of the words in giant letters. At the beginning of this project we were given a list of words and we had to pick one, then print out sheets with the word on them. We then had to cut out the words and make 20 different ways of describing the word with just shapes that we cut out. After doing 20 of those, the class critiqued them and chose the top 5. We then had to take those 5, turn then into computer generated versions and then make 10 more version but on the computer as well. They were all critiqued again by the class, top 5 were picked, and then after those were edited again those became the finals printed on Epson and pasted on matte board. During this we were also put into groups of four, and given a word. We took letters from this word to help pick our font and style and made mini cardboard letters. After that we decided on a font style, then and to take pictures that could be an environment that our word could be used in. We then chose the best to use as our installation and photo essay.  Using two different locations to put our word that would basically describe our word. 

Parts of a Letter Reflection

When I read this I was surprised on how many different parts of the “letter” there are. I had never thought about how crossbar, or vertex, or apex had ever been a name let alone was important part of how a font looks. Nor did I know that certain letters, such as “x”, were not always the same size as the rest of the letters that were the same point as them. It sometimes goes above the line that all the other letters will just touch. This is called the x-point. Same with “p”s and “c”s, they will sometimes dip below the baseline that other letters just sit on. This all just depends on the type of font used that the degree of this is. And really every letter has a little quirk similar that we never notice when they are used everyday. It was very interesting to learn that every part of a letter, no matter the font, as a name and all of these little details are what make a font unique. Logos are also based on these little things that make a font. The company logo “FedEx” was used as an example because the big part that makes their logo unique is that the “Ex” forms an arrow when the two letters are pushed together and that all has to do with the font and how it’s placed together. 

Photography Essay

Digital cameras have changed the way photos are taken forever and also how possible it is to be creative with them. It is possible now to take a 100 continuous shots and all you have to do is delete them if they don’t live up to expectation. There are now important aspects of photography that have developed with the digital camera; symmetry, asymmetry, repetition, framing, close-ups, continuous mode, exploration, movement, serendipity. Some of these are fairly self-explanatory, and some have probably didn’t develop with digital photography, just became easier to do or can now be done differently and given a different effect. Such as symmetry/asymmetry and repetition, they are not new concepts but can be taken to new levels with the digital effects, unlike the continuous mode that is something that came with the digital camera that can be a really unique tool to use to take a great shot. Same as movement, where flash and shutter speed can be used to get different effects and photos than before. Overall more levels can be achieved with the digital photography. This was helpful toward our project because since we have to take different photos with our 3-D word, it was helpful to think of all the different affects we could use to make the photo more interesting and unique, different things we could try. They were definitely some good things to remember while taking our pictures or brainstorming ideas to have our pictures taken. 

Construction of our final letters

This is part of our process of building our giant 3 feet letters. We built them out of cardboard, put together with an industrial hot glue gun which worked wonders. After getting a routine down they went together smoothly. Our word was "disrupt" so to define the word we decided to paint them a bright, firetruck red, which would stand out and "disrupt" in almost any situation.

3 in. model letters

Before we made our final 3 ft. cardboard letters, all four girls in our group were assigned a type of a font chosen by us and had to build 3 in models to compare them and see  which one we liked the best and would work best for our ideas.  

Final 5 Conquer Constructions

These are the final five constructions of the word conquer that I did. There were made on Illustrator instead of hand constructed and were printed on epson paper and pasted on matte board. They are 6 in by 6 in on a 10 by 10 matte board. These were chosen and critiqued by the class and refined by me. My personal favorite is the one right below (second one down).