Journal

Here are all the components. This week has been mainly about gathering all the material and photographing it. That took a lot longer than anticipated. I was so happy to see the material all together, the components relate to each other so nicely. My favorite image is the one when they are all on top…

Printing I have been collecting estimates for print. I started with calling my old contact person just to establish some basic premises for printing parts of this project and then I used that information to gather estimates from several printers. I have been gathering estimates on the formats that are ‘extensions’ of the research: 5x…

Since I was able to fully establish the visual language of the project last week, I have further developed the components that are supposed to challenge the research or rather refract it. I will include some of the previous research from these components, to make this process more coherent and understandable. 100x100mm This format took…

This week I have finished the critical report. The critical report is really my analysis and then an explanation at the end on how I aim to leap into practice. I designed it using the typeface (Lapture) I have for this project and did an eyecatching cover with the purple paper and the merged m’s.…

Change of direction The primary function of the bundle is to extend on the research presented in the booklet, I wanted a visual direction of that could possibly echo that of incunables. It should be more withdrawn, and I needed to find out how. I talked to James Shaw about this and he responded that…

This week I am finalising the format 260×260. This format is presenting the development towards Roman type and how different influences of 15th century ideologies have inflicted on that development. I want this to be logic in visual narrative and relate to the written research without being over explanatory. I found my previous sketches of…