QUE SERA SERA // IDEALISATION

First off, for my english name I will be using “ry” instead of “Ryan”, because it’s the nickname given to me by most of my friends.

Initially, for this project, I wanted to do a gambling theme that was consistent throughout my 4 works. 

This was because I had a lot of avenues to insert my name and present it as typography. Examples include the face of playing cards, Mahjong tiles as well as poker chips.

I also initially wanted to compose my pieces through the use of photography, and then digitally alter them using photoshop afterwards. However, my camera was not functioning properly, thus I had to look towards using a different medium. Also, I felt that using such a similar theme through all 4 works created a lack of variation, and would seem to be boring.

However, my camera was not functioning properly, thus I had to look towards using a different medium. Also, I felt that using such a similar theme through all 4 works created a lack of variation, and would seem to be boring. Hence, I decided on the use of illustrator (something that I’ve never done) and to branch out my overall theme. Due to the multiple failures, I decided to change the theme to ‘jobs that I’ll probably never achieve’. Yay?

 

Jobs chosen:

1. Competitive Mahjong playerTiles.
2. Beer tasterBubbles? Condensation? Foam?
3. Pilot Plane? Clouds? Shadows?
4. Fashion designerMeasuring tapes? Prints? Cloth?

 

In doing my research, I learnt that a lot of clever typography that creates visuals that links the word to the actual object is called a calligram.

42 Clever Calligrams That Visualize The Meanings Of Various Words

On top of that, I decided to find more reference pieces that I want my works to look like, and hopefully they would turn out the same!

I liked how these works were minimal enough not to complicate the picture, yet it was complex enough to carry what it needed to say forward.

QUE SERA SERA // PROCESS

So I had several iterations of works, due to the process of trial and error on illustrator.

Work 1:

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Work 2:

Work 3:

 

work 4:

 

QUE SERA SERA // CHALLENGES

Mainly, this whole project was quite challenging to me, because I don’t use illustrator, and it was quite tough for me to learn the ropes and produce 4 compositions by the end of the project.

Also, another challenge that I faced was that I was afraid to play around and modify the typefaces enough, which made it seem like I was using stock typefaces.

On the bright side, I managed to learn many new things from my classmates, one of my favourites is ‘drop shadow’. Now my mahjong tiles won’t look as flat!

 

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