Last week during when mimi sort of saw my idea for the career Archaeologist, she also mentioned that a classmate is doing a similar. Though it was more of someone who specialises in dinosaur bones. So she suggested that I should have some tools or something that would stand out as an archaeologist. Honestly I tried designing a few compositions or ideas inside the journal that is has nothing to do with bones. But when I ask my classmates about what comes to mind when they hear archaeologist and they told me bones.

Then I thought to myself but archaeologist does not only necessarily dig out only dinosaur bones, yeah? Since they like to uncover mummy’s bones and all, I thought that maybe I could stick closer to human bones? Probably it will not be be that close to the other career. Also I about my name initials, I used that instead of Alicia because I was thinking about how it seems pretty word that you would actually find a whole horde of skeleton together. Since my name has like six letters….

There was this photographer that I stumbled across while searching up for some bones. His name is Francois Robert. Yes, photographer not an artist. I was so blown away but how he showcased his messages through his photographs as a way to stop violence. I really like how I could actually feel the distress through this photos. Since we generally associates bones with death.

For the bones, since I am placing them in sand, I had to look for bones that is already deteriorated. A clean bone just would not work since it would look out of place in the sand. Also an archaeologist is supposed to be finding things that are there in the ground for a lot of centuries, so honestly speaking the bones would not be clean at all.

I was thinking of adding the strings directly on the design inside of doing it digitally. Currently my design looks like this. I will upload another version with the strings.

Edit : I added more bones to my name, hopefully it is more prominent now

To be honest this project make me realised that I have zero skills when it comes to typography. Also, I really need to work on my idea generating skills considering that is like the greatest skill anyone in the art industry could have. After actually putting out all my ideas together I feel like all of them are almost the same? Just flat with an applied design? I am not really sure how to explain my designs… After actually seeing the works by some of my classmates, it really opened up my eyes. Their design really brings out the whole career feeling. Though this project has really taught me a lot on designs and typography. How even with just typography we are able to tell a story. Use proper camera when taking photos (Important lesson)