Outcomes for Que Sera Sera!

Entomologist

I had trouble with this initially. I managed to find the plastic insects I used to play with as a kid, but there weren’t enough to really cluster and make my name out of the negative space. So I did this instead.

 

Optician

The standard optotype has no letter ‘J’ or ‘G’, so I made my own as best I could.

Eye charts usually have some inner/back lighting. The hardest part was settling on a light direction. I had to choose between a shaft of light coming from a left source and a radial light in the centre. the centre light made the initials the focus, but the side lighting looked more dynamic. I was also able to sidestep issues with blurring the letters because the darkness concealed them.

FINAL

 

Stunt Performer

Largely unchanged.

 

FINAL

Paleontologist

 

This one, I did mixed media. Chinese ink for an outline, then watercolour wash, then I scanned it to fill in details digitally, making the background with texture brushes. The digital part was the hardest – I really had to get creative with layering to make sure the background didn’t conflict with the skeletons.

 

FINAL

Reflection

 

Overall, this was surprisingly fun! I’d been anxious about starting typography because it wasn’t really an area of interest for me and I didn’t even know where to start. But after much research and conducting my own studies, I realised how truly relevant the subject was. In the end it’s all about articulating a concept in the clearest and most engaging way possible, which is the backbone of all design. Additionally, it was fun to experiment with materials as well as software. I had never staged my own shots before, and it’s definitely something I want to learn to do properly in future. Even pinpointing and ironing out issues in the design during post-production was a learning experience.