Initial ideas:
I knew I wanted to work with type, however I was unsure what software to approach it with. I started off trying to learn code on processing to generate patterns from letters. These are some of the images which inspired me to try coding.
I Build Worlds Created by: John Oquist
Experiments in code Created by: Le Vu Nhat Truong
Supercollider Created by: Unknown
Generative typography project Created by: Hyper Glu
Generative type with processing Created by: Amnon Owed
After a couple of weeks of trying and failing I decided to change my concept completely and work on After Effects, which is a software I know well.
Before I animated the text I needed to find the text. I decided on extracting paragraphs and quotes from two popular love stories; Romeo and Juliet and 5 shades of Grey. I have then contrasted and combined the stories to create a twist on a classic and contemporary love story.
Research:
Ina told me to look at this specific type of design work, which I loved!
All of these images are found on Pinterest using the search ‘poetry quotes found in text‘.
After this I found some examples of experimental and abstract type.
These images were designed by Sam Winston for a project called ‘A dictionary story‘.
Similar images found on Pinterest.
I also read and composed all the text I wanted to use in the animation, I took extracts from key moments which were similar in each of the books such as; when they first meet, the first kiss, feelings of sadness etc.
I then mixed and matched these extracts so they would read in an alternate order. From each piece of text I have chosen a word, which will then create a sentence and therefore a poem at the end of the animation.
Experimenting
I have experimented a lot on After Effects, to see how to create this visual typography experiment. It took me a while to place the text; at first it was too busy, then there was too much white space.
I did a test, however the writing was too small and not very legible.
This is currently the animation I am working on…