Typographic Portrait Final

Below are the 4 final A5 and its description. These 4 pieces are book pages (torn from long kept novels) that was drawn on, some painted on, then scanned in, edited and layered scanned monoprints to get these overlaying effects. My typography in all these 4 final pieces are the initial of my name, U.

 

“MY NAME IS…”

“AND I’M AS ABSORBENT AS A SPONGE”

Because I find that I always tend to absorb information as much as possible, store them somewhere deep inside my brain, then amazed at myself for actually memorizing what was actually absorbed some time ago. Like the example I gave during the presentation, the house wifi password — at most it was an 8 digit password, yet I could just recite them without referring to any paper etc.

“MY NAME IS…”

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“AND I’M SYSTEMATIC”

Most of the time, I tend to work step by step, follow the rules, and work simple. I like simple, minimalistic, as shown by just the grid lines that covers the entire book page. Systematic is represented by the bubble wrap textured monoprint.

“MY NAME IS…”

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 “AND I’M AS BUSY AS A BEE”

Bees are known to be hardworking, and I feel that hardworking and determination goes well together. The lines are like those dotted lines we always see in the children’s book when bees buzz around, only mine is busier. The background included salt effect from watercolour techniques, with the red complimenting the black lines.

“MY NAME IS…”

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“AND I’M LIKE SHERLOCK HOLMES”

Sherlock Holmes, detective, CSI can be in the same category. I like connecting the dots, solving puzzles and figuring out “mysteries” (not those scary mysteries, no) surrounding me. With that, I was inspired by the detective crime board on how they connect their crimes to their suspects etc, thus the lines all around the book page. Texts from another book page was overlayed to show the ongoing thoughts in the detective/Sherlock’s mind as to how they would solve their crime, just like how I always have thoughts running around my mind whenever I’m in detective mode.

(And the alphabet U here is actually hidden in these lines — referencing from crime TV shows that the hint that will lead you to your culprit is somewhere hidden in your crime board)

Typographic Portrait: Inside my journal

What you’ll see below are the snapshots of how and what the interior of my hard copy journal looks like, consisting of mindmap, research, safe keeping of original book pages, and more research.

Typographic Portrait: Selected few

So I have chosen a few designs and printed them out for the final 4 pieces!

Possible caption of: "MY NAME IS..." "AND I'M LIKE SHERLOCK HOLMES" (Version 2 -- overlay of book page)
Possible caption of: “MY NAME IS…” “AND I’M LIKE SHERLOCK HOLMES” (Version 1 — overlay of book page)
Possible caption of: "MY NAME IS..." "AND I'M LIKE SHERLOCK HOLMES" (Version 2 -- monoprint darken effect on background)
Possible caption of: “MY NAME IS…” “AND I’M LIKE SHERLOCK HOLMES” (Version 2 — monoprint darken effect on background)
Possible caption of: "MY NAME IS..." "AND I'M AS BUSY AS A BEE" (Version 1)
Possible caption of: “MY NAME IS…” “AND I’M AS BUSY AS A BEE” (Version 1)
Possible caption of: "MY NAME IS..." "AND I'M AS BUSY AS A BEE" (Version 2)
Possible caption of: “MY NAME IS…” “AND I’M AS BUSY AS A BEE” (Version 2)
Possible caption of: "MY NAME IS..." "AND I'M SYSTEMATIC" (Version 1)
Possible caption of: “MY NAME IS…” “AND I’M SYSTEMATIC” (Version 1)
Possible caption of: "MY NAME IS..." "AND I'M SYSTEMATIC" (Version 2)
Possible caption of: “MY NAME IS…” “AND I’M SYSTEMATIC” (Version 2)
Possible caption of: "MY NAME IS..." "AND I'M SENSITIVE/EMOTIONAL" (Version 1 -- monoprint darken effect)
Possible caption of: “MY NAME IS…” “AND I’M SENSITIVE/EMOTIONAL” (Version 1 — monoprint darken effect)
Possible caption of: "MY NAME IS..." "AND I'M SENSITIVE/EMOTIONAL" (Version 2 -- monoprint overlay effect)
Possible caption of: “MY NAME IS…” “AND I’M SENSITIVE/EMOTIONAL” (Version 2 — monoprint overlay effect)
Possible caption of: "MY NAME IS..." "AND I'M AS ABSORBENT AS A SPONGE"
Possible caption of: “MY NAME IS…” “AND I’M AS ABSORBENT AS A SPONGE”

 

Typographic Portrait: More WIP Works

This post basically contains the process of the book page making for the project.

Book Page in the making
Book Page in the making

 

Setting up for an experiment!
Setting up for an experiment!

 

Testing the effect of (1) how well the paper is after water is spread on it (2) the difference between using watercolour pigment itself (darker blue) and watercolour pencil (lighter blue)
Testing the effect of (1) how well the paper is after water is spread on it (2) the difference between using watercolour pigment itself (darker blue) and watercolour pencil (lighter blue)

 

Process Images (7)

 

Process Images (6)

 

Below are the snapshots of the compiled book pages unedited and edited, versions after versions.

(I would have put the original compiled images here but the file was too big)

 

With all these versions that I had, I came to a conclusion of what I’d pick for the final 4. (But of course still couldn’t actually decide!)

Typographic Portrait: WIP

After all the research I did, I tried it out on my book page, scanned it in and gave a little bit of editing — more to enhancing the image with exposure and all.

 

 

Then I realised after I did all these, that I am somewhat at the metaphor or conceptual phase, for example: the thumbdrive, the binoculars, and perhaps the calculator represents tells something about me. Or more to representing me?

Typographic Portrait: Research research

From the previous post, I mentioned my attraction and interest on the technique of News Overprint. So this post will hold a slightly in-depth portion on my research throughout the project.

More inspiration pins on Pinterest @ https://www.pinterest.com/youmikaltsum/news-overprint-inspiration/
More inspiration pins on Pinterest @ https://www.pinterest.com/youmikaltsum/news-overprint-inspiration/

 

(above) I used these images as an example of how I could incorporate designs into my own book page.

 

https://www.pinterest.com/youmikaltsum/typography-inspiration/
https://www.pinterest.com/youmikaltsum/typography-inspiration/

 

(above) I used these images to help me have an idea how I want to make the typography stand out within the designs in the book page. I thought alot of contrast between bold and light, negative space etc.

 

https://www.pinterest.com/youmikaltsum/sol-lewitt-inspiration/
https://www.pinterest.com/youmikaltsum/sol-lewitt-inspiration/

 

(above) I refer to Sol LeWitt’s wall drawing line works to see how I could portray my personality by using just lines.

 

There are other resources that I came across with that I found to be interesting to add on as an inspiration:

The third image uses the same word throughout the work “HA”. The bold effect allows one to actually see what the message is, with its background faded.

 

The 2 images below consists of Pinterest research on artist Kurt Schwitters on his collage works and the technique of Ephemera:

https://www.pinterest.com/youmikaltsum/kurt-schwitters-collage-inspiration/
https://www.pinterest.com/youmikaltsum/kurt-schwitters-collage-inspiration/

 

https://www.pinterest.com/youmikaltsum/ephemera-inspiration/
https://www.pinterest.com/youmikaltsum/ephemera-inspiration/

 

Continuing research on ‘Connecting Lines’ — I wanted to look further from Sol LeWitt’s line works, example: on how I could use these lines to form shapes or typography?

https://www.pinterest.com/youmikaltsum/connecting-lines-inspiration/
https://www.pinterest.com/youmikaltsum/connecting-lines-inspiration/

 

And after these research, I’d try it out myself to see if it suits with the vocation or personality I chose.