Evaluation of Prep Work

Interpreting the theme
I looked at a lot of clipping techniques so i could relate it to the theme of covert and obscured.




\Recording Observations

I have looked at a lot of other graphic designers for some inspiration and the ideas that they had when designing their work so i could have a brief idea of what i would like to do in my final piece.

Idea Development

The ideas that i wanted to use was a background that has a lot of different materials on it such as paint, ink, black felt tip pen, needle and thread and masking tape. I also wanted to create a colourful poster that has a popular saying/meaning on it. The words will be in different fonts and sizes to make it more abstract and different from what other graphic designers have done.

Materials, Techniques and Processes

I have used a lot of cut outs of magazines and newspapers in my sketchbook to get a lot of different size fonts and different types of fonts so i have an idea of what fonts will look best in my final piece. I have also tried doing a lot of clipping in Illustrator so i could try and do that in my final piece with the words and different fonts that i am going to use such as slurred font, 3D fonts, bubble writing, and handwritten fonts. The few problems that i had with the cut outs are that they didn't have many 3D fonts and different kinds of 3D fonts which is one of the main and most important fonts that i need for my final piece. I didn't have to adapt my ideas because of the materials that are available because most of the materials that i needed such as different coloured paints, black felt tip pens, needle and thread, ink and masking tape are all available.

Influences

Matt W Moore has inspired my ideas for my final piece the most because of the past work that he has done. I like all the techniques that he has used such as the destroyed background and the use of colour in his fonts. I would like to do something similar to his work but by using my own message, different fonts and sizes and my own background that i created.  The exam trip to the National Portrait Museum hasn't really inspired my ideas because they weren't as interesting to me as some of the other artists that i looked at on the internet such as Matt W Moore, Alex Trochut, Anna Garforth, Eric van den boom and Luca Ionescu. They have a lot of colourful designs that really attract the eye of a viewer and what i think that i am best at in Graphics.

Final Piece

I intend to make a poster for my final piece which has a message on it and a 'destroyed' background. I will create the background myself and then edit it in photoshop by adding the message onto of it and printing it on A3 paper.

Conclusion

I found this exam quite easy because i planned everything i was going to do so i knew what to as soon as the exam started. Also what i am doing for my final piece is not that complicated so it won't take as much time. I enjoyed a few of the experiments that were related to the final piece that i was doing. I think i will be pleased with my final outcome if it prints out well.

In-depth Analysis

Matt W Moore is a graphic designer and an illustration artists. He creates a lot of colourful and bold pieces of art which can really attract young viewers. He has made artwork for MWM graphics. 

These photographs are what i would like to do for my poster in typography for the exam.

The materials that have been used to make this piece are pencil, pen, coloured pens, paint, spray paint and mainly photoshop to make the typography come out more crisp and neat. It was made by firstly drawing out the letters and the background and using paint/spray paint for the colours. I think he then scanned or took a photograph of it and put it in photoshop to edit it to create the piece on the left hand side. The artists uses a wide variety of bright colours to make it look as colourful as possible which is what i think he was trying to portray. But in the edited piece, it looks like he has scratched out a bit of that colour and scribbled all over the typography. The formal elements that are key with this work are colour, texture, shape and pattern. For colour he has used a lot of colour for each shape and each letter. For texture, in the edited picture it looks like he has scratched part of the background which make it look quite rough. For shape he uses a lot of weird free handed shapes (such as blobs and circles). It appeals mostly to a younger audience because of all the shapes and colours. It also shows he's edited in photoshop and illustrator because of all the added lines around the patterns and you can even see the background that they use in photoshop. 

These two photographs are very vibrant and full of a variety of different colours. The picture on the bottom is a photograph but using typography. However the photograph on the top, you can mostly see the word and some patterns around it which are different colours.