IMAGE MAKING anu r ag da s g r a p h ic d e s ig n
I mage ma k in g Documentation of image making by Anurag Das S1501102 Graphic Design PGDPD 2015-16
acknowledgements The Image making module which extended for a period of 3 weeks wouldn’t have been possible if not for the dedicated effort from our faculty Dr. Tridha Gajjar. I would like to thank my college National Institute of Design for providing the studio for the working space. I would also like to thank my classmates for critically analyzing my work and giving me required feedback from time to time. I would also like to thank the IT dept for the print facility.
Contents L et te r I nte gr at ion
L et te r and Numbe r I nteracti o n
I mage Simpl ificat ion
P o ste r s
P i ctogr ams
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Letter Integration This Assignment was to take two letters preferably the initials of your name and print those letters in different typefaces and sizes according to ones need and requirement and then use different letters of different typefaces and integrate the two chosen letters to come up with a singular form which is balanced and is read as two different letters together even in the composed form.
The chosen two letters were the letters A and D. Steps to create the final design : •
The letters were printed from different typefaces, which included regular, bold and italic versions of them.
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After having printed them the letters were then traced onto a tracing sheet and we tried to integrate them.
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We tried to work with the positive and negative spaces to compose the forms.
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Readability of both the letters were considered while designing the forms and also the typography hierarchy.
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After a chosen form was selected we further refined the form to reach to the final output.
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The initial forms created using the letters A and D. The circled forms were chosen to be worked on further.
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The line was omitted
The line was extended
The line was omitted
These lines were shortened
The line were made thinner
The final selected form The line was extended further
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The form was created on an A3 sheet using ink and final iterations were made.
These lines were to made thicker
These lines were to taper down and end pointed instead of blunt
The final selected form ona A3 shhet
The Final Form.
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Letter and Number Integration This Assignment was to take one letter and another number and print those in different typefaces and sizes according to ones need and requirement and then use different letters of different typefaces and integrate the chosen letter and number to come up with a singular form which is balanced and is read as a different letter and a number together, even in the composed form.
The chosen letter and number were B and 8. Steps to create the final design : •
The letter and number were printed from different typefaces, which included regular, bold and italic versions of them.
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After having printed them the letters were then traced onto a tracing sheet and we tried to integrate them.
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We tried to work with the positive and negative spaces to compose the forms.
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Readability of both the letters were considered while designing the forms and also the typography hierarchy.
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After a chosen form was selected we further refined the form to reach to the final output.
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The initial forms created using the letter B and the number 8. The circled forms were chosen to be worked on further.
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The selected form was iterated to create this form.
This shape was omitted
These points were to be in the same horizontal imaginary line
These lines were to be parallel to each other
The final form as painted on an A3 sheet.
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The Final Form.
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Simplification of an image This Assignment was to take a topic which holds a broader aspect of use. We selected the topic home or adventure. I took up home as a broader topic. After having selected that we had to write down what characteristics of home do we relate to, or what is the understanding of home to us. After selecting a topic under home we had to choose an object and represent that intangible characteristic of home through that object. We could take a picture of the object or take a picture from the web. After doing that we had to simplify that object to an extent that it doesn’t lose its identity and also serve the purpose of communicating that required feeling.
Home was the topic i choose. Fre e dom “ to be �
Unique
P e rsonal ized
HOME
Strong Assoc iation w ith things
Bonding
Simil arity
The brainstorming to find an intangible aspect about home that we relate to. Personalization was my selected feeling.
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After having selected personalization as an aspect I worked on finding an object which could be used to represent personalization.
S i g na tures
P hoto fr a m es
Tyin g o f s ho e Lac e s
Pho ne
Personalization
E tched th in gs
Last p age of a n o te b o o k
Different styles of tying a shoelace.
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The photographed object for simplification.
Steps to simplification.
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The different steps to simplify the shoe, omitting the unnecessary details and uniforming the object to make it look balanced.
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The simplified object.
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Posters with the Simplified object Now using the simplified object we had to create three posters, the first poster should have the simplified object in black and white and just text showing the aspect of personalization through it. The second two posters whereas can have more than one of the object and can be used in any form possible.
The second and third posters used the same object but were multiplied and the laces were colored to bring a message of individuality and the posters were to show the importance of sharing.
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Poster 1
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Poster 2
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Poster 3
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Pictograms Keeping the same topic of home we were to design pictograms for a particular use in context of home.
the topic for my pictogram was Keeping shoes outside the house befor entering The context of use of the pictogram was to be considered and the space where it was to be used is also very important. The space : Outside the entry door of homes. Is is a subtle pictogram which is just an instruction or a suggestion to the visitors who come to the house, because it dealt with such a context it couldn’t be very harsh or unwelcoming.
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Shoes were taken as an element while designing the pictogram, the shoes were iterated to show minimum details.
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WELCOME WELCOME
KEEP KEEP SHOES SHOES OUTSIDE OUTSIDE KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE
KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE KEEP KEEP SHOES SHOES OUTSIDE OUTSIDE
KEEP KEEP SHOES SHOES OUTSIDE OUTSIDE KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE
KEEP KEEP SHOES SHOES OUTSIDE OUTSIDE
DO NOT ENTER DO NOT ENTER WITH SHOES WELCOME WITH SHOES
KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE
KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE Designing the pictograms
KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE
KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE
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KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE
KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE
KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE
DO NOT ENTER WITH SHOES DO NOT ENTER KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE WITH SHOES
P SHOES OUTSIDE
KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE
KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE
KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE Designing the pictograms
KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE
DO NOT ENTER WITH SHOES
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KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE
KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE
UTSIDE
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DO NOT ENTER
Selected WITH Pictograms SHOES with a mock up design
UTSIDE
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Selected Pictograms with a mock up design KEEP SHOES OUTSIDE
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my learning The Image making module was a course filled with new experiences and learning. It introduced us to the basics of communication and also gave us a gist of how vast it can get. I learnt how to understand forms as a whole keeping two or more individual identities through letter integrations. I understood the degrees of simplification that can be applied to an image to bring out the intensity. I also learn the importance of context and space while designing. As a whole it was formed an integrate part of my learning as a graphic design student.