Destiney Norman Introduction to Design
Fall 2013
From a list of emotionally evocative words, I was to pick four and create abstract compositions of the words chosen. The difficulty in this assignment manifest immediately: Composition is key. Trendy colors and fonts won’t save weak composition. Simply put, I needed to resist the urge to create clichÊ illustrations. It was not a simple task to getting at the emotion, tone, or gist of the word, but I was proud of my end result. I ultimately built a solid foundation in learning the importance of the principles of design.
Filth: foul or disgusting dirt; refuse, extreme physical or moral uncleanliness; pollution
Oppression: the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by troubles, adverse conditions, anxiety, etc.
Purity: ceremonial or ritual cleanness, freedom from guilt or evil; innocence. freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.
Longing: strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant
T Y P O W G OR D R A A N D P t H xe t Y
This assignment helped me become more familiar with type anatomy and the various families of typeface. I picked a word from a list and worked with a variety of media using no color. I really fell in love with this project as well as the vast history that is associated with typography and words. Throughout this assignment, I discovered my love for design, particularly typography.
Although there was no final project for this section, this was one of my final iterations
Familiarization with typography
Object Iterations... and iterations... and iterations...
Geometric shapes and iterations
Collaged images made using found material
As a former cosmetologist, I immediately was drawn to the idea of using a pair of haircutting shears as my object. Through this assignment, I was able to produce a great variety of iterations and variations of shears. Ultimately, I became more aware of the essential shapes.
Typographic collages made using found type samples
Master Artist: Jackson Pollock
Master Artist: Leonardo DaVinci
Get your GRID on! Finally! We were able to use some color! That’s what everyone was excited about on this project, as we’ve only been using black and white media. And then she dropped the bomb... We were limited to 3 colors. The idea behind this project was to introduction to using a grid for our images: Create a “how to” poster with step by step directions. Through trial and error, I finally learned how to use, and break, the grid. I also was afforded the opportunity to showcase something I knew a lot about. A few struggles were had, but in the end, the knowleged I gained from using the grid and the relationships betwween color were absolutely necessary for a young designer.
Various mock ups and starter pieces
Find an old t-shirt, towel, and washcloth. Choose items that are old and stained (They will be stained later). Also collect a pair of cloves, hair clips, coloring bowl, coloring brush, shampoo, conditioner, and color protectant (Vaseline will suffice).
Put on shirt. Brush hair and section into 4 equal parts with clips. Read directions on box. Put on gloves and apply color protectant to entire hairline. Be careful to avoid getting hair in protectant.
Put color into bowl. Carefully apply color to visible parts in hair with coloring brush. Avoid getting color on your scalp/skin.
Go to a store, purchase purple hair dye of your choice. I suggest SPLAT brand in Lusty Lavender.
Style and Smile! Rock those Lusty Lavender
Choose one of the two front sections. Part this section of hair about 1� with tail of coloring brush. Apply the color to this new part with brush. Continue until section is colored, moving through all 4 sections of hair until head is covered in color solution.
Remove gloves and dispose of them and any remaining color solution. Use your washcloth to scrub scalp/skin that have any color stains sitting.
Depending on desired hue and intensity of color, let hair process. The richer the shade, the longer it should sit. Rinse hair until water runs (mostly) clear. Shampoo hair and rinse. Condition hair and rinse. Gently towel dry hair.
Find an old t-shirt, towel, and washcloth. Choose items that are old and stained (They will be stained later). Also collect a pair of cloves, hair clips, coloring bowl, coloring brush, shampoo, conditioner, and color protectant (Vaseline will suffice).
Put on shirt. Brush hair and section into 4 equal parts with clips. Read directions on box. Put on gloves and apply color protectant to entire hairline. Be careful to avoid getting hair in protectant.
Put color into bowl. Carefully apply color to visible parts in hair with coloring brush. Avoid getting color on your scalp/skin.
Go to a store, purchase purple hair dye of your choice. I suggest SPLAT brand in Lusty Lavender.
Style and Smile! Rock those Lusty Lavender
Choose one of the two front sections. Part this section of hair about 1� with tail of coloring brush. Apply the color to this new part with brush. Continue until section is colored, moving through all 4 sections of hair until head is covered in color solution.
Remove gloves and dispose of them and any remaining color solution. Use your washcloth to scrub scalp/skin that have any color stains sitting.
Depending on desired hue and intensity of color, let hair process. The richer the shade, the longer it should sit. Rinse hair until water runs (mostly) clear. Shampoo hair and rinse. Condition hair and rinse. Gently towel dry hair.
Here are a few images of the project as I was working through it.
Go to a store, purchase purple hair dye of your choice. I suggest SPLAT brand in Lusty Lavender.
Find an old t-shirt, towel, and washcloth. Choose items that are old and stained (They will be stained later). Also collect a pair of cloves, hair clips, coloring bowl, coloring brush, shampoo, conditioner, and color protectant (Vaseline will suffice).
Put on shirt. Brush hair and section into 4 equal parts with clips. Read directions on box. Put on gloves and apply color protectant to entire hairline. Be careful to avoid getting hair in protectant.
Put color into bowl. Carefully apply color to visible parts in hair withw coloring brush. Avoid getting color on your scalp/ skin.
Style and Smile! Rock those Lusty Lavender Locks!!
Choose one of the two front sections. Part this section of hair about 1� with tail of coloring brush. Apply the color to this new part with brush. Continue until section is colored, moving through all 4 sections of hair until head is covered in color solution.
Remove gloves and dispose of them and any remaining color solution. Use your washcloth to scrub scalp/ skin that have any color stains sitting. Depending on desired hue and intensity of color, let hair process. The richer the shade, the longer it should sit.
Rinse hair until water runs (mostly) clear. Shampoo hair and rinse. Condition hair and rinse. Gently towel dry hair.
HEY YOU! YEAH, YOU!! This project is probably the one that I learned the most from. We had to create a call to action poster using typography. At the beginning, I thought I would be sneaky and break the rules a bit. Unsuccessfully. I had to accept that my final message would be louder if only I could stop doing SO MUCH! When I finally figured out what I needed to o to make a successful call to action, the project became organic. Less is more. The message is clear.
The first step to this project: Write 3 problems/issues
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No matter what I tried, I just was not happy with these posters.
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If you would like to learn more and get involved with the project:
Final Images Submitted
Final Image Submitted
Go to a store, purchase purple hair dye of your choice. I suggest SPLAT brand in Lusty Lavender.
Choose one of the two front sections. Part this section of hair about 1� with tail of coloring brush. Apply the color to this new part with brush. Continue until section is colored, moving through all 4 sections of hair until head is covered in color solution.
Find an old t-shirt, towel, and washcloth. Choose items that are old and stained (They will be stained later). Also collect a pair of cloves, hair clips, coloring bowl, coloring brush, shampoo, conditioner, and color protectant (Vaseline will suffice).
Remove gloves and dispose of them and any remaining color solution. Use your washcloth to scrub scalp/ skin that have any color stains sitting. Depending on desired hue and intensity of color, let hair process. The richer the shade, the longer it should sit.
Put on shirt. Brush hair and section into 4 equal parts with clips. Read directions on box. Put on gloves and apply color protectant to entire hairline. Be careful to avoid getting hair in protectant.
Put color into bowl. Carefully apply color to visible parts in hair withw coloring brush. Avoid getting color on your scalp/ skin.
Rinse hair until water runs (mostly) clear. Shampoo hair and rinse. Condition hair and rinse. Gently towel dry hair.
Style and Smile! Rock those Lusty Lavender Locks!!
Final Image Submitted
Some additional works and inspiration that occurred during my process of becoming a beginning designer.
Some additional works and inspiration that occurred during my process of becoming a beginning designer.
Destiney Norman Introduction to Design ART130A Fall 2013 Final Project