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Earth Artifact
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Idea Creation 1.
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Contemporary idea - modern up-to-date version of the Golden Voyager record with updated images, diagrams, soundclips etc. In the form of a USB? SD Card? Cloud (similar to iCloud idea)
‘Cloud’ Idea - A way of transferring images and information to a ‘cloud’ in outer space. Send up a new station of some sort which we as humans can send up files and pieces of information to, on an annual basis. Design the ‘station’ to appear as a cloud once in space - that in itself represents life on earth?
What the Earth is like now in comparison to ‘Golden Voyager 1’
Branding for the ‘Cloud project’? Finding a design style or theme that best represents the current era.
Earth Artifact. 3.
Language Idea Guide to teach ET life basics in Earth’s major languages. This way they would know how to communicate with people on Earth if and where they landed. Have infographic type book with maps and greetings in the language from that area. Eg: A map of Portugal and Brazil with greetings and other useful phrases in Portuguese language.
Designers and artists whose work typifies this contemporary period of art and design. Fonts:
Marianina Possible outcomes:
Idea Development The idea is to create a self-teach guide to allow extra terrestrial life to be able to converse once they reach Earth. It would eliminate the chance for miscommunication/misunderstanding which could be a volatile situation. It would be produced in the form of a book(let) document which would provide an info-graphic style map of a particular country or countries and would have greetings and useful phrases from that language in written and phonetic forms so that the ET life would be able to read/write and speak the languages. I will use contemporary fonts and design features to make the piece feel current and up-to-date.
Hola Bienvenido
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Examples of Infographic Maps
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List of Countries and Languages United Kingdom
Japan
United States
Russia
Spanish
Australia
China
French
Spain
Saudi Arabia
Mexico
UAE
German
Argentina
Egypt
Chinese (Mandarin)
France
Portugal
Belgium
Brazil
English
Japanese
Canada
Russian
Germany Switzerland
Arabic Portuguese
Austria
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United Kingdom
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United States
Capital City: London
Capital City: Washington DC
Population: 64.1 million
Population: 316.1 million
Language(s): English, Welsh, Irish
Language(s): English
Currency: Pound Sterling
Currency: US Dollar
Area: 243,610 km2
Area: 9,857,306 km2
Time Zone: GMT
Time Zone: UTC -5 to -10
National Dish(s): Fish and Chips, Roast Dinner, Chicken Tikka-Masala
National Dish(s): Hamburger, Hot dog, Fried chicken, Apple pie
National Anthem: God Save The Queen
National Anthem: The Star Spangled Banner
Hello Welcome
Hello Welcome
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Australia
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Spain
Capital City: Canberra
Capital City: Madrid
Population: 23,726,600
Population: 64.1 million
Language(s): English
Language(s): Spanish, Catalan
Currency: Australian Dollar
Currency: Euro
Area: 7,692,024 km2
Area: 504,645 km2
Time Zone: UTC +8 to +10.5
Time Zone: CET
National Dish(s): Meat pie, Roast lamb
National Dish(s): Tortilla Espa単ola, Paella
National Anthem: Advance Australia Fair
National Anthem: Marcha Real
Hello Welcome
Hola Bienvenido
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Mexico
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Argentina
Capital City: Mexico City
Capital City: Buenos Aires
Population: 118,395,054
Population: 42,669,500
Language(s): Spanish
Language(s): Spanish
Currency: Peso (MEX)
Currency: Peso (ARG)
Area: 1,972,550 km2
Area: 2,780,400 km2
Time Zone: UTC -8 to -6
Time Zone: ART
National Dish(s): Chiles en nogada, Mole poblano, Tacos
National Dish(s): Asado, Empanada
National Anthem: Himno Nacional Mexicano
National Anthem: Himno Nacional Argentino
Hola Bienvenido
Hola Bienvenido
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France
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Belgium
Capital City: Paris
Capital City: Brussels
Population: 66,616,416
Population: 11,198,638
Language(s): French
Language(s): French, German, Flemish
Currency: Euro
Currency: Euro
Area: 640,679 km2
Area: 30,528 km2
Time Zone: CET
Time Zone: CET
National Dish(s): CrĂŞpe, Pot-au-feu
National Dish(s): Moules-frites
National Anthem: La Marseillaise
National Anthem: Brabançonne
Bonjour Bienvenue
Bonjour Bienvenue
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Canada
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Germany
Capital City: Ottawa
Capital City: Berlin
Population: 35,675,834
Population: 80,716,000
Language(s): French, English
Language(s): German
Currency: Canadian Dollar
Currency: Euro
Area: 9,984,670 km2
Area: 357,168 km2
Time Zone: UTC -3.5 to -8
Time Zone: CET
National Dish(s): Kraft Dinner, Nanaimo bar, Poutine, Butter tarts
National Dish(s): Currywurst, Sauerbraten
National Anthem: O Canada
National Anthem: Das Lied der Deutschen
Bonjour Bienvenue
Hallo Wilkommen
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Austria
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Switzerland
Capital City: Vienna
Capital City: Bern
Population: 8,572,895
Population: 8,183,800
Language(s): German
Language(s): German
Currency: Euro
Currency: Euro
Area: 83,879 km2
Area: 41,285 km2
Time Zone: CET
Time Zone: CET
National Dish(s): Wiener schnitzel, Tafelspitz
National Dish(s): Cervelat, Fondue, Rรถsti
National Anthem: Land der Berge, Land am Strome
National Anthem: Swiss Psalm
Hallo Wilkommen
Hallo Wilkommen
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Japan
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China
Capital City: Tokyo
Capital City: Beijing
Population: 126,434,964
Population: 1,357,380,000
Language(s): Japanese
Language(s): Standard Chinese
Currency: Yen
Currency: Renminbi (yuan)
Area: 377,944 km2
Area: 9,596,961 km2
Time Zone: JST
Time Zone: Chinese Standard Time
National Dish(s): Sushi, Japanese curry, Ramen
National Dish(s): Peking Duck, Chow Mein, Fried rice, Dumplings
National Anthem: Kimigayo
National Anthem: Yìyǒngjūn Jìnxíngqǔ
こんにちは ようこそ
您好 欢迎
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Russia
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Saudi Arabia
Capital City: Moscow
Capital City: Riyadh
Population: 143,975,923
Population: 30,770,375
Language(s): Russian
Language(s): Arabic
Currency: Russian Ruble
Currency: Saudi Riyal
Area: 17,098,242 km2
Area: 2,149,690 km2
Time Zone: UTC +2 to +12
Time Zone: AST
National Dish(s): Pelmeni, Shchi, Kasha, Pirogi and Pirozhki
National Dish(s): Kabsa
National Anthem: Gosudarstvennyy gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii
National Anthem: The Royal Salute
здравствуйте добро пожаловать
ابحرم بيحرت
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United Arab Emirates
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Brazil
Capital City: Abu Dhabi
Capital City: Brasillia
Population: 9,346,129
Population: 202,768,562
Language(s): Arabic
Language(s): Portuguese
Currency: UAE Dirham
Currency: Real
Area: 83,600 km2
Area: 8,515,767 km2
Time Zone: GST
Time Zone: BRT
National Dish(s): N/A
National Dish(s): Feijoada
National Anthem: Long Live My Nation
National Anthem: Hino Nacional Brasileiro
ابحرم بيحرت
Olá Bem-vindo
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Portugal Capital City: Lisbon Population: 10,427,301 Language(s): Portuguese Currency: Euro Area: 92,212 km2 Time Zone: WET National Dish(s): Bacalhau National Anthem: A Portuguesa
Olรก Bem-vindo
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Booklet Design
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Jack Hagley Jack Hagley is a London based designer specialising in infographic design. I came across his work whilst on Pinterest and it caught me so I investigated further. I find that his work is very successful in portraying messages and data in a quick, efficient, yet aesthetically pleasing way. It is this type of design I aim to emulate in my booklet, as it needs to be very simple to understand in a range of languages to suit anyone, anywhere. This is an example of his work - his CV in fact which he has done in an infographic format, this makes it clear, especially to those within the creative industry, what he does, what he likes, and other personal information.
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David McCandless - Information is Beautiful David McCandless and his team at Information is Beautiful are on a mission to make information and data easier to comprehend. In their practise they produce visually beautiful pieces on graphic design, which not only looks great, but serves a very important purpose. I will aim to perhaps draw on some of their work when completing my own infographic styled booklet.
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Map Graphics I really like the design on the right hand side as the information presented is simple, clear, yet visually satisfying. The colour pallet works really well as it represents earth and water as a teal colour. It is also complements the light grey back ground. It also features marks on the map that represent to graphs below, making the information purposeful. This is something I shall look into when producing my final design for my booklet.
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Helvetica Neue I chose Helvetica Neue as I thought that it best represents the contemporary age we are currently living in. The sans serif, modern font is one that is universally used and loved. It is easily legible and can be used in a variety of languages.
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Experimentation This initial design for the booklet contains two semi-opaque ellipses in the background, headed up by greetings in the nine major languages on Earth. These have been written in Helvetica Neue (Bold) at point size 72. The Cyrillic, Japanese, Chinese and Arabic fonts have been chosen as they are the closest match to Helvetica Neue in their respective alphabets. I included at thick black band at the base to give the front page some structure as it looked lacking without. The double page spread features large page numbers instead of the band as them, paired with the name of the country, do the same job. The map outline of each country will feature, along with greetings and please/thank you in their language.
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Experimentation Another idea I had, was to have the nations’ flags instead of the pastel green circle. This would give a stronger sense of national identity to each page. Inside the circle would be other useful phrases in the language of that particular country. These phrases would be of use to extra terrestrial life, should they find my booklet. The flags themselves would be opaque in order for the text to be more visible/legible.
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Experimentation
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Experimentation
With this design, I decided to add colour to the map to see whether or not I could make it stand out more on the page.
After all my research on countries, I decided that I should try to implement more information bout each country on my pages.
However, upon reflection I have decided not use it, and leave the fill blank as it gives a cleaner, tidier appearance, whilst still being amply visible.
However, after trying it out on a couple of pages, I decided that although it did not interfere to much with my overall design/layout, it would not work for each page. For example the pages featuring United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, because of the length of the Arabic script at the foot of the page there would not be sufficient space for the extra information. As a result of this I have settled with just having the capital cities labelled.
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Experimentation Progressing through, I thought that I could include a map of the world to show exactly what regions of the planet speak what dialect. The image on the right shows my attempt at trying to present it. Although I think that the idea itself was a nice one, the execution and feasibility of it just wasn’t possible in the time scale I have left. It may have worked if I had used smaller point sizes and a regular font as opposed to bold.
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Completed Booklet