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design brief
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project overvie w
& background Throughout my academic career, I have found incredible joy in studying literature. And, as much as I have grown to love design as well, it is the combination of both disciplines that I am the most excited about. As I have collected my favorite books and pieces of design throughout the past few years, I have also been collecting memories. Like any pack rat, I have collections of movie stubs, play bills, notes scratched on post it notes, shoe boxes filled with birthday cards stuffed under my bed, drawings from friends, photos, etc. At home, I have a three-bin collection of academic work; organized by institution, grade, semester, and then the time of day the class was taken. Essentially, I collect everything I learn from and experience.
But the ones I can’t share as easily are the memories and thoughts I hold on
to. The final design will consist of a collection of books that collects my favorite passages from some of my favorite books and the memories/thoughts/people I associate with them. These stories and passages will be limited to a two page typographic spread (each) and will be accompanied by “catalog pages” that identify which book each quote is from and the memories I have associated with each book. Other imagery included will be photographs of the books.
The narrative of the book will be contained within each “passage” or “chap-
ter,” with developed design elements to convey each subsequent passage together, and as more than a documentation of ideas and instead as actual books someone might pickup and read.
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target audience This project is a way for me to reflect upon how much I have gained from literature and the people around me. Simultaneously, I am able to combine two things I love: writing and design. Since this is primarily a reflective project, the target audience is myself and my education as a designer and writer, then those I have connected my memories too, and then those who share my love of books.. Just as this project serves as a culmination of studies in both fields, it will serve as a way for me to evaluate and reflect on the progress I have made.
budget Remaining print quota: $_______ Book binding supplies: $ ______
project scope The final design will consist of four perfect bound books. The books will be a combination of memories/thoughts that I associate with cretain passages from literature and short stories, respectively. The final books will consist of approximately 60 “stories� total. The literature passages will be found/collected, and I will create a system of typographic layouts the quotes. 10
business objectives
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Advance typographic skills, style.
Take risks. Embrace the unexpected layout AND composition.
Solidify basic understanding of typog- Create a grid structure that is multi-funcraphy and accepted practices.
tional and can also be broken.
Further develop integrating
Work with new elements, such as cut
type and image.
paper, water color, paint, etc.
Challenge current aesthetic style.
Experiment with only using black & white, or a monochromatic color scheme. Design intriguing visuals and typo-
Connect with the audience.
graphic compositions that reflect the content on the page.
timeline 10.22 — design brief due
11.17 | 11.19 — critique A / B
10.27 | 10.29 — rounds
12.1 | 12.3 — critique / one on one
11.3 | 11. 5 — critique A / B
12.8 | 12.10 — final critique, rounds
11.10 | 11.12 — rounds
12.19 — final
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notes, sketches, layouts
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with no on as witness elizabeth george
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T here are only our wishes, our act ions, and t he consequences t hat follow bot h. There are only events, how we cope with t hem, a nd w hat we le a r n f rom c oping.”
“Of all of my children, you were always the hardest on yourself. You were always looking for the right way to behave, so concerned you might make a mistake. But, darling, there are no mistakes. There are only our wishes, our actions, and the consequences that follow both. There are only events, how we cope with them, and what we learn from coping.” — 736
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“Of all of my children, you were always the hardest on yourself. You were always looking for the right way to behave, so concerned you might make a mistake. But, darling, there are no mistakes. There are only our wishes, our actions, and the consequences that follow both. There are only events, how we cope with them, and what we learn from coping.”
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concerned you might make a mistake. But, darling, there are no mistakes. There are only our wishes, our actions, and the consequences that follow both. There are only events, how we cope with them, and what we learn from coping.”
with no on as witness
“Of all of my children, you were always the hardest on yourself. You were always
eliz abe t h george looking for the right way to behave, so concerned you might make a mistake. But, darling, there are no mistakes. There are only our wishes, our actions, and the consequences that follow both. There are only events, how we cope with them, and what we learn from coping.”
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for the right way to behave, so concerned you might make a mistake. But, darling, there are no mistakes. There are only our wishes, our actions, and the consequences that follow both. There are only events, how we cope with them, and what we learn from coping.”
ELIZABETH GEORGE
WITH NO ONE AS WITNESS “Of all of my children, you were always the hardest on yourself. You were always looking for the right way to behave, so concerned you might make a mistake. But, darling, there are no mistakes. There are only our wishes, our actions, and the consequences that follow both. There are only events, how we cope with them, and what we learn from coping.”
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WITH NO ONE AS WITNESS eliz abe th george
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“ f all of my children, you were always the
hardest on yourself. You were always looking
for the right way to behave, so concerned you might make a
mistake. But, darling, there are no mistakes. There are only
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our wishes, our actions, and the consequences that follow both. There are only events, how we cope with them, and
what we learn from coping.
WITH NO ONE A S WITNE SS eliz abe th george
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colors & typefaces
quote notes
colors with varying opacities
t ypefaces copy
glyphs
Garamond Italic
Minion Pro •
layouts (in order of appearance)
Garamond Italic
Helvetica Neue 87 Bold Condensed
Univers 47 Light Condensed
Helvetica Neue 37 Thin Condensed
Didot Regular
Helvetica Neue 57 Condensed
Adobe Caslon Pro Italic
Didot Bold
Meta OT Light, Book
Scotch Medium
Didot Italic
Myriad Light Pro Condensed
Myriad Pro Light Bembo Regular Helvetica Neue 77 Bold Condensed
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so, this is my life