23
Feb
Project Evaluation
Throughout this project I have researched in to both contemporary and historical designers, including Andrew Byrom and Max Miedinger. The designer that impacted me the most for this project was Andrew Byrom, a graphic designer who also specializes in typography. He explains how he see’s different fonts within everyday objects and demonstrates how he develops the concept in to a final piece typographic work.
I also gained inspiration from a blog on typography, in which a photographer has captured images of objects which take the shape of different letters. I later experimented with this technique.
During this project I experimented using different objects to create fonts. The most successful experiment was my book font. This was inspired by Andrew Byrom also.
I believe that my time management on this project hasn’t been as efficient as I was initially hoping. I believe this is mainly due to getting distracted and not focusing as well as I could have. To resolve this on my next project I am going to stick to a strict schedule, and be sure to get all of my reflective, FMP blog and sketchbooks etc. posted on time.
I was pleased with my experimentation throughout this project, as I feel I have created some strong pieces of art such as my book font and final piece. I enjoyed using these different materials as I am normally more digital based, and was good to get more practical with my work.
I believe my organization began to deteriorate towards the end of the project, mainly because of the stress of creating a portfolio and having interviews. I am looking forward to the next project where I can focus and dedicate myself solely to the project.
I learnt a great deal from this project, mainly relating to typography such as kerning, serifs etc. I also learnt screen printing more in depth which I also enjoyed. I believe everything I have learnt from this project will definitely come in handy in the future.
On future projects I am going to make sure to manage my time more efficiently and stick to a strict schedule in order to meet set deadlines.
This project has made me realize how important my understanding of illustrator is, and if I want to further my career as a designer I will have to learn this software, especially for creating typographic pieces of art.
I believe that my final piece is innovative because I have incorporated many different materials which relate to Kendal, and created a final piece which depicts both industry and history of the town.
