Update

So I have been sick the past week and a half-ish and have not been able to make new designy things. I am much better now and will be starting back up.. tomorrow!! That’s right, folks. Expect a new design on Wednesday.

*Typography // Day 7

Evan, this is all I have for now!

Created to explore different styles of written sketches for a QTVR project having to do with publishing a magazine. I’ll probably be putting up the image board for the project on thedesignmix.com any day now. This is decidedly not a style I will use in the finished project.

*Typography // Day 6

Look! I’m posting on the same day I made this! Pretty nifty, eh?

This word was found by generating a different word from the awesomeness of the Random Word Generator, then looking up the word and deciding I didn’t understand what it meant. First it was actinographic, and if you search Google for that, it asks if you want actinomorphic, and by golly, I did.

Actinomorphic: refers to symmetry in flowers.

Typeface is Indy Pimp.

*Typography // Day 5

It seems so long since I started this project, but it’s only day 5!

Another gem from the Random Word Generator. Textures are from sxc.hu.

*Typography // Day 4

I will try to get better at posting the design on the actual day that I make it! I’m just really impressed with myself that I have actually kept to my project (so far) and created something every day.

I found a handy little website called the Random Word Generator. It is super awesome, especially when I have no clue where to start, which is most of the time. You can pick your desired fields in the drop-down menus, then walah! A new word is brought to your attention. That’s where I got the ideas for this piece and the next one, and probably many more to come.

Egad: an exclamation!

*Typography // Day 3

Got this idea from a background I found for my computer, which I can no longer find the link to.

It says: A forest is a green place that we should not destroy for our benefit.

Images are from sxc.hu.

*Typography // Day 2

Inspired by Tamzyn Berman’s e-art Exhibition.

Created with dots and the smudge finger-painting tool.

*Typography // Day 1

(This is being posted a day late, but I promise I did it yesterday!)

I hunted around the web for some good inspiration and resources regarding typography, and I found a few sweet places: typographyserved.com (seriously the best, I can’t believe I didn’t know about this before), and the classic ilovetypography.com. Also a few cool videos I have seen before/just discovered: Typolution, experimental piece, batteries, House of Leaves, and one that has nothing to do with type but is super awesome.

In this first type experiment, I decided to take it slow and steady and begin with a printable piece, modeled somewhat after these type posters by Thomas Addison, mixed with the blurred color idea from the particle video from above.

“Reality is always subject to revision.” – Philip K. Dick, science fiction writer

*October Introduction // Topic: Typography

Hey all, welcome to my experimental blog. Check out the tab above that says ‘about the project’ for more information regarding what this is all about.

October’s topic of exploration is typography. What is it, why is it important, what can I do with it, what can I make out of it? My goal is to address questions like these through creating all kinds of works involving typography. I plan to do some research on the subject and hunt down some inspirational and awe-inspiring pieces to get my head in the right place.

What’s allowed: anything involving typography. Use any program or medium to support the aim of the design, including the Adobe programs, traditional paint/pencil/ink, video, collage, photography, nontraditional media like using found objects, etc.

What’s not allowed: ..can’t think of anything.

Start date: October 8th (tomorrow – I have to finish up with this blog stuff and get everything ready to go (aka set up my scanner))

End Date: October 31st (sets the months back on track)