Pocket Archive "KNOTS"

BRIEF:This project introduces you to the essentials of typographic nuance - positive and negative space, hierarchy, legibility and readability, 'tone of voice', sscale, stress - over a series/sequence of pages using InDesign. The technical aspects of this project will be introduced by applying a simple quotation to a series of pages. The exploration of fonts/typefaces, as embodying character and meaning (the inherent value of a typeface) will be tested to explore how this can be used to give a 'voice' to the text, to indicate accent, pitch, and rhythm. Your ability to develop these design skills and typographic awarness through experiment and testing will challenge the more popular notion of the "solid form of language" (Robert Bringhurst) as described below:

PROJECT IDEA: My pocket archive topic was knots. It was a random topic that I chose but became more intrigued and interested in the different places I could take it over a period of time. Through research I looked at typography using knots, knots with fashion, celtic knots, sailors knots, mathmatical knots, knots made by birds and even magical and spiritual knots to name a few. As the deadline for the final piece was fast approaching I began looking at knots in a more abstract way; how they communicate something else rather than being so literal. My 2 final pieces are based on knotted communication and connections made with people and places. The world map was cut out through canvas and the knotted strings behind it show how communication world wide can be misinterpretted. This is where communication barriers come into play. This was a representation of my personal expierence at university here in the UK. No one really understood some of the things I said or talked about. The second piece is based on my connections, mentally, speech wise and physically with certain countries. I've built ties with them over a period of time and now are emotionally connected. The mapping of the knots create a constellation like image, so I decided to add a galaxy and space background using acrylic paints.