And so it goes...

Reached that stage of the semester were I'm starting to feel bogged down by homework... ah well... doing pretty good overall.  Learning some pretty cool information: about tracking, kerning and leading etc. etc. Interesting stuff. Also I got to play with a letterpress and now I'm considering (and excited to try) the idea of taking a letterpress and book binding class(es). Once I get a camera, I'll post the example of the letterpress on here.

So this is my coat of arms designed in Photoshop. Still getting use to using it... Not sure about all the workings of the program but I'm getting better. Anyway, this is the rough draft for digital studio. Hopefully, I'll have a cleaner, more finished one to post soon.

Finished Assignment

Here is the finished Letter project, well finished #1 of 2.  The base is hot press illustration board with a white Plaka coat (Similar to gouache paint). I transferred the letters from traced drawings and lined them with Archival Ink.  I then filled in the outlines using black Plaka.

I'll post the second one once I've finished the last details.

Letter assignment

This is an example of what we are doing in our visual communication class. This sample demonstrates how letters can be used outside of their traditional layout forms in an artistic manner, drawing upon both the shape aspect of the typeface and the negative space around the letter form. 

I'll keep posting as we progress in this project.