I have been looking into ways of showing my "compatability" with some people who have written ads in lonely hearts columns. I have already decided that I am keen on making this book type driven, concentrating on the text and the words within it, and experimenting with the concept of type itself being a type of illustration.
Initially I have been looking at rating systems, and have been looking at icons/glyphs that could be used, however I think that I am keen on using colour as a subtle representation, using sophisticated gradients to portray a shift in appropriateness. Other places where I am interested in using the colour is really subtly on the page ends.... a very slight change of colour indicating the compatability.
My next consideration has been the type itself, lifted from newspapers, I have attempted to give them some order. This is what I have come up with, the text increasing in size to an overpoweringly over-sized scale, OR some kind of navigational interface, a key in the space around the ad, disecting the pro's and con's of the person's ad in relation to myself.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
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Hi Laura,
Just relaying what was said at yesterday's session:
- The presentation was like an essay, too longwinded.
- The idea wasn't clear enough, slightly lost.
- The styling was reminiscent of music artists like Depeche Mode, Ultravox, etc
- The presentation was also messy, all over the place, the occasional spelling mistake.
- It was also very self righteous in approach, with phrases such as "My Mission".
- The concept for "Lonely Hearts" has been well covered, you need to find an original angle.
- There needs to be motivation, how to achieve.
- The core idea should work.
- Needs to be popular, doesn't necessarily need to reinvent.
- Do something literal, and daring.
Luke
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