Friday, March 10, 2006
Random Design Fun: A break for fun design...
Graffiti Critique
I had fun with this assignment. I drove around all last month trying to figure out what letters I wanted to use. There isn't much to critique, but in case you were wondering, here is where I found all the letters. I looked specifically for letters in neon signs, as well as letters on a yellow background to make the name flow better.
T: from the top of the Tiger Hotel sign
E: from the awning of 'Elm Street Ballroom,' at the Upper Crust bakery... I loved the cursive elaborations
R: from Tiger Stop Gas Station, on highway 70 and 63...The font was basic, but still interesting
E: from Waffle House's sign, on S. Providence Rd.
S: from the HOOTERs sign...Because I wanted another neon letter
A: from the Budweiser Brewing Museum in St. Louis...Because as soon as I saw the A in stained glass I knew it belonged in my name. And isn't it good to end with a laugh?
Coming Up Next.... COVER!
Next week I am in charge of the cover. As I said last week, I am working with a graphic artist who draws his own comic book. Because the comic reflects his life, only set in space, I decided the concept I wanted to do was a transformation from his real life into his comic life. I met with him last Thursday and we talked about how he could draw this. I suggested a few ideas, one being a realistic drawing merging with his comic drawings...Another going from a sketched image to a finished product.
He sketched three different ideas over the weekend and after looking through them, I think the best idea would be to show the transition from black and white to color. The image has him in b&w,drawing the comic, with the images coming to life in color. I was picturing a black background, but we can do a completely black cover because of press issues---so I'll talk with Matt about either cross hatching it, or maybe using a grey tone.
Here is the sketch I want to use:
I had fun with this assignment. I drove around all last month trying to figure out what letters I wanted to use. There isn't much to critique, but in case you were wondering, here is where I found all the letters. I looked specifically for letters in neon signs, as well as letters on a yellow background to make the name flow better.
T: from the top of the Tiger Hotel sign
E: from the awning of 'Elm Street Ballroom,' at the Upper Crust bakery... I loved the cursive elaborations
R: from Tiger Stop Gas Station, on highway 70 and 63...The font was basic, but still interesting
E: from Waffle House's sign, on S. Providence Rd.
S: from the HOOTERs sign...Because I wanted another neon letter
A: from the Budweiser Brewing Museum in St. Louis...Because as soon as I saw the A in stained glass I knew it belonged in my name. And isn't it good to end with a laugh?
Coming Up Next.... COVER!
Next week I am in charge of the cover. As I said last week, I am working with a graphic artist who draws his own comic book. Because the comic reflects his life, only set in space, I decided the concept I wanted to do was a transformation from his real life into his comic life. I met with him last Thursday and we talked about how he could draw this. I suggested a few ideas, one being a realistic drawing merging with his comic drawings...Another going from a sketched image to a finished product.
He sketched three different ideas over the weekend and after looking through them, I think the best idea would be to show the transition from black and white to color. The image has him in b&w,drawing the comic, with the images coming to life in color. I was picturing a black background, but we can do a completely black cover because of press issues---so I'll talk with Matt about either cross hatching it, or maybe using a grey tone.
Here is the sketch I want to use:
// posted by teresasanserif @ 1:38 PM 
