acme boards

in class

Tyler mentioned that the shadows are possibly blending together

what i've learned

With one light source, the word sign is completely legible. However since the letter S and part of the letter N were constructed closer to the light and far away from the background, they are getting blurry and somewhat illegible.


When I turn both lights on, the shadows get muddy and illegible.


As i worked towards the outside of the word, I was forced to place board farther away from the background and closer to the light. The more pieces I add to complete the letterforms, the more muddy and illegible the word becomes. I tried using thinner pieces of board to keep the shadows from blending together, but when i did that the shadows disappeared.




I've learned a lot about legibility, especially when i'm using two separate light sources and two different background angles.
After watching peoples reactions that saw my previous studies, I noticed that people noticed the typography first. They would recognize the word or letter and then look closer at the image to see how it was made. It makes me thing that if I built these sculptures and did not show the light on them, would people just walk away and forget about it? would they try and figure it out? The typography gives the viewers something recognizable, and avoids awkwardness.

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notes.

you don't need to start w/ no info.
commentary- the intro can be big or w/e.
typefaces carry content.
don't justify.
possibly add a journey for the user... so they can have more fun.
differentiate btwn thought bubble quotes and videos...
they like the 3rd idea.
fill the screen sometimes... w/ popup images or info.
stay away from the gradient.
3rdchoice- white bars going all the way to the edge
3rd choice- have more than just essay and pics.
relate vignelli to modernism and kathy mccoy to post-modernism.
add obvious hierarchy.
if you use more than one font, make sure the x-heights are the same.
CONSIDER DESIGN WHEN DEALING WITH CONTENT!!!
possible visual metaphor..... speaking about modernism and post-modernism.
comparison!!!

notes: demo

visibility-hide or show object. it's still on page, just hidden.

display-add or remove object. object disappears.

# = id = only one on the page, something specific.

p = paragraph in dreamweaver.

onmousedown = u have to click.

image. save as .png or .gif : .png's better .gif will give it a color shift.
style.css background-image: browse (find)


This is where you go to change your rollover stuff; visibility or display

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Designer Bio

Fred Eerdekins is a sculptor from Belgium whose artwork manipulates light and shadow. He is quoted to search for beauty in his art and pushes the idea of hidden messages in his work to show us that something mysterious make sense once light is shone on it.

Eerdekins uses typography strictly for simplicity and beauty and does not rely on hierarchy in his messages, nor is he really concerned about the message itself. Most information about him is in Dutch, so i am unable to find more information about him.

Shigeo Fukuda is a graphic designer/sculptor who also uses light and shadow to show a message. Fukuda was born on February 4, 1932, in Tokyo, Japan. His parents were toy manufacturers, so he grew up knowing how to think creatively. He is most famous for his posters, which mostly are influenced by Swiss minimalist design. His sculptures usually portray deception, for example, this image is obviously garbage, but when light is shone from a certain angle, a different message is shown.

type experiments.