When I first saw the quote ” Someday is NOT a day of the week,” I first thought about travel. When people say that they are going to this country one day or that country for vacation, they never say the exact date or time. This quote is motivational because it pushes people in committing to their desires by setting a date rather than putting it off to worry about later on. With the theme of travel, I decided to go with the idea of a person getting a letter with the quote from someone traveling all over the world. I chose the typeface Baskerville in italics because of all the options I was given, this looked the most handwritten. The other fonts seemed inappropriate to my vintage letter scheme of project. I slanted the text to align the words parallel to the edges of the letter so that the text looks like it belongs on the sheet of paper rather than flowing around. All the envelopes are beige or brown, giving the overall image an antique, vintage feel to it. I’ve been told that the image could also relate to pursuing a relationship with someone. To avoid confusion, I made my message more direct by inserting a postage stamp of an airplane flying over the word ‘travel.’ I learned through this project is that detail is everything. I first needed a solid mental image of what I would like to create. If I was just given a blank document and have been told to create something, I would have just sat there for hours contemplating random ideas. Preparation is key, as well as patience.
Great use of the image.
Analysis grade: A