2050spring2016

For this project I wanted to find a quote that was relatable, but short and simple, so there would be more room for the image to convey the message. The quote I ended up choosing was “I’m not crazy. My reality is just different than yours[,]” from Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” Initially, I had wanted to make the project more obviously Alice in Wonderland themed, but I was convinced to go against the idea to try something more subtle. When searching for images that were large and would properly match my quote, I came across this interesting image of a person in a rabbit suit carrying a newspaper and walking toward the distance. Instantly this image reminded me of the movie “Zootopia” and the furry culture, and how things were similar but perceived differently from what was generally considered “normal.” As a bonus, the rabbit also insinuated ties to the White Rabbit in Alice and Wonderland so I could still include traces of the original source (even though the quote was from the Cheshire Cat). At first, I tried a lot of different methods to incorporate my text into the image, but in comparison to the image, the text was always overshadowed. I tried different colors, weights, sizes, and placements, but I couldn’t establish a hierarchy between the quote and the picture. The image itself was just too busy to properly showcase the words. Ultimately, I simplified the image by removing the background and the color, while extending the rabbit’s shadow so I could bring it more towards the center to balance out the new image I was creating. The font I decided on in its final version was bodoni, because the taller height of bodoni’s characters seemed to match well with the height of the rabbit.

Mustafa Gheith

For my illustrated quotation project, I chose a quote by Micheal Jordon, “I never lost a game. I just ran out of time.” For this quote, I had some difficulty trying to find a picture to represent it correctly. After much critical thinking, I decided on going with a simple approach of a black and white image that shows a person’s head slightly angled to look like a clock. I placed the first part of the quote on the upper left and the second on the lower right to help transition the reader’s eyes effectively. This allowed for a bigger visual impact without distracting the viewer with needless content.

In this quotation project, I found it very interesting and easy to do. I really like the quote “An apple a day keeps a doctor away” and I thought it would be easy to design for this simple quote. However, the quote is so simple that it was hard to be creative and make the design more eye-catching. Then I decided to use interesting picture for the design to go with the simple quote. The final picture was a photograph which was a hand holding the apple and the picture had a high solution. I utilized the position of the apple in the picture and made it a part of the quote. Along with that, I learned how to use Photoshop to make the quote stand out more by making the image, which was the background, a lighter color with the help of professor and classmate.

My first design for this project was having a big city in the background, and having a smaller picture on the phone. Then I began to explore with different pictures. I end up choosing the one with a single eye, because my friends told me that this one is the coolest one. But after I have tried very hard to make a correction on my second design, I figured out that, actually, the first design is best amount all of my other designs. What I learn from this project is that, it is acceptable to consider other’s opinion, but the same time, you should stick to your original idea. Also, I learned to use my Photoshop skill and InDesign skill together. In this project, I only used Garamond, because I already have a lot things going on within my design, I think I should keep my typeface nice and simple.