This method there is less room for mistakes. If it were on the computer you can always undo all the mistakes. This method if you put it on the paper you have to make sure the letters are aligned. You have to space your letter more carefully. The angles have to be place in the right spots. It limits the design to a certain extent because you have to pay attention to messing up where as on the computer it not that big of a deal
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Punchcutting: HW2
Being that this is a process and not just a simple method, a person doing this would have to be careful. It is an art within itself because of how precise the person has to be when making the letters. They would need to pay full attention to every detail they make when doing this. In regards to my design, I would be one of those people who took very careful steps to make sure I wouldn’t mess anything up. Making sure all the serifs are correct in regards to there specific fonts. The work of punchcutting would come out much better if there was time to plan ahead on how you were going to go about starting the process, and then actually doing it opposed to rushing into the punchcutting. My designs would either be better or worse just depending on how much time and effort I put into it.
-Paul Perez
Punchcutting HW #2 Justin Ng
Q: How you think working with this method would affect your design
A: In my opinion, working with this method one has to be absolutely precise about their design. Because punch-cutting is so direct, the user will not be able to design as freely compared to a simple click on a computer. The process itself is very meticulous, and I think if we were to transfer that onto our work we will spend countless number of hours brainstorming before we actually start. That would be a negative perspective on punchcutting. A positive perspective would be that because it is so meticulous, every type is made to perfection. Our design, whether it be organized or random the design will have the same type face throughout the whole project. And through that we are able to focus on other things like space variation, letter variation, etc. In conclusion, punch cutting has some pro and cons, but it is something that is not obsolete.
Punchcutting
It seems as though punchingcutting is a very time consuming craft. One which requires lots of patience, skill, and precision. Not only do you have to spend time carefully creating and cutting a punch and filing a matrix for each letter, but you must have a design thoroughly planned out before executing it. It’s mind boggling to think that so much time was put into creating one single letter. My guess is that when working with punchcutting there isn’t any room for mistakes or error unless you plan on recreating your design from scratch. Punchcutting would most likely get extremely frustrating to me after not much time at all. I feel like we are all so privileged to have the ability to experiment and constantly change things around in our work, that the thought of going into a design without the option of effortlessly being able to go back would scare me! I’m curious to see designs made from punchcutting back then and how they vary, because I wonder if all the hard work that went behind creating a deisgn constrained designers to always play it safe with same, familar, basic designs. I feel like this method would restrict my creativity because I would always play it “more safe than sorry.” But that could just be because this craft is sort of absurd to me, and I’m sure that back then people weren’t so lazy considering this was the norm and also the only way. One reason I wouldn’t mind punchcutting is because throughout the process you sort of have no choice but to be extremely observant of all the detailing in each specific letter, and because of that you are bound to grow a stronger appreciation for letters and fonts. Anyway, I certainly give those who worked and still work with punchcutting a lot of credit.
Punchcutting-Darima Galdanova (H2)
Punch cutting method may be is a very interesting process, but as is for me it is a very long process. I guess this kind of the letters are good for writers who use the old printing machines where letters can be adjusted to write their books. Or, for example in Japan people use to put their signature by using Punch cutting letters. And, it very comfortable for them i guess. But, for advertise companies or news paper companies where every minute can be important and where the client can change their mind in last minute and want make something different, using the punch cutting system would be very hard. By using new technologies we can make a lot of changes, additions, experiments, create different background and so on.
Punch Cutting: Pros and Cons
I think besides the obvious fact that punch-cutting would seriously make the process of designing longer, it definitely has other effects, both positive and negative. In one sense, punch-cutting would make it difficult to play around with different design ideas as each letter must be so meticulously handled with. Moreover, punch-cutting puts the focus on the actual lettering, it’s serifs/lack of serifs, and it’s curves/edges rather than the placement of the lettering in relation to a design. On the other hand however, punch-cutting puts such an emphasis on having the perfect, clean letter that perhaps the design is well-thought out beforehand to account for the difficulties in making mistakes and redoing. When one has to deal with the actual process of punch-cutting, design brainstorming may be more critical as there isn’t a lot of time to make mistakes. It is quite amazing to see how different and time consuming type-setting was at one point in time. To go from that to clicking a single button is quite remarkable.
Punchcutting
typesetting/punchcutting
Watch the Punchcutting video. If you have time, watch the remaining four videos.
Assignment is also available on Blackboard.
Write a paragraph about how you think working with this method would affect your design.
What is Graphic Design
Graphic design is able to capture the audience’s attention without the use of any verbal announcements. Graphic communication is like a time machine that encapsulates the author’s or illustrator’s message. Vocalizing your mission statement to an audience may get your message across, but the use of graphic design would ensure that your message never falls on deaf ears. In my opinion, it is much easier to remember a photo or a colorful title than it is to remember what someone said.
My question to the author is, when are verbal and visual communication both present? A possible answer to this question would be, in the film business. When filming a movie the director must constantly think about these two ways of communicating to the audience. It is essential to creating a good movie with a clear message.
Blog Homework 1
This article showed me that graphic design transcends professions, and is an art form that can be seen anywhere from a subway map to a powerpoint presentation. On a daily basis graphic design affects our lives especially as New Yorkers, from making your way to across town on the subway, to reading your favorite book, graphic design is relevant in many more ways than I originally thought. One does not have to be a professional artists to design or interpret graphics as anyone from a 5th grader to business executives have suffered through making a powerpoint at some point in their lives.
My question to the author would be, why not include some images of recognizable elements of graphic design to both grab the readers attention and to help them visualize the subject of graphic design? Which is a very visual art to begin with. A possible explanation is that the author thought it may distract the readers from the text to have images cluttering the page.
What is Graphic Design?
Graphic design is used to communicate with a target audience using
a combination of images, typography and space. One thing that I found very interesting in this article is how important the role of a graphic designer is. A graphic designer has the challenge of gathering information from clients then transforming it through art to present a message in a way that would capture the attention of the audience. I believe a skillful graphic designer is not just someone who is technically great at Photoshop or Illustrator, but someone who can organize information and develop a way to represent a client or corporation with identifiable designs.
My question to the author is, when creating a logo design or logo type for a client, how would you know where to start? Assuming the client would present the information about the project, as a designer, how to you begin the developing a design?