Project Two :: Word Composition

Word as Design Element:
aka: how design enhances & influences meaning
aka: how typographic composition enhances & influences meaning

description
Design a sequence of 9 typographic compositions based around 1 theme. Each composition is made up of one word which can be repeated and altered.

objectives

• utilize type as elements or units of composition
  
• impact, distort, mirror or enhance meaning through composition
• combine type and image to create more meaningful composition
• explore serendipity and "mash-ups" in composition

task
Using your 9 chosen words from VisCom project 1, you will be creating typographic compositions that should reflect or enhance the meaning of those words.

for example:













format and technique

You will be composing within a 9 in x 6 in (horizontal orientation, see below) frame. Create separate compositions for each of your 9 words. Start by drawing out your frame on a sheet of paper and then make copies of that sheet (or print out the frame from Illustrator or InDesign). Use ONLY the word as a design element. Do not use shapes, lines or any other graphic element in your compositions. Using the word sheets created in class, compose by cutting and pasting individual words. You can scale your words up or down using the copy machine. You can letterspace by cutting and moving individual letters.

format:












fonts

For these compositions pick either Adobe Monotype Grotesk or Adobe Jenson Pro. Choose just ONE of the two fonts for your series of compositions, do not mix typefaces for this project.