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Layers and overlays...

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For this project it was vital to use photoshop to experiment with the opacity of the overlay before printing. Even this only helped to a small extent as the thickness of the tracing paper played a big part in the final result. Below you can see some examples of the images...both on their own and also with the overlay included. This is the original image. I initially wanted to create a glitch effect but after  viewing the image with 3D glasses  it appears that the blue and red edging created when making the glitch effect give the image a depth that isn't there without the glasses. This has given us ideas for a sequel to the book. This example shows the image with the overlay of a space helmet included.  It was so black at 100 % opacity that it required some adjustments and test prints before finalising the whole image. This image shows how easily changes can be made to improve the opacity of the overlay.  In this instance I think I lowered it too much. At the end of

Sketchbooking for next years FMP...

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Although I am currently working on my book project I have got 1 eye steadily on the future and have decided to start sketch booking ideas ready for next years Final Major Project. I am not entirely sure if I want to base my ideas on an environmentally concerned topic as it is something I have used as a theme throughout my time on this course. I have this grand idea of producing a variety of work from different areas that will show off my digital manipulation skills, almost like a showcase for my digital imaging. I really like this idea but I somehow always get drawn back to my influence being nested in the natural environment and other engaging topics. Below is a pictured guide to how I quickly sketchbooked this idea together. If I were to produce this work for my final major project I would have to take the images myself rather than using Yahoo image search. The concept behind the idea is again environmentally concerned, I want to blend the waste that we discard with the nat

Fonts and Typeface

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When creating a book or zine it is important to consider what fonts will be used. It is generally a good idea to stick to 1 or 2 fonts. As with using one image per page I think that using a consistent font is something that helps not only with the visual aesthetics of the book but also the narrative. This is because if the book feels too disjointed the book will not flow well from cover to cover. For our project we have shifted from creating a photo-book to crafting an interactive and thought provoking zine which mainly revolves around the theme of SCI FI. With that in mind I have used appropriate fonts depending on where the images draws inspiration from. The example below is one idea for an image where I think the font and the use of text itself helps with narrative. The concept for the image is based around the idea that the moon landing was fabricated so I thought it would work well if any text included used the actual NASA font. The coordinates included are actually in clos

Looking at book design and layout 1...

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For this project we are looking at book design, as part of my initial research for the project I have been looking at my favourite photography books as well as a variety of other 'book' formats. The books below come from 2 of the leading photography organisations...both come in the form of photo-books  which generally tend to be my preferred book to look at. The pages for both are very glossy and the Hasselblad 'Victor' book is huge and covered in a fabric type of material.  Both books are designed in way that says 'we as a company or organisation are prestigious' which works well.  When we look at designing our book we need to choose a style and format that fits the purpose...for example it would be wrong to produce cardboard prints of pin sharp astrophotography images as glossy paper helps to make that type of photography pop off the page. As we are currently bouncing ideas for the narrative and images in the book it is hard to say which route we will ta