My word is Dissolve.
Erm, yeah.
The first task in our new Design Practice Briefing, OUGD403, is to create 10 individual letterforms (presented in a 15x15 format) that represent a certain word that we picked out of the magic randomiser.
We're allowed to use pre existing fonts, so long as we adapt them to fit with the word we have been given.
To help me out, I went to Dictionary.com, which came back to me with incredibly helpful descriptions...
verb (used with object)
1.
to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass intosolution: to dissolve salt in water.
2.
to melt; liquefy: to dissolve sugar into syrup.
3.
to undo (a tie or bond); break up (a connection, union,etc.).
4.
to break up (an assembly or organization); dismiss;disperse.
5.
Government . to order the termination of (a parliament orother legislative body).
6.
to bring to an end; terminate; destroy: to dissolve one's hopes.
7.
to separate into parts or elements; disintegrate.
8.
to destroy the binding power or influence of: to dissolve aspell.
9.
Law . to deprive of force; abrogate; annul: to dissolve amarriage.
verb (used without object)
10.
to become dissolved, as in a solvent.
11.
to become melted or liquefied.
12.
to disintegrate, break up, or disperse.
13.
to lose force, intensity, or strength.
14.
to disappear gradually; fade away.
We had an initial workshop which got us into creating ideas quickly for this project, and I really didn't do that great with the first few pages. Trying to make certain objects look like an adjective is, amazingly, quite difficult under the pressure of a 2 minute exercise.
By the end of the day, I feel like I understood the task a little better, and managed to get my head around creating and adapting the letterforms in a more subtle manner, and I tried to think of some simple ideas that work, but aren't immediately obvious.
I think that the letterform that worked the best so far is the N, because it's simple, the black shadows keep it looking legible, but it also creates the look that it has faded and dissolved, which is what the task asked of me.
I also feel that the Z and the M that play with the thickness of line works well because it is a more subtle interpretation.
The one I think needs a lot of improvement is the x that has used large black dots, as it doesn't really communicate dissolve in the way I wanted it to.
I do like the idea of developing one meaning of dissolve as in decline, because then the use of space can be developed a lot as well.
I also feel that the Z and the M that play with the thickness of line works well because it is a more subtle interpretation.
The one I think needs a lot of improvement is the x that has used large black dots, as it doesn't really communicate dissolve in the way I wanted it to.
I do like the idea of developing one meaning of dissolve as in decline, because then the use of space can be developed a lot as well.
I want to try and work with the less obvious meanings, or create more inventive ways of presenting the more obvious meanings, which my ideas will hopefully lead me to during my development.
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