Exploiting Context - typography article

This was a project given to us by our tutor Phil Baines. We had to create a maximum 10 page article with given text, photographs and page dimensions of 242 x 170mm, testing our ability to utilise space with the provided information.


I created mine using a 3 column grid for the images and captions and 4 column grid for the main text and footnotes. 

Visual language - test videos

These videos are tests i did for my last project, exploring and creating visual language. Through my research into existing or previous means of communication i found that i predominately looked at forms of silent communication that featured around the body. 

I was pulled into the idea of lip reading as everyone uses the speakers mouth as a clue for what is being said. We recognise the mouths' position (viseme) for certain phonemes that are produced. I wanted to explore the possibility of creating a visual language that could be universally understood and began documenting the visemes we produce in relation to the phonetic alphabet. 

I decided on a quote to base my message around, "think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people." Relating to my concept of communicating in a language for all to understand. 

When studying the videos quite meticulously - going through frame by frame - i discovered the over subtle hints we give when producing phonemes. These were features such as throat movement, check inflation, dropping of the chin etc. While my ideas only focus around the mouth, i may later explore methods on conveying a wider view of the other aspects we use to create phonemes.