Well this week the new Assignments are well underway, and the progress I have made is a real confidence boost to me. Starting the week I was lets say, "Bricking it" what the hell is "Dreamweaver" and what do I do !? but after a couple hours of playing around, I figured out a few "Basic" techniques that would help me in doing what I wanted to do! (Create some kind of web page) After all of the playing around it gave me some kind of confidence booster that I needed to get kicked off with the creation of my web page, and that I did. From Monday onwards I have without knowing it been tinkering and tinkering with Grids, Guides, Cell's, Tables all kinds of foreign tools.
So here I am, Thursday...and I thought that I have been a "Weaver of Dreams" - Hubert 2007 (Thanks Dean) for long enough. After I left college this afternoon, and by the way I hope the Huddersfield Outing went well too all who went, I came home and sat down to some researching. I found myself in a battle between Helvetica and Arial, something I thought I'd never say but an actually battle between Helvetica and Arial, feel free to play...http://www.engagestudio.com/helvetica/. Also for those of you who are in search of Helvetica games try this test out http://www.iliveonyourvisits.com/helvetica/.
I never thought before that Fonts and Typography went so deep, to me before a font was something I used to write. If i liked it I used it, if I didn't well then..I didn't. But there so much behind them, which amazes me. So much history and feeling behind letters and numbers! Just like colour, my eyes have been opened to the world of Design, Designers and of course the tools these workmen/women use. Jamie
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It's almost as if we're being let into the secrets of the world isn't it, when we find out all these things about type and colours.
Suddenly, we know there's a method behind every design you ever see, and you know it.
Yeah definatly, something I have never even put thought into like, looking at a poster or a flyer, but now I'll pick it up and understand why they have done something, I see a purpose behind the previously unkown.
Saying this, I think when I see these flyers or or adverts, I should be cutting them out, and getting them stuck into my sketch book, a little note to slef...Dont leave them, cut them
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