I did not make it to class on Thursday.
During Tuesday's class, Professor Mata showed us how to work with Fontographer a bit more, and how to adjust the kerning between our glyphs, as well as between individual pairs. I will still need to go in and adjust that after I delete the boxes surrounding my letters.
She also introduced us to our next project, which is a poster for South By Southwest. I have no chosen a band out of the ones available yet, but I have listed a few that I have in mind, and I will update later once I have decided.
I am trying to find a band that will fit the typeface that I created, but so far, it does not seem as though any of them match it too well. I may have to just choose a band that I fairly enjoy, and create an entirely new typeface for the band's name.
At the end of class, I talked to Professor Mata about my idea of creating a typeface for the new crystalline material that is capable of absorbing oxygen. I misunderstood the original assignment, but after talking to her, she gave me a few ideas. One of them is to create the word "breathe" or something that symbolizes the crystalline material, and to then animate it in After Effects in a way that it reflects the material. For an example, I could have the word "breathe" diving into water and floating around, as bubbles are released from it to show the oxygen rising. I could also change the color of the word to reflect when it absorbs and releases oxygen, much like a pulsing effect. I could then also have words come in from the bottom or side providing information about the new material.
After Effects is a program that I am still currently learning to become more proficient with, but I think this may be a possible task to complete. I will need to do some sketches and illustrations in Illustrator, as well as maybe add some effects or filters in After Effects to see if I can get a promising composition.
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