Task 4 - Interpretation

Steve Yee's Typographic Portrait Of Thom Yorke

Done in Early 2009

I am doing my Task 4 on the design by the designer Steve Yee. The image is designed in a digital form. The subject matter is a piece advertising the 51st annual Grammy's. They used Yorke's face because he and his band, Radiohead were to be playing at the Grammy's and were nominated for prizes. The piece is composed of the main image, the face with the white negative space as a background. The typography formed into the face of Thom Yorke.  There is light in the top left of the piece, probably expressing stage lights, because the Grammy's are about music. The method used would probably be writing the word in the fonts and colours and arranging it into the form of the face, then adding the textures to the negative space and using after effects on the main image. 

Hail to the Thief, the cover art for a
Radiohead album

I like this image because it's basic but complex at the same time. It's also similar to the cover for Hail to the Thief by Thom's Band, Radiohead. They are similar in terms of colour and being a mainly typographacal piece of art. The ting that made me dislike the piece is because of some of the colours used.

Coldplay, another one of the bands used.

This image of Coldplay, would have been done using the same techniques, although, this one doesn't have the light in it. It would have taken a lot more words because there are more people. The one of Thom Yorke, (first one) wouldn't have used the whole band because there are a lot more members than Coldplay It uses different colours, replacing the red with a purple colour. When zooming in on the works, it looks as thought the smaller words, aren't actually words, rather lines that have been formed into words. This one is done in landscape rather than portrait unlike the first one. 

Bibliography:
http://www.steveyee.net/The-Grammys
http://tbwachiatday.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Grammy_Awards
https://www.google.co.nz/imghp?hl=en&tab=ii
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiohead
http://www.typetheory.com/?p=741
http://hannahfurnell.wordpress.com/tag/tbwachiatday/
http://www.typetheory.com/?p=741
http://www.typedimage.com/portraits.html
http://thefunkyrooster.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/grammys-typographic-posters/
http://tutorials.downloadroute.com/external-149369.html

Task 3 - Comparison.

Task 3 - Comparison. 

I am going to compare Pre-digital design and Illustration.

Colour: The styles are very similar in terms of colour because of the era. Neither use computers so they are done with paints or colouring pencils. There aren't a lot of differences because of the techniques used. 

Main Image: The main images are quite similar. They both have people as a main image. They vary where illustration uses landscapes and pre-digital uses typography to convey ideas.

Space: The two different styles have a main image (people, figures and animals) surrounded by a background. Illustration will sometimes use a plain white background for negative space and pre-digital design will use very plain background. 

Influences: They are different in terms of the influences. Illustrations are quite often used in storybooks and are influenced by the author and how he crafts his words. Pre-digital design is quite often an advertisement for something so how it turns out is depending on what the product is. 

Layout: The styles are quite similar in terms of layout. The pictures in pre-digital are quite often portrait and will centre the main image. Illustration can be any orientation but will also centre the main image.

Composition: The images for both will always have a main image. Illustration may not have a background, rather just a blank, white, negative space. Whereas pre-digital design will normally  have a background.

Typography: The typography used in pre-digital design is an easy read font from the 1920's to the 1940's. Illustration doesn't really use any typography because the author is the one that does the writing. however if there is, for example a sign described, that may have typography used on it.

Techniques: The techniques used are very similar because pre-digital was used for a time when illustration was used largely. They will both use handheld writing tools, such as pens and pencils. Pre-digital will use paints or pencils to colourize itself.  Illustration will also use those but can still be left black and white.

Bibliography:
http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19165
https://www.som.com/sites/default/files/SOM_Digital_Design_Ecosystem.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illustration
http://www.upress.virginia.edu/information-for-authors/current-authors/illustration-information/