We learned to be organized, try and accommodate to each others needs and other commitments. To add, I reckon our group work skills, as a whole, improved. It is a good learning point because it just reminds us that we do not need to conform and be rigid to be moulded and stagnate as the corporate world would make us. When the opportunity comes, we should grab it and make the best of the versatility that has been granted to us. We don’t have to stick ourselves to the front of the mac all the day. Even though it really required more effort and thinking… it expanded us to be more than just graphic design students. One thing I’ve learnt, for sure, is that pushing the box, in the end, will always be worth the effort. All based entirely on a single newspaper report found by Andy (good job Andy haha). I remember our first idea was just to do a measly powerpoint… and when Angeline told us we needed to do better than that, we ended up doing a skit/film instead. Written by thehoundofbaskervilles Leave a comment Posted in Uncategorized October 16, 2012 Most of all, I would like to thank the class as well for their active support and participation to make the presentation a fun and meaningful experience.Ĭase Closed. I would especially like to thank each and every group member for utilizing expertise to help in the group. It was thanks to everyone’s consistent effort and patience that made the project possible give the limited time frame to work on it. I would say that our group dynamics are generally good and everyone did their part of the work efficiently. This made me realized that a lot of consideration and trail and error must have been made for any typeface and I truly appreciate type designers a lot more. For Baskerville, there were so many subtle characteristics that I would not notice if I had not studied the anatomy, like how the ‘w’ does not have a serif in the middel, and the significance of the ‘Q’ swashed tail that shows Baskerville’s calligraphic skill and influence. Secondly, I learnt that designing the typeface is an arduous task that demands the designer to be clear , precise and consistent. I will probably be on the lookout next time for other Typefaces that are currently not popular in today’s society who knows, they could be the next big hit. This makes me question our own standard of art. Thus, although sometimes works may be excellent and ahead of their time, graphic design is intricately linked to society and their visual aesthetics may be undervalued if unappreciated in that time. This was interesting to me as it meant that a shift in society, culture, and the way we view visual aesthetics could have triggered the revival. Two things I learn form the project was firstly, that some typefaces like the Baskerville were not appreciated in their time and only became popular much later. I would say that through this group project, I understand the typeface Baskerville better now in terms of historical origins and anatomy. Shame to people who think that typefaces aren’t important! Not valuing these tiny things in life is not respecting life as a whole too. It created more awareness in me about the impact a typeface has on people, and I grow evermore conscious about typefaces, with a deeper knowledge and understanding about its underlying workings. Like the clothes we wear and the way we talk and walk, it is part of ourselves and part of life. buying products, reading posters and flyers (and presentations). Everyday we are making conscious decision on using typeface in our daily lives i.e. I value presentations, as it is a chance to not only showcase what you can do as an individual but as a group, in terms of teamwork and leadership as well.Īnd all in all, our group did great, despite personal commitments and schedules, we got it right and well.Ībout the typeface Baskerville, one would realise its importance not only in its history, but also generally typefaces’ importance in our world at projecting ideas and translating messages. Also one thing I noticed, in any project or assignment, it is also a platform for us to practise other skills we have acquired over the years, be it video, acting, research and of course typo (which everyone is still trying to get to terms with). It was efficient to that extent, and I think when you got the ideas running, it was a straight forward case of executing it. I felt that to some extent, we were kind of directionless, or rather, because we thought it was going to be a simple case of show-and-tell.īut, I guess people work best under pressure?Īlmost instantaneously, we got the ideas going on the same day, and everything was formulated at the same time. Personally, been taking the chill pill too often this year and I remember it was quite the wake up call with regards to our presentation.
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