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THE EPIC CONCLUSION! - Reflection Talk

It was a great couple of weeks getting to bring this project to life. I didn't really have as much experience in typography (excluding handwriting), the whole process gave me a chance to be more expressive. Getting to play around more with typography. So that's a big bonus. It all went through a lot better than I thought it was going to go. Overall, it was a great experience.

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A MISHAP OR TWO - Trouble with Printing

There were a few errors when printing it out. The first one was the manifesto and title being unaligned at the middle of it when it was printed out. The second one was when the pamphlet was folded, and the paragraphs weren't positioned right. So, I had to repeat it again. Thankfully, it all went well and it was printed out successfully after the third print.

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ALMOST THERE - The Final Look for Manifesto

I finally added my paragraphs (written in Space Grotesk) and showed the final draft to Wilf. The only input he gave was to have the paragraphs justified either on the left or right. Instead of having it all justified. I was also tied whether I should print out my pamphlet with Riso or black and white on colored paper. Wilf suggested black and white on colored paper to save more time. I went with using Green Sugar Paper from the art shop at Bower Ashton. Tiffany said it felt like newspaper material. Which I thought was pretty cool for the pamphlet.

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ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE - Pair Work!

We had a little session where we pair up and answer a few questions about our layouts so far. From what kind of energy the fonts give off to where can we picture our works to be in. I partnered up with Ananya, and here are the answers written down:

1. Tone and volume is very loud and outgoing.

2. Unconventional

3. Reckless, rebellious

4. Kind of legible. Maybe write it

5. You can find them in maybe some brand assets, posters, stickers

6. Screams like a distinct brand language.

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A LITTLE VISIT - Second Session with Wilf AND Jono!

We got a visit from Jono during the second session. He said that he like how I played with my typography, seeing how I formatted it. He said that usually with fonts, they would immediately tell it's all digital. From mine, he said that it felt as if it was made by hand. At times when that's done, people would often change the whole font. He said it was different in my case because it seemed as if I was working with the font instead of working against it.

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LET'S START WITH THE TYPOS - Beginning of The Process

Our first task was to start thinking about the layout of what the final outcome was going to be like.. In my case, I happened to learn that I did mine wrong because I just learned that I had to do more than one layout. The downside was that I just learned that minutes before the session started. So I presented my work to everybody, regardless. Thankfully, it all went well. Actually, it went that well. It caught me off guard. When everyone compiled their paragraphs to be centered. I had mine divided into six pages of the pamphlet. In this case, the main five rules.

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ANOTHER HANDWRITTEN IDEA - An Idea I Never Knew I Would Try for the Second Time

At some point, I knew that I was gonna have to use my handwriting in one of my works. The first time was for the 50 Things Poster, and here marks the second one. Where I tried to make the title. I thought it would bring more of the personal element. After comparing, the fonts hold more of the aesthetic I was looking for. So afterward, I ended up going with the fonts for the manifesto.

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HOW'S IT GONNA GO? - Overall Themes & Inspiration

I'm taking inspiration from Mark Obriski, who's the genius behind the album cover of the band, Paramore's "RIOT!". Where he did all of the work, handwritten. Inspired by the habit of drawing and scratching the top of our school tables. A habit I happened to have as well, growing up. All thanks to the amount of rage and urge to speak my mind. Layout-wise, I came across a zine about an Indonesian indie rock band called Grrrl Gang. The frontwoman of the group, Angeeta Sentana, had the fan zine printed out using Riso. I thought it was a pretty cool reference, making a statement-wise.

1 - RIOT! by Paramore, Album Cover by Mark Obriski

2 - What you don’t need to know about GRRRL GANG, Published by Kamboja Press.

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THE GAME PLAN - First Thoughts For Layout

Font-wise, I'm planning to choose a handwritten font. Something personal and bold. So, I chose the fonts: Edinburgh, Wild Foxs, and Space Grotesk. The brief said we get to choose whether we want to make a newspaper advertisement or a pamphlet. I ended up going with a pamphlet.

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CHARADES FOR FONTS! - A Little Game

Starting off the first session, we had a good game of charades. The twist was that instead of guessing, we were picturing what the font would look like based on how everyone else sees these fonts if they were actual people. We asked a lot of questions such as:

- What kind of music this font would listen to?

- Which supermarket that font would go to?

- Drink or food of choice

And the rest was history.

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RULES? - The Main Five Rules I Follow (a.k.a. The Titles)

Here's the brief notation of the rules. I can't give all of the paragraphs because that's still a work in progress.

- Never bottle your madness.

- Have a light supper with your inner demons.

- It's your spark, not theirs.

- Find the beautiful in the big mass of ugly.

- Be curious, ask your questions, your universe is expanding.

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LIMITS AND BUTTONS - First Task!

Before our first session, we were given the task to write a paragraph where we have to state about our creative rules that led our creative thinking to where it is right now. Which became sort of a debacle during the first week because I somehow find myself ranting in the paragraphs a little too often. In some cases, I get carried away with it. I started wondering whether we are allowed to curse in this project. I had a few of them, I thought it would've been a nice addition to the project.

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NO REVISIONS YET! - The Prologue

Hearing the word "Manifesto," I honestly can't not see Timotheé Chalamet's character, Zefirelli from Wes Anderson's movie: The French Dispatch. This is just a first thought that comes to mind kind of post.