Introduction

The new module is focusing on; type, symbols/logo’s, colour, digital programs which will be Illustrator and In Design. Below are my initial ideas for the first 2 week project which is focusing on text and the meaning in different ways.

Illustrated initials

• Lichtenstein

A famous pop artist in the 1960's, best known for his comic strip paintings and bold use of colour. My idea would be to use his signature technique of creating images built up of coloured dots or his yellow and black brush stroke technique. 

• Mario Testino 

A Fashion photographer best known for photographing images for the covers of magazines such as Vouge, Vanity fair and V magazine. Also known for creating interesting photographs of famous icons and his strong use of colour. My idea would be to use illustrator to mask his initials over some of his photographs, magazine covers or advertisements. 

• Coco Chanel

A famous French Fashion designer who was a very important figure of the 20th century fashion. Chanel was the founder of one of the most famous fashion brands today, Chanel. To illustrate her initials I would decorate the lettering with a black lace effect and pearl beading as it illustrates her style.

• Katy Perry

A current American pop singer also well known for her marriage to Russel Brand and her quirky fashion which is often humorous, bright in color, and reminiscent of different decades, and she frequently uses fruit-shaped accessories, mainly watermelon, as part of her outfits. My idea would be to illustrate her initial by using fruit shapes or taking different elements of her outfits as the theme of her initials or the surrounding area of her initials.

• Kirt Geiger

My favourite designer shoe brand that has been around since 1963 and specializes in selling beautiful stiletto heels. I could create the initials KG by using a variety of different images of Kirt Geiger shoes. Another idea would be to take the same approach as the idea for Coco Chanel's initials which would be to decorate the initials but with diamantes. 

• Walt Disney

Is my favourite animator, he was also an American film producer, director,screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer and is now an international icon. Walt is well known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century and his Disney feature films that are still being made today. I would illustrate his initials with characters from the Disney films.

Occupational Fonts 


Different fonts are associated with different meanings. For example it would make sense for the word Graffiti would be designed in a graffiti style font rather than a scripted font.
I could illustrate occupational fonts such as 

• Window cleaner
• Army 
• Painter
• Florist
• Zoo keeper
• Ballarina

Onomatopoeia

Is a word that imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes. Onomatopoeia refers to the property of words, an example of where onomatopoeia is used is in comic books, to illustrate sounds. For this I will illustrate words such as:

• Crack
• Crunch
• Splat
• Roar
• Bark
• Boom
• Sparkle
• Clatter
• Bang
• Drip
• Hiss