Thursday, February 9, 2012

word expression reflection

Behold:
used old english font partially because it was the one selected when I started and partially because it fit the  word to me. People don't really use the word behold now days so it seems kinda old fashioned so the old type seemed appropriate.  I think the composition works, its following the rule of thirds and its horizontal orientation shakes things up and suits the subject matter. The word is clearly visible, easy to spot, and effortless to read.


Unconstrained:
the first one I did for this assignment. I really like how the notebook paper look turned out. All the words other than unconstrained are  antonyms of unconstrained to illustrate constrained. They are all within the boundaries of the paper like we are taught in elementary school, sitting on the lines just right, and they are the correct font and font size for essays, where as, unconstrained is bold,in a larger font size, and sits atop a broken and misinformed line to show that it isn't limited to the set boundaries. The composition works for me because the focus (unconstrained) is located in the bottom and right thirds of the page so your eye travels the whole arrangement from the top down and from left to right as is typical of reading before your eye reaches the focus and it holds there.


Tethered:
My favorite one because of its unusual subject matter. Tethered doesnt mean what I thought it did, it is a rope or chain used to restrain an animal to a certain radius. Originally I was going to do a cow or a dog in a tornado, but following the comment from a friend that it looks like its underwater, I changed it to a shark :) Its a simple composition but I think it works cause the poor animal is limited to the same mundane area at all times.

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