john ruskin text

we have been set a task to create some typography for a quote of our choice from either john Ruskin or William Morris. the typography has to have the appropriate font, layout and colour to reflect and emphasise the original meaning.
we will have to also research Victorian typography and reflect on its specific properties.

the best 3 typography pieces from the group will then be displayed on the walls of the wmc college for the royal visit

i started this task by completing a small task set to show our ability to relate typography to meanings of words hear is a picture to show my work

i then started to look at Victorian typography and came across an image of this Victorian text updated in a way that makes it quite modern and fresh i decided to recreate this in pencil and then do my own take on it with my own kind of italic hand writing on a scroll 

this was the start of my research their will be more to come regarding the Victorian typography

i then moved on to finding a quote i liked and thought had a true meaning i decided to go with this quote by john Ruskin it goes like this " A LITTLE THOUGHT AND A LITTLE KINDNESS ARE OFTEN WORTH MORE THAN A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY". 

this stands out to me because i find it very true money can change people in so many cases for the worse making you forget kindness and your general thought for others well being not in all cases 

but in many. i then decided to hand draw this quote out in the italic/graffiti style i had used for the scroll on the image above.

so i decided to start designing my image with the help of my tutor tony and we came up with this for a first idea

i like this text because i wanted it to look bold and tall like the sketch i did of the Victorian text 

so i completed the text and have now made five quotes and placed them on cups to be used in the canteen in the college the colours used remind me of s coffee shop because they are very natural and earthy



i think this worked well because i have taken materials used in everyday and integrated my art/design in to them and then placed them back in the real world.

 i think this has showed me that i like making interactive design because the cups are designed to be used in the college canteen for tea and coffee. and i find when i have my morning cup of coffee that is my time to just sit and relax and think about the day ahead of me, these quotes on the cups are very thought provoking which i think works well.

all in all I'm happy with this project  i think if i did it again i would actually get hundreds made and try and get the college canteen to use them on a permanent basis

my work was actually put up on the walls of the college corridor and they even decided to buy my cups i designed with the quotes on so all in all this project was a success.
they only bought them for £30 pounds but i would have been more then happy to donate them to the college for free because i made them for the college in the first place but I'm glad because its my first bit of work i have sold.