Le Project Brief:
After understanding the history of the illuminated letter, I explored the contemporary counterpart. Based on the visual language of three artists of my choosing, I was instructed to create a series of illuminated letters based on their styles. Carefully studying what characterized the styles of my artists, I created three contemporary illuminated letters based on the initial of their last names. General parameters included careful emulation of artistic style through form and color.
Keith Haring:
Donald Judd:
Salvador Dali:
Le Project Overview:
I enjoyed pretty much everything about this project. The timeline and workload was well paced and the parameters were fairly loose compared to the other projects. Because the artists of my choosing used different mediums, it was nice take a more hands-on approach to typography rather than spend the majority of the time using digital rendering of the works. If I had to do anything over again, I would like to like to explore more of my favorite artists, because although I really enjoy the works of the artist I eventually narrowed my project down to, it would be interesting to see how the styles are conveyed through letters.
