Sunday, 19 June 2011
Archive College ref: Letraset catalogues...
No10 Additional thoughts on where to go next Part 4... Herb Lubalin, Left handed typographer...
Reflective Journal Entry No10 19/06/11
Delving back into the archive's and my personal archive experience, while I was recently searching through some of my old college work, I came across photocopies from an old Letraset catalogue from 1978, where I had photocopied examples of fonts and those of Herb Lubalin, as part of my early typographic research for one of Tony Forster's type classes. I have only just discovered that Lubalin was in fact 'left handed' a fact I was not aware of at the time. I do remember having a lengthy discussion and practice session with Tony to practice using both hands to draw characters just to see the difference the sweep of curves and cursives, and the slightly unusual quality that being left handed gives when writing and drawing with a large brush.
Lubalins work can be found on the links contained within this latest journal posting.
While researching Lubalin, I came across the work of this Typographer and the work of the Cooper Union Typography.
I do like the simplicity and clean look of the layout and the balance.
Saturday, 18 June 2011
MB96 - Manchester Evening News Links...
http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1423651_pictures-and-video-15-years-on-the-day-the-manchester-ira-bomb-changed-our-city-forever
This week was the 15th Anniversary of the IRA Bombing of Manchester City Centre, the Manchester Evening News ran a series of special articles detailing the events of that day, and how the City has been transformed since.
Friday, 17 June 2011
No9 Additional thoughts on where to go next Part 3... The John Rylands Library
Reflective Journal Entry No9 17/06/11
Significant progress has been made over the last 48 hours. On Wednesday while in town I dropped by the Rylands Library to do some research for my current route of development on the 'handwritten word' and by chance I got into conversation with one of the staff, and from this has now led me to being able to set up a meeting with the Building Manager Yvette Jeal, next Thursday 23/06 where I will be able to present the proposal, I originally wanted to present pre-Easter to MOSI. I shall be presenting a selection of the materials I have already created during Semester 2, after this we will be walking the building to look at potential areas where I can project the images and also film them.
Ironically I have already taken a selection of photographs from with the Rylands to use in the AV slideshow presentation which I will add to as this is now going to develop in a slightly different form, this time there will be a strong typographic connection and projected images will also have my own handwriting included. This development has given me a much needed boost in confidence on a few things which are currently happening for my Wife and I at a crucial time.
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Pantone 100 postcards...
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
No8 M/cr bombing 15 years today and additional thoughts on where to go next Part 2...
Reflective Journal Entry No8 15/06/11
Well the day came around today where we finally reached the 15th anniversary of the Manchester Bombing in 96. For me it was a day of disappointment, after getting the positive feedback around October last year from The Royal Exchange and talk about putting together a small display of my graphic materials acknowledging the event in the RET, the timing and the recovery, the whole process dwindled into nothing, and nothing actually came off in the end, which pretty much summed up the 1st semester submission, lots of promise, lots of talk, lots of excitement about potential, speaking to various people connected with the day, the events, and the post bomb transformation of the City Centre, all to no avail in the end, and again at the end of Semester 2.
However today there is a renewed feeling of optimism following discussion with the current project work, in between the 2nd semester delivery and now the beginning of the 3rd semester. Yesterday and now today I have had 2 very encouraging conversations with the management at The John Rylands library in town, and this could provide the opportunity to finally sort out the materials for the AV Slideshow? I shall be undertaking another Lecture Theatre test at Centenary next Tuesday morning, 2 options with and without soundtrack, and also now including some items of my handwriting, as I really want to expand this project into using my own typography, my own handwritten examples.
It was certainly mentioned in the last Semester, that the tests in the 109 were only rough drafts or rough cuts, well this if fine, but for me the term rough cut means that this leads to a finished presentation and it here that I will be aiming to conclude the project with the additions as laid out now in my sketchbook in previous posts.
Finally today I also joined The Typographic Circle, thought it was time I should to expand further my network of contacts and looking at potential show options in London later in the Autumn.
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