Brief Encounters with the Anzacs: October 2013

Thursday, October 17, 2013

To Do:

write report THURS
design report THURS

print final posters FRI
mount final posters FRI
location Photoshop with altered posters FRI
talk to Euan—walls video with Dead Meat in first line. Placement—newspapers/magazines? FRI
write presentation FRI/SAT/SUN
make presentation PDF FRI/SAT/SUN
print stickers TUES
create pattern for biscuit paper TUES
wrap Anzac biscuits for presentation (also for exhibition) TUES/WEDS

Final Final Posters

Printed today, but noticed some weird widows. Also, image in virginity was too dark—same with typhoid. Levelling...

Reprinting and remounting tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Monday, October 14, 2013

Posters

Image of mud needs to be reshot. But typhoon weather is preventing me from going outside.

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Feedback from Euan

What's it look like in lower case?
Do you need more leading in the body copy?

Posters with images

Thoughts on imagery.

Makes it more visually engaging, but loses some shouty impact.

Going to shoot tomorrow on the following: (english no make sense no more)

Typhoid—crumbs on plate
Bill and I—soil, mud
Virginity—bedsheets
Big guys—bully beef texture
Noise—sky

But it's meant to be raining and gale-ing tomorrow. So we'll see how the outdoors shoots go.

Apparently for reverse type to stand against a busy background, drop shadows can be used. Ehh... gross.

Talked to Nick, who gave me a quick Type 1 lecture. Useful.

Also, flickering at CTA is too wannabe. My executions have to be understated in style. Sorta like the quiet stories, humble and honest. Pragmatic. Not flashy.

Having to fight back urges to complicate things. Visually not gooey and yummy and fun. But that doesn't fit tonally. Also photographs of the time period are hard to come by and not exactly what I want.

Photos with the print don't work as well as without as they tend to distract from the stories. Black and white works best.

Yes.

To do:
Write report.
Make presentation.
Print posters.
Stick posters up at strategic locations; photograph.
Make CTA like before. Casual in and out fade. Quiet.

Also, would like to make the black a subtle charcoal and have a texture overlay like this piece from very lovely, The International Office.