The brief is to produce a poster for the Cluster Munitions Coalition about any aspect of cluster bombs. Through researching cluster bombs and the organisation, I was inspired by the videos of cluster bombs being dropped.
When we got this brief I knew I wanted to do something typographic because I haven’t done anything like that for ages.
I came up with the idea of creating the words out of letterpress letters – placing them in such a way as to make them look as if they are exploding towards you.
This is the first attempt. The letters don’t spell anything out yet – I need to work out how it’s going to be read – from the centre outwards, from the top along. I’ve made it black and white and increased the contrast. I think this makes it quite a striking image. I need to experiment with the lighting to make all of the letters legible. The letters are being lit from directly in front (next to the camera), I think this creates some nice shadows, all the different directions add to the overall pattern.
I came up with the idea of creating the words out of letterpress letters – placing them in such a way as to make them look as if they are exploding towards you.
This is the first attempt. The letters don’t spell anything out yet – I need to work out how it’s going to be read – from the centre outwards, from the top along. I’ve made it black and white and increased the contrast. I think this makes it quite a striking image. I need to experiment with the lighting to make all of the letters legible. The letters are being lit from directly in front (next to the camera), I think this creates some nice shadows, all the different directions add to the overall pattern.
Feedback from the presentation:I was wondering whether the fact they are letterpress letters would get lost when presented to an audience that isn’t made up of graphic design students. We decided it would still be relevant to people who didn’t recognise them because they can still just be seen as metal letters – people will assume I’ve juts made them or something.
Another question posed was why letterpress letters? Other than their visual quality, what else do they offer to the meaning of the piece? I feel bloody stupid for not realising earlier but they are blocks of metal; metal is the material in which cluster bombs are made from, its what attracts civilians to search for them. It’s what explodes in your face if you find one. So they my poster is relevant, I just need to find the right words to communicate.
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