Rest in Peace- It allowed

I found an image by Neville Brody which looked exteremely unique, and seemed to consist of layers and layers of text piled ontop of one another. Therefore I dicided to try and recreate it.











The original- by Neville Brody- looked like this:






So in order to recreate the image I first needed to write the bottom layer of text, after several minutes I had done this:

Next I had to recreate some of the bolder, more noticable text as seen in Neville Brody's image.
So I made several new layers which read 'Rest in Peace'.












I then noticed how bland my remake looked in comparison to Neville Brody's thus I included several more layers, that consisted of different; colours, shapes and sizes. I used the Warp and Free Transform (CTRL+T) tools in order to do so. Causing the final image to look like this:

Text photo

This image took alot of work, using a variety of techniques! The final outcome was as follows:

In order to make this, I first collected an image of my family, here it is:

Next I used the Pen tool to remove the background- which left the photo looking like this:

Next I used effects such as Shadows, midtones and colour range which resulted in the image having this appearence:

 

I then duplicated the layer, adding a 50% gray effect to one, and a solid black to the other.



Therefore the image then looked like this:

 

Before long I wrote my text and used brush define to create a brush in the shape of my text:

 

 

 

 

This meant I could create a new layer and paste the brush over the top of my photo, before using the Gradient tool to give the text an almost rainbow texture. Next I used the 'Copy  Layer Style' and 'Paste layer Style' option to give both the text and photo itself a similar appearance.

 

Finally (after merging a few layers) I used the Path -created in step 2- to create a 'Layer Mask' which removed the text on the outside of the picture. Thus completing the image...  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Do not be satisfied

When researching David Carson's work I came across:

Do Not Be Satisfied. This piece- in my eyes- was absolutely great, especially with the overlaying texture. I therefore dicided to re-make it, but with a photo of my Grandad replacing the man seen on the right.


First I found a texture from the intenet what was somewhat similar to the one in the image above- this is what I found:

I then changed the colour and appearance of the texture using a variaty of settings/ tools, including:
-Hue and Saturation
-Levels
-Brightness and Contrast
-Colour Balance
-Curves

Eventually, after 10-15 minutes of tweaking I was happy with what I had. I then used file>Place to insert a picture of my Grandad before useing the pen tool to remove the background of the image, leaving only the image of my Grandad.

Next I used the same method and tools as before on my Grandad to give his a similar appearance as the background, the outcome was as follows:


Happy with what I had so far, I moved onto the text. Whilst studying the image by David Carson further, I realised that his text had a slight glow and blur therefore I tried this with the word 'Peace'.


Each of the words on the right, consisted of a different effect, such as:
-Box Blur
-Lens Blur
-Outer Glow
-Motion Blur
-Gaussian Blur




I then incorparated some of these effects into my work by writing the words 'Rest in Peace' with these effects ontop of the image I created previously. Another effective technique I used was Layer Mask. This allowed me to hide some of the text behind the image of my Grandad giving the image as a whole alot more deapth and making it look more 3D.

Before long I repeated the words and used similar techniques as beofre to use up some of the empty space...

This was the final
outcome:

Lyrics of songs

Today I don't feel like doing anything,
I just wanna lay in my bed.

Harder, Bigger,Faster,Stronger!

My Grandad- Michael Laver

On the 16th of Febuary 2013, my grandad passes away. As you would expect I couldn't get over it, I genually felt as though the world was falling apart around me. There must have been at least a week (of absolute distress) pass before things changed.

Whilst at the funeral I realised something, I was told one paragraph that changed everything, and that was: "You can be upset that he's gone, that you can't spend any of those times again. Or you could be glad that he was here, and you got to spend those times together."

Never before had I thought about it like that! I felt so proud of my grandad as those words hit my ears, so thankful for the oppertunities and the chances I got to spend and enjoy time with him... I think of those words even now, they give he confidence, courage.

Words can not express how thankful I am, for so many things:
-to have spent those times together, with my grandad
-to have friends and family that helped me through those times of trouble
- and (most importantly) to have those words remind me of what it means to be the grandson of Michael Laver.

Rest in Peace, grandad....

Refienment- My Grandad

To begin with I used the Pen tool to cut out the background, leaving just the body of my Grandad.












 I then created a solid black rectangle and used Hard Mix to overlay it, creating a solid black sihluette.











 Finally I duplicated the orgignal photo, put it on
the top and turned down the oppacity. This created a detailed shilouette- as you can see:

My attempt at remaking Neville Brody's Ocean 12

Upon finding Neville Brody's Ocean 12, I decided to try and re-make his work in his style. His image can be seen below- consisting of a number of silhouette's (and shadows) stood on top of a number 11 which is written on the floor. Next to this image a somewhat similar graphic can be found. This time from a 'bird's eye' point of view and with a number 12 replacing the number 11 from the previous image...

In my recreation (which is only half complete) I've tried to include some silhouette's of my own, once again with their own shadows. To start with I used a solid grey for the shadows before realising that using a simple techinque -which is oppacity- looks considerably better. All I did was copied the image before using CTRL + T (free transform) to streach it out thus giving it a more shadow like appierance. Then I would change the oppacity to roughly 30% to give it more deapth. Thankfully this turned out great giving it a very realistic, life like look!

I do not , however, like how the number 11 turned out as -unlike in Neville Brody's work- it doesn't look very  flat. Instead it looks as though it's just been written over the top of a white canvas... For this reason I'm going to play around with this in the hope that I can give it a look similar to that of Neville Brody before continuing ans re-making the 12 section of the image.

Number 12- unfinished work

Next lesson I'll be continuing to make my remake of Neville Brody's '12'. Currently it's only just been started thus consists of only a number 11 and one silhoette therefore requres alot more work in order to complete this work. Upon finishing I'll explain what and how I did each of the steps along with a photo of the finished project...

My net

Eventually I decided on which net/ template I will be using. I drew a 12cm by 12cm  square on my piece of A3 paper, before adding several tabs. These tabs were designed by myself and will all fit together to form a back for the net.

Each of the different tabs will have images of a different childhood memory on them. For example; one will have a photo of which was taken whilst in Florida on holiday. This photo consists of: me, my mum, dad, brother, sister, granma and grandad...

Requires resources for my CD cover

In order to create my CD cover I'll need the following resources:

-Photo's of my Grandad (and other treasured family memories).
-A list of items and objects that trigger these memories-which I've already created.
-A collections of net's and/or templates that I can use to create or change the cover itself...

Nets

Yesterday we were building CD covers from a template that Mr Parry provided us with. Some were very unique and different- for example one was in the shape of a shoe. Others were fairly basic and looked like what you would expect an average CD cover to look like.

The idea of the lesson was to find out which cover would best suit our CD. In the end I decided to go for a somewhat basic CD cover. It was almost the exact same as an average CD case except for a few extra flaps; one what the actual disk slips behind and another where some additional information and/or graphics can go…

An ideal font- Beyond Wonderland

Whilst searching DaFont for insperations I found a font known as 'Beyond Wonderland'. This font is exactly what I've been loocking for as it ,to some degree, almost represtents my Grandad. As a child I remember my grandad writing a number of letters via an old quill pen- despite him owning a computer.

The text in this font is what I remember his handwriting as. Somewhat messy, yet distiguished...


Although I'm unable to upload the image of the font/text the link below will guide you to the website:

http://www.dafont.com/beyond-wonderland.font

I'm now going to try to recreate my font, taking into consideration the general layout and pattern of the font linked above...

Creating a Font

Recently we've been producing a font on Photoshop, I decided to do one similar to the film 28 Days Later. This is because one of my most recent memories of my Grandad (which is what my design revolves around) is watching this film.

Here's the outcome, it's still a work in progress though...

Screw The Rules - Neville Brody

When looking for insperation I found this image by Neville Brody that I liked the look of:

Overall the image looks quite good. Neville uses some very simple techniques in such a way that the image looks very professional and defined.

These techniques include Typeography, oppacity, layers and transform... I really like how he used a bright colour, red in this case, to make the image look less dull and bland than what it would without the use of bright colours.

 

Although I like the look of the image I cant help but think it would look better with text in the background and the text currently on the image been fitted to the pages on the background... 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

Connection Image

I've recently been using Photoshot to create an image that consists of the same style as David Carson. To do this we found a image (of fruit- in my case) and used the following techniques to transform an image such as this:       à






Into one like this:  

 

The process is actually very simple, after importing the image in photoshop you right-click on the layer that contains the photo and click "Duplicate Layer". This is done as if you accidently do something wrong and can not undo, you're able to redo your work...

Next hide the Copied image by clicking the eye on the left of that layer, before  going to Adustments (along the top of the screen) and clicking 'Desaturate'. Now go to Filter and filter menu. Select Stylize and then find edges...

Go back to the Adustments menu and click Brightness and contrast- changing the settings if needed- and ensuring the Use Legacy box is checked thus removing the unececary detail.
Finally use the paintbrush tool to remove more detail if you so wish.

By now your image should look somewhat similar to the second one I showed you.  

Lyrics

I've recently found two sets of lyrics- in my case 'Stronger' and 'Scream & Shout'- both of which relate to my past. Stronger was my faveroute song as a child, and Scream & Shout was playing when I saw my little cousin for the first time...

I then wrote these lyrics in Photoshop and added a effects similar to Neville Brody, by removing parts of the lettering. Next I wrote the strong words in a slightly larger font and added a number of layers- with a range of oppacity- to create a more 3D effect. I then got images of the artists of the song ( Kayne West, Briteny Spears and Will.I.Am) to add effect...

Here is the result:












Although I liked it I felt as though the image still looked very 2D, therefor I changed the oppacity of selected layers and got another image. Then I imported a bullet hole on the "Kill" and make it look as though blood was pouring off of it.

Finnaly I changed the background text to give the text a drop shadow look, with this outcome:

My attempt at recreating Neville Brody's work

Through-out the previous few weeks we've been creating a form of typography. We are trying to recreate Neville Brody's work by using a style similar to his.
The image on the right was my first attempt at recreating his style:
This has been done via using Photoshop and using layers and masks to their full potential.

The reason we have been doing this is as it related to our topic- which is typography. At the moment I've been collecting lyrics of songs and trying to use Neville Brody's unique style to change the text...

This is what it looks like so far (although it's not yet complete):

Typography

Typography is the use of words or type -as indicated in the title- in a graphic. The style of the type can change to suit the graphic...

There are a number of factors that make up the type, such as:
-Colour
-Font
-Texture
-Size
-Style (e.g Italic)
-Boldness

Brief 2:

In this brief we will be working towards creating a CD case. It will be based on the theme 'Memories and Words'. The final piece will include the following;
related typography, a graphic created by more- or a photograph, and use of light and colour...

There are also two artists we'll be researching, who are Neville Brody and David Carson. In addition to this we will be trying to recreate some of their work using techniques and methods similar to those that they use.