Too me Frankenstein is not a modern story, it features a lot of dark and mysterious topics and themes of revenge, monstrosity and isolation throughout. Due to this I would like to use a gothic serif type face to reflect this. A lot of the fonts I have narrowed it down too, all have aContinue reading “Choosing a Typeface.”
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Initial Ideas.
To begin with thinking about my initial ideas for this project I decided to make a mind map of my brainstorm to see if any of my ideas can be linked together. I began by breaking up the main points within the story to see if there if I could pick up on any mainContinue reading “Initial Ideas.”
Reading: Crystal Goblet & Designing Books.
To help get us started with the design aspect within this project we were given some valuable articles to read to help with initial ideas of how to set out and design our books. The first article was The Crystal Goblet by Beatrice Ward. Here she talks about typography in a metaphor of drinking wineContinue reading “Reading: Crystal Goblet & Designing Books.”
Research into the Letters.
Frankenstein begins with a series of letters from Robert Walton to His sister Mrs Saville, in which helps to frame the premise of the novel, setting the scene for the imagination. She again finishes the novel by returning to the letters allowing the novel to be wrapped of where it set of again bringing itContinue reading “Research into the Letters.”
Themes Within Frankenstein.
When thinking about the different ways in which I can present the beginning and end of Frankenstein within book design, I decided to look further into the themes of the book. Revenge Revenge comes across as one of the most predominate themes within Mary Shelley’s novel. The characters emotions and actions within the novel all revolveContinue reading “Themes Within Frankenstein.”
Open/Close Brief and Research.
For this new project titled ‘Open/Close’ we are set with the task of book designing from a selection of chosen novels, using type setting, format to express the essence of the text. From random selection of the novel going with the one in which I am most familiar with, I decided to explore the novelContinue reading “Open/Close Brief and Research.”
