Bitmap Words

This project involves the placement of objects onto a grid from, allowing for the make up of a bitmap letter form. My object consisted of foam stickers in the shape of hands and feet. The words chosen for arranging these letters are related to the objects themselves. My words are shown bellow in bitmap context:

Up close image showing the makeup of the letter from.

Revised and Added Bitmap Latter Forms

Typeface #1

Typeface #2

Typeface #3

If I use typeface #1 I'm not sure which of the three lower case h's works the best.

Bitmap

Use the curves tool in Photoshop, under the image/adjustments tab, in order to get the highest contrast of black and white in your photographs. If this is what you are looking for it works the best.

How do I feel about the Final product of my book?

I definitely think I have a well crafted book as well as good focus on the accurate communication of my images. I do need to work on time management though these factors are important, they are time consuming. I need to work on progressive planing in order for me to evenly focus my attention on the importance of the project as a whole. Getting too focused on each step makes it more difficult to see the big picture. If I had been able to manage my time better I would have had more opportunity to arrange the imagery within the dots more appropriately to the composition they relate to.

How Does the Making of a Book Full of Dots Communicate?

     Dots work as a tool really for making an image, not laterally but in an indirect way. The way they are arranged in of most importance in order to communicate their meaning. If not place in a systematic fashion how people see the image will be distorted, but by placing them correctly the compositions will trigger memory, relationships and similar thoughts and ideas of the person viewing the image. By allowing for this sort of communication the viewer is both engaged  in finding the mean and discovering the abstraction of how this meaning was communicated simply by using dots.
     The materials and imager used in to form the dots and the environment of the dots is also very important in making connections. These kinds of things can make connections between multiple images making them cohesive or simply just by expanding the meaning through added variables when done in a subtle but pleasing manner. The materials can also be the factor which draws the attention of the viewer, by attraction an emotion or educational function related to the topic of the subject.
     This concept also deals with the format of putting the materials together. The way multiple images are put together or combined determines how the viewer approaches the subject. A book for example requires the touch of the view another form or engagement allowing them to interact with the images and create time with their fingers. The simple turning of the page shows progression and a process of thought, also making the order of the placement in images important as well.

Final Images for the Completed Book

     

       

Each composition reflects a design principal, for my compositions these apply:

Disaster- positive/negative space

Shelter- alignment

Gain- asymmetry

Removal- proximity

Neglect- proximity or framing

Nurture- scale

Calming- layers

Developing- alignment

Dormant- framing

Harsh- alignment or positive/negative space

Here are a few examples for typography of how the text interacts with the circle compositions. Nurture for my book is a good example of serendipity when matching up these two separate  compositions. The "U-R-E" flows nicely over the green circle near the edge of the page.

How am I doing on my Color?

                        

Getting the color to look the way it should. Its a process! For now I just need to work on the images to help highlight the color that is there. This can be done by cropping up close on specific areas of color or simply adjusting the lighting.