This project was intended to exercise typographic skills, to evaluate the diverse experiences of ARTS 412 students, and to provide an opportunity to explore issues such as tone, voice, legibility and composition. Students were given a text by Georges Perec entitled “Brief Notes on the Art and Manner of Arranging One’s Books.”
Students were asked to read this text carefully. Then incorporate Perec’s text with their own list of books (all or selected titles, actual or desired), described and ordered in some way that responded to the Perec text and possibly commented on other major interests of theirs. Students had to consider sequence and linearity as well as the following contrasts:
Text that is supplied vs. text to be determined (content)
Authored by Georges Perec vs. authored by you (voice)
Narrative vs. database (structure)
Students were required to deliver Perec’s entire text. NO images were to be used, but typographic elements were okay. Student were advised to realize the implications of typeface selection – the wrong associations could diminish intended meanings or messages. Students also had to keep in mind that the success of the project would be assessed by the quality of the typography and the conceptual strategy that combined the two texts.
* Original project concept belongs to professor Sharon Oiga. Here is alternated to fit the need of undergraduate Graphic Design students.
* I would like to thank Marc Newton from Binghamton University’s Art and Design department for helping me out to document and create the gif above for Amelia’s design.
Student: Amelia Biancardi
Students: Oliver Shoenfeld
Student: Kelly Tom
Student: Bella Seastrand
Student: Haley Han
Student: Julia Del Pozzo