Information Map
This was the second map in the series. This spread was centered around information. I chose to analyze the climbing at Red Rock Canyon in Nevada, as I was heading there at the time over a break. Climbing is near and dear to my heart, so I added a few details that many climbers would appreciate.
The color scheme I chose was a maroon, a kind of red. This was the natural choice because of the name of the park. I chose as slab serif as a pun. Slab is a type of climbing. Stylistically, I wanted clean lines, so the charts have a strong outline with a very opaque fill. I originally added illustrations to the top right graph as keys, but ended up adding body copy for non-climbers to understand what the graph said. Originally, the spread had a lot less copy. I was designing for a climber audience. I was given feedback about expanding my audience, and had to add explanation as a result.
SLR Camera & Book Cover
In this assignment, we were supposed to create a metaphorical book cover based on an excerpt from Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. First we had to analyze the story and identify the main idea. My story was about a man going into a restaurant and being repulsed by all the posh adornment. He’s extremely uncomfortable in his borrowed suit jacket and just wants a simple meal from a street vendor. The metaphor I decided on was: Going to a fancy restaurant and wanting a hot dog is wearing sweat pants with a suit. I found a model and dressed him in a suit and sweatpants. We tried different locations including home, a restaurant, and later an office. The office ended up having the greatest contrast between the formality of the suit and the casual nature of the sweat pants. I asked my model to show timid body language in order to reflect how uncomfortable the story’s main character felt in his environment.