This week I decided to transform my information sheet into a European design piece. I thought it would interesting to see the same article portrayed differently. Being a big fan of European design, I already had a good idea for the kind of elements to use. Chucky black text, white space, unusual elements, flush left ragged right text are only a few of the characteristics associated with European design. Once I choose out a font for the cover, I was ready to tackle the cover image. I went to istockphoto in order to get a fashion photograph. The photograph of a blond girl with star tattoos had the perfect color and facial expression that I wanted. Most of the photos I saw were cheesy, and often had the subject smiling. My next decision was to have wires covering her face, and to have little hints of technology (pins, screw drivers, scissors, etc) hidden in the wire. Once the cover was made, it was then time to created the inside layout. For fonts, I decided to use Impact and Helvetica, since Helvetica is the mother of modern fonts and Impact gave me the boldness I wanted. I used bold shapes and circles to create the timeline, and made blocks of black to lay the title and call out in. On the back, I constructed the chart so it was very clean and bold. I also added more wires to mirror the cover. When reading this article, I wanted the over all look to be edgy, techy, and bold, and most of all, extremely European.
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