TASK: create hand-drawn typographic designs based upon short texts sourced from social media feeds (or quotes). Your most successful design will be used to generate a t-shirt design which will be produced using the screen-printing facilities at Megalo print studios in Kingston.
“REAL BANDS SAVE FANS, REAL FANS SAVE BANDS”
-MICHAEL CLIFFORD
-MICHAEL CLIFFORD
This quote was tweeted by Michael Clifford. With this quote I found it somewhat hard to layout appropriately because of the repetition of the same words. I tried many di erent styles for this quote but in the end chose to a sort of logotype style with the text circled around an anchor. The first half of the quote I used for the perimeter of the circle, and the second half I split to use as breakers between the circle. I used different typefaces for each half of the quote. The style of type I used for the perimeter is large and very rounded, the rounded finish creates a warmth in the text. The second type is smaller to create a visual hierarchy in the way the text is read and to fit between the words, in a basic serif typeface to contrast the other. The anchor symbolises the security, stability and strength in the relationship between fans and bands. The anchor is also in relation to Michael’s anchor tattoo – giving a personalized design. The layout of the text in the circle also helps with the repetitiveness in the quote and to visualise the unity in the meaning of the quote.
"THE SUN WILL RISE AND WE WILL TRY AGAIN" - TWENTY ONE PILOTS
This quote is taken from the song “Truce” by Twenty One Pilots. This lyric, song and band has a lot of meaning to me which is one of the reason why I wanted to develop this quote into a typographic design. The quote has a lot of hopeful meaning and emotion behind it, to do with overcoming darkness. I designed the layout to align with this meaning with the first half of the text curved upwards like a rising sun and the remaining quote being the at horizon. I used different types for each part of the quote to break up the flow so it is more interesting to look at than just one same type. And with the different type there is a different size to signify importance. I used a calligraphy style for the ‘we will try again’ line because it stands out more against the other types and is more decorative and expressive than a straight line based type. I was indecisive with the style to use for the word ‘and’, ending up going with using the word inside a shape that in the print would be the white space and not just an outline. The shape was supposed to tie in with the curves in the calligraphy.
Screen-printing process for t-shirt design
