In my most recent tutorial, it was identified that I should identify a specific tone of voice or message to convey: What specifically was I trying to communicate? I brainstormed from all my research pages to identify key aspects of my project so far, and decided to look at the idea that MacGuffins are often overshadowed our outshone by the drama that they induce, a concept that I identified early on in my research however have not yet responded to.
Initial tests I have done explore physical objects casting shadows, and how type and images used to enforce or distract focus from the silhouette of the object. I want to do more tests with more where the type is bolder and darker, however I had difficulties printing on acetate with my printer as the ink stays wet and collects in droplets after a while. I think this creates interesting visuals, however does not communicate the fact that the language/narrative is more important than the image.
A limitation of these material tests was that the acetate had to be reasonably close to the wall for the image to be sharp enough.
I had a peer assessment call with Scout and Emelie, where we all looked at each other's websites and talked about our projects so far. They liked the idea of a real, organic example of an object that motivated a story. I asked them both for their own short stories, and have decided to ask more people for stories, both from within and outside of Kingston Foundation. I want to collect them in a way that either emphasises or mystifies the link between the object and the narrative.
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