A Question of Research

  Question of Research Synopsis     How did you approach this Module?    I started by analysing by highlighting and note-taking the areas within the brief that I wanted to explore further. The question that I wanted to tackle from the brief was 'How can materiality enhance the user/audience experience within your practice? The reason for this was that I felt drawn to materiality and how I wanted to identify this further in my own practice. To help me find this out, I decided to use the library as my starting point to access books as well as books that I currently own. This is because I value credible sources as it has benefited me within my studies and further development.    I decided to visit places that would benefit my current area of exploration through Hebrew typefaces and so I went to Krakow in Poland to help with my primary and contextual research. As part of my own...

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Manifesto: Exploring Materiality and Print Design in Reflective Practice Understanding letterforms involves experimenting with different materials, which evokes a strong sense of materiality that can become part of your reflective practice. By exploring typefaces through such experimentation within different materials, you can transform the letter in a tactile way, which becomes the visual focal point throughout. The purpose is to allow room for an iterative process of experimentation, this adds breadth to the physical and tactile form of a single letterform. This adds value towards a deeper understanding of how we can deal with letters in ways that become experimental by applying them to different mediums.  Print design allows for a visual perspective and adds value to typography as a form of expression through visual communication. Whether it's through unconventional materials, innovative printing techniques, or spatial manipulation, each experimentation becomes a narrative in it...