The research part was fairly easy for me, but by no means fun – I’m not exactly an art history buff. I did, however, really enjoy selecting images and designing the presentation in InDesign. I haven’t used InDesign for a few years now, but with a little trial-and-error, I got back on my feet with it.
I choose to use diamonds as a motif in my design, pared with vibrant colors and classic Art Deco fonts. I’m not completely happy with how the font I used in the body text turned out, but I searched for quite some time and this was the best one I could find. I do like the header font I selected, and tried to use the thick and thin dark line combo as a design element throughout the presentation, using it to underline each slide’s title and to frame each photo. I tried to show a variety of images, illustrating the people, the patterns, the posters, and the furniture of the movement.
Normally I would never use this much text on PowerPoint slides, but looking at the student example projects and considering that we’re not all actually in a class together where a verbal presentation can be given, I didn’t think the point of the project was to limit the text; instead, I tried to design around it and present the text in a way where it was neat, easy to read, and pared with a complementary photo. Hopefully I was mildly successful : )
Here are some slides from my presentation. Let me know what you think!
I thought you did an awesome job on your project. I agree that the header font you used fit perfectly with the theme of your project. I spent so much time playing around and deciding which font I was going to use, and in the end I still wasn't totally satisfied with what I chose. I can tell by looking at your project that you are familiar and very good using InDesign. Great job!! Christy Steeves
ReplyDeleteThanks, Christy! I appreciate the kind feedback : )
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