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in eid break I had to travel, but I took my laptop with me and I worked on the project there , my phone fell from the ski lift and I lost all my documentation, and the picture of the past 3 years :"C.

its still in austria, hoping some on will find it in the middle of the mountains.

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for the front of the cards, I will retreat a group picture of the designers that I chose, using the same pictures I used in the cards.

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I focused to get the 4 designs of the cards ready so I can use it for the rest of the cards, it will look different for each card because of the content and the purpose of the card and what it talks about, using the same background might give me some sense structure and will make the cards look more cohesive and linked together, there is some randomness which serves the purpose and idea of the movement but by repeating some of the background it might look easy for the eyes and to make it easy to read as well

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as much as im enjoying this project and its process  it might be the most challenging to find enough time to work on it, ramadan and eid and kids vacation is making it super tricky! with that said...will get it done perfectly for sure!

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my process is a bit different, i used printed references and hand coloring ,collage, and some references of textured paper that I scanned, its coming together as I wanted, I might play with the color saturation and decide after printing. I might need to adjust the design differently after adding the text.

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Here is a list of things that are useful for me to review:

A full draft of the front face of the cards (History/Figures/Artifacts)

The back design draft

The package design draft

Please ask any question that you are confused about or advice on your design work

I recommend posting a ‘close up’ of each category also.

It is a good idea to make a list of things you want to address further in your design so it gives me something to comment on.

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Im trying to explore the idea of collage and how random thing might add to the value of the final object. here I went to the print making room and we usually have a big box of paper scraps and cutouts which are waste and will be recycled so basically no value to it. and what I did here (yes its a very small piece) gave me the sense of what they were doing at that time, anything can be art if you want it to be, with no rules and guidelines! Honestly I am really enjoying the process and the knowledge in this project. love this movement!

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https://whohadada.com/dada-art/key-founders-and-artists-in-the-dada-movement/

https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/themes/dada/

https://www.theartstory.org/movement/dada/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ltPg4ysuE&t=292s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QcemEji-UU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4WlTijUNc0&t=77s

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in the Dada movement, they would use old thing and either collage or creat something new out of it, objects will usually have an old feel to it. even paper might be old newspaper and prints so they can re use in a different way.

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I had to print this font and test it to see if its still clear and easy to read

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THE DADA MOVEMENT

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This project gave me the freedom of exploration, with design and font, especially with the book choice that I had. The challenge in my opinion is to design it in a way that the text is still readable and clear. my font choice was Futura because it’s a font that I did research about in basic design and it’s a font that I feel comfortable reading. I design the text in a very minimal style and kept it to almost 1 paragraph per page, the choice of design relates to my issue with dyslexia and readability.  I always feel overwhelmed with the amount of text in a book, or a novel and I rarely complete reading it because of that. So, the way it’s designed now makes it very easy and clear for reading. The other challenge I faced is being limited to only 3 or 4 websites for the pictures we want to use, it’s a good challenge that makes you think of different solutions which might change the result. After I decided on the style that I want to go for to complete the minimal design I used the graphics as they are which is a big no no, that’s another obstacle that I need to complete. Finally, I used my sketches and paint washed with some pictures from websites.

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using this water color wash as a design back ground for all the pages that im designing

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working more on the graphics that I want to add to the book, from copy past to more detailed collages that would work well with the content of the story.

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I slowed down deu to covid, I somehow feel daydreaming and dizzy the whole day.. sorry for that. (hate this feeling)

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for the draft , I printed 4 times to check the size of the font and change it if needed.

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Another reason in the change of color, redesigning in 2022 will relate it to the color of the year. with considering that it will go with the design at the same time.

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I decided to change the font and color of the book cover to give it a whimsical design (which refers to plot and the setting and characters that are based on imagination) rather then using the dark blue which might look like a horror novel. the previous font was way too thin and does not have a strong element.

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the drafts that im doing are not particularly the exact same elements, im testing the idea of an ink sketch on a photo, I will test the same idea in different colors and textures and layers.

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I did not never thought that

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did an exploration of book covers that go with the same theme of the book that im doing, the ones that I liked go with the same Idea and concept im planing to do for the book cover

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font choice

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the has been some changes to the choice of font

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the choice of fonts I decided to go with might be (Bodoni for the display test and Futura for the body text) the combination of these two fonts go very well together

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Research about the origins of theses stories.

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Research about the origins of theses stories.

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this book cover looks like its for kids at a very young age (ages 2 to 4)

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I noticed that at the beginning of each story, the first letter is treated in a different way, looks like a drawing.

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inside the story book, text is small and centered in the middle on the page, illustration and text is in black and white.

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just so stories (summery)(note to me)
*The stories where written by a father for his daughter, as bed time stories.

*the main character of these stories are animals.

*animals in the stories  behave and speak as human beings, to highlight human weaknesses.

*although the collection of these stories are meant for kids, adults can enjoy reading it too

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no significant updates or work has been added. There are no poster drafts for review. we discussed the current work in the previous class.

some good progress has been made since the previous class, but not posted here for feedback.

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im trying to make it look less as a picture by adding texture and playing with filters

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for the poster im designing, ill have this as a reference as well as the thumbnail sketches I did.