Initially letterforms were explored with a san-serif appearing the clearest. As the design would have to be cut out manually a serif typeface may be too complicated and look weak in appearance. Letterforms were developed with the intent of being solely cut out and thus the apex within some designs is far smaller than in others, this ensuring that the words still appear visible.
Thin stroke widths were explored in order to express the sharpness of a knife. With the second typography piece expressing this the clearest. The D also contains a sharp edge in which mimics that of the knife.
When developing a scalped approach many challenges were faced the most prominent being that of the paper frequently tearing. In order to resolve this a paper with a higher gsm was used, causing the blade to move less freely. Although this resolved the problem, this then made the shapes very difficult to replicate.
In order to develop the piece a stencil was firstly created, allowing for a more precise typeface. The letterforms are all diffrent and contain diffrent x heights, and stroke widths in order to resemble the random nature of the murder.
After scanning the approach in, compositions were explored. The rule of thirds was explored, in which focuses upon the way in which the consumer reads the cover. The scanned in approach appeared scalped, although the effect was somewhat lost. Although the invisible aspect appeared present the overall design did not appear eyecathching, as I felt that a design aspect was missing. When asking my peers for feedback upon this it was suggested that some form of blood approach should be expressed in order to make the design more visually engaging.
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