Hey everyone!

For this lettering project I wanted to try to use type in a 'collaged' style.

The type is to reflect the spoken excitement of language in the form of an art poster.

My idea was to write "Madanno Mia!!" to reflect all the Madonnas I see displayed in the South of Italy where I am currently living.

Here are my warm-ups:

Madonna Poster - image 1 - student project

Madonna Poster - image 2 - student project

Madonna Poster - image 3 - student project

Madonna Poster - image 4 - student project

Madonna Poster - image 5 - student project

Madonna Poster - image 6 - student project

I thought the chunky woodtype style could work well for a more collaged look. I say this because it can hold it's own in a composition and doesn't look unintentional or fragile when isolated.

Madonna Poster - image 7 - student project

I started working out a layout for my art poster...

Madonna Poster - image 8 - student project

Madonna Poster - image 9 - student project

This is where I am so far.

Now I need to finalise the lines and digitise it.

I also need to figure out how to digitise the Madonna without craeting too much detail and noise...

Madonna Poster - image 10 - student project

colour thoughts so far...

Madonna Poster - image 11 - student project

I think as a next step I will ink the whole thing... scan it and see from there

I want to digitise the poster using two different processes.

1 . ink each colour on a different sheet, scan the 3 sheets, colour it without vectorising (photoshop)

2. outline my sketch in illustrator, colour it

How to add texture is something I am already thinking about, because I want it to feel really analog and crafted. However, I think I should focus on simply digitising it first using these two methods.

Experimenting with vector outlines in Illustrator...

Madonna Poster - image 12 - student project

The vector-collage-vibe is this !! What do you think?

Is it legible in the way that it expresses the exlamation of "Mamma Mia!!"?

Do the Madonna depictions read as A?

Madonna Poster - image 13 - student project

After some advice from a friend about the values being all too similar I narrowed it down to the 3 core colours/values.

I think it is much more effective and less confusing this way because the eye is guided more easily.

Madonna Poster - image 14 - student project

Milena Baden

--

21