Error | Introductory Week : Preparation Tasks
This week I . . . Explored the Ravensbourne building | Took part in a laser-cutting workshop Looked for examples of errors in the world around me | Visited Whitechapel Gallery \ \ Focus piece This is my first experimental laser cut : I learned to create a vector file and to use RGB colour modes to set the cutter guides. » Red = cut | Blue = outline | black = engrave/solid fill I chose to print on wood, to reflect my interest in natural sustainable materials. . . . Analysing my work, I notice that the curved ‘swoosh’ underlining my name has feathered edges, in contrast to the clean font in the text and the circle. I like the energy and movement in the hand-drawn element as a counterpoint to the restrained typography. The name is balanced on the circle, which is held steady by the end of the swoosh. The circle motif is echoed in the dot of the ‘i’ and the full stop after the ‘B.’ This could have been further echoed with curved corners. The outlined text allow