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Changing Perspectives Tipografi Persekitaran by Haley Tebo

Changing Perspectives Tipografi Persekitaran by Haley Tebo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Gangsa in Reka Bentuk Grafik, Ilustrasi dan Komunikasi Visual Competition Category.


GangsaGrafik· 2020

Changing Perspectives Tipografi Persekitaran

by Haley Tebo

Client: Haley Tebo

A' Design Award Gangsa Winner in Grafik Category

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The Design

About Changing Perspectives Tipografi Persekitaran

Changing Perspectives ialah pemasangan tipografi persekitaran yang dibuat untuk panel kaca sebuah bangunan seni universiti. Bentuk huruf dipotong daripada vinil kalis pandang dan disusun menjadi mesej yang boleh dibaca ketika orang berjalan melintasinya. Mesej ini boleh dibaca dari kedua-dua arah, jadi para pemerhati berhenti dan bergerak untuk melengkapkan teks tersebut. Setiap huruf berukuran kira-kira satu hingga dua kaki tinggi, bergantung pada jarak dengan pemerhati. Cahaya yang menembusi panel mengulangi bentuk huruf tersebut sebagai bayang-bayang dan pantulan. Pemasangan ini menjemput orang ramai di seluruh kampus untuk berinteraksi dengan tipografi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gangsa

Changing Perspectives Tipografi Persekitaran ialah pemenang A' Design Award Gangsa, pengiktirafan yang amat berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk cemerlang yang dicirikan oleh kreativiti, kecerdikan dan ketajaman fikiran. Pemenang Gangsa ialah artifak yang amat mahir dan sangat kreatif yang membuktikan pengalaman luas, imaginasi dan akal budi pereka bentuknya. Changing Perspectives Tipografi Persekitaran diharapkan menjadi objek yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi dan disayangi, sangat profesional dan inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Gangsa ini merangkumi amalan terbaik dalam seni, sains, reka bentuk dan teknologi, dan cemerlang dalam perhatiannya terhadap butiran. Changing Perspectives Tipografi Persekitaran memenuhi keperluan dengan indah, menyentuh keinginan, memikat perasaan dan menarik rasa ingin tahu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
This interactive installation compels the viewer to move in such a way to view the piece differently. As people walk by, the shapes align to form a message, which can be read walking from either direction. Installed on an art building at a university, the piece can be viewed from inside the gallery or across campus and draw people to it. The lighting also reflects the shapes of the typography in the form of shadows and reflections.
Dimensions & Packaging
Each letter of the design is approximately 1-2 feet tall, varying with distance from the viewer.
Tags
Environmental typography, interaction design, user experience, typography, graphic design,
Production Technology
Adobe software was used to create slides that were then projected onto the building. The projector was placed on a ladder at eye-height so it would be convenient for onlookers walking by to read. The shapes were traced with china marker then covered with frosted vinyl and cut out.
Design Challenge
After choosing an approved concept, we addressed the installation process. We could digitally cut out the letters, but they might not align correctly, or we could project it so the alignment was perfect, but would have to cut them by hand. After taping up a to-scale proof of the estimated warp we decided to project the letters because they did not align in the proof. The projection then needed to be done at night and required ladders, multiple extension cords, and for the fountain to be drained.
Research
Researching existing projects inspired aspects of this design but also allowed it to be unique. Scouting local areas to find an optimal environment for the typography, we chose to install on campus for convenience and because of having a strong concept for the space, which included a well thought-out quote that could be read from either direction. The area was measured so a digital mockup could be done to scale. The design was very well received as people complimented it as it was being installed.
Inspiration
Inspired by environmental typography installations that use perspective in a way that the words can only be read from one spot, we wanted to bring this somewhere where a lot of people could interact with typography. We were inspired by the potential we saw in the fountain in front of the our university's art building and the vertical glass panels above it. We used the dimensions of these panels to inform the choice of Helvetica Condensed and people walking from both directions to choose the quote.
Project Duration
Research for this project started in late April 2019. Installation lasted for two weeks in May 2019.
Operation Flow
This installation is unique because it is put into movement as the viewer walks by, compelling them to pause and align themselves with the piece in order to read it. The space builds anticipation as the viewer must move themselves to read the next half of the message. The typography tells a story that parallels the environment it is in, achieving mutual enhancement of the design and the environment.
Team Members
Angeli Leong
Image Credits
Image #1 : Professor Wade Lough, 2019
Image #2 : Professor Wade Lough, 2019
Video Credits : Angeli Leong
Quote used is by Wayne Dyer

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