Changing Perspectives Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Typography ya Tikoloho by Haley Tebo

Changing Perspectives Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Typography ya Tikoloho by Haley Tebo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Dikerafikhe, Ditshwantsho le Puisano ka Pono Competition Category.

BoronseKerafikhe· 2020

Changing Perspectives Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Typography ya Tikoloho

by Haley Tebo

Client: Haley Tebo

Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award Winner in Kerafikhe Category

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The Design

About Changing Perspectives Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Typography ya Tikoloho

Mongolo wa Buka: Changing Perspectives ke kaho ya typography ya tikoloho e entsoeng bakeng sa liphanele tsa khalase tsa moaho oa bonono oa yunivesithi. Libopeho tsa litlhaku li khaoloa ho tsoa ho vinyl e frosted 'me li lokisoa hore e be molaetsa o balehang ha batho ba tsamaya ba feta. Molaetsa o ka baloa ho tsoa ka tsela leha e le efe, kahoo babuki ba emisa ba be ba tsamaee ho phethela mongolo. Tlhaku ka 'ngoe e bolelele ba bo-fito e le 'ngoe ho isa ho tse peli, ho fapana ho ea ka bohole ho tloha ho moshebeletsi. Leseli le fetang ka har'a liphanele le pheta libopeho tsa litlhaku e le meriti le liponahatso. Kaho ena e memela batho ho pholletsa le khamphase ho sebelisana le typography.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award

Changing Perspectives Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Typography ya Tikoloho ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e ikhethang e tsejoang ka boqapi, bohlale ba ho qapa le bohlale. Bahapi ba Boronse ke lintho tse nang le bokhoni ka ho felletseng le boqapi bo hlollang tse tiisang boiphihlelo bo bongata, mohopolo le bokhoni ba ho iphumana ba baqapi ba tsona. Changing Perspectives Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Typography ya Tikoloho e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa bonong, mahlaleng, moralong le theknolojing mme o hlahella ka ho tsepamisa maikutlo lintlheng tse nyenyane. Changing Perspectives Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Typography ya Tikoloho e kutloisisa litlhoko hantle, e ama litakatso, e hapa maikutlo mme e tsosa takatso ea ho tseba.

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