Changing Perspectives 环境字体设计 by Haley Tebo

Changing Perspectives 环境字体设计 by Haley Tebo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 平面、插画与视觉传达设计 Competition Category.

铜平面· 2020

Changing Perspectives 环境字体设计

by Haley Tebo

Client: Haley Tebo

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 平面 Category

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The Design

About Changing Perspectives 环境字体设计

《转换视角》是一件为某大学艺术楼玻璃幕墙创作的环境字体装置。字母造型以磨砂乙烯基膜切割而成，当人们经过时，这些字形会逐渐对齐，形成可辨读的信息。信息可从两个方向阅读，因此观者会驻足并移动身体，以补全完整的文字内容。每个字母高约一至二英尺，其尺寸随与观者的距离而变化。穿透玻璃панels的光线将字母造型以阴影与倒影的形式反复呈现。该装置邀请校园中的人们与字体设计展开互动。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Changing Perspectives 环境字体设计是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Changing Perspectives 环境字体设计将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Changing Perspectives 环境字体设计出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

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