Interim Crit

This was the first crit in which my idea was solid and I was gaining feedback on what should be changed and my anticipated design ideas, to see what would be successful and what would not for my booklet idea.

My booklet is to no longer have a text on it, other than the short introduction describing what the wayfinding system will be, the rest of the book will identify each of the location by image. The image will be sourced from the Leodis Collections, which is an archive consisting of over 170,000 images of Leeds which have been publicly sourced, a pictogram will be used as directions in between each of the locations, this would be consistent and from one type letter form. Keeping this consistent alongside with the colour will add a sense of direction as found in my previous research, when red and the X release alongside each other as a wayfinding system for an exhibition. The image itself will line-up against the to give an idea of what it used to look like in comparison to looks like now. By taking out the information factor I can fix on the visuals and aesthetic of the book, they also believe I taken up this information gives a personal link to the imagery as the information is entirely visual and makes the audience want to work the next one to find the next comparison.

From the crit feedback I have found out that I should be using Asterix as my pictogram, I've chosen to use in Asterix there is five locations on my map, similar the five arms of the Asterix, this led to the idea that each image the viewpoint could actually be inside of the old image through the overlay of Asterix. Each time you get to a new image and new arm of the Asterix would be cut out, therefore realising a comparison between the old and new not only around the image but through the image. I also found out that the experimentation of the pictogram I should be considering colour, taking into consideration geographical and graphic design rulings for the location in which the design is taking place. These colours could also have a historical link to Leeds, such as the elderly found in the coat of arms. The pictogram used for the directions and the location finding would be simplistic, I should also create some pictograms which depicted buildings of the locations, which could also line up to the buildings through the use of lining colour. For example, adding a section to the building, through the use of final, as red and on these pictograms also shading that section red.