Going back to the Diagrammatic NOVEL!

So after talking with Don, I am going back to the first iteration, the poster, but still need a lot more fixing.

1) The poster is designed not for aiding dyslexics. Instead, dyslexia is a inspiration or springboard for my project. Therefore, the typefaces and colours choice do not have to be for dyslexics. Instead it is the type legibility I am researching on inspired by Dyslexia.

2) Work on the format (folding) of the posters.
Work on branding the concept of the series of other possible books. (ie) labels, packaging, some
other systems like cards)

CREATE A SYSTEM!

Colour Palette Revised

Thinking about the readability for dyslexics, some guidelines to follow:

Neural

Cream colours
off white

matt paper

no glare

Typeface MoodBoard

Dyslexics preferred:

- handwritten style
- long descenders and ascenders
- tight weight
- uniform strokes
- perpendicular design
- generous inter-word spacing
- mix case words
- bold - not italics or underline
- Don’t space letters widely
- line spacing 1.5 at least
- left justify only

Existing Dyslexia Typefaces

Read Regular



Sylexiad

2nd Iteration = Audience(Who?) and What?

> FOR: Young Adult (Ages 13-19)
> WHAT?: A Visual Study Guide for a narration literature



Existing Study or Guide books
Observations:
1. Clean
2. Simple design


2nd Mood boards for Youth (young adult)
thinking about the colours, forms
observations:
1. Lots of hand rendering images and types
2. Colours are bright/bold and pastel
3. Warm tone in general

1st Iteration = A Visual Narration Guide Poster

1st MoodBoards based on the "Great Expectations" themes:
Vintage, Modern


Colour palette and typefaces are generated from the moodboard
1. Warm
2. Modern Vintage look according to the book theme




This is the first mock-up of the poster. Again, there are lots of problems on:
1. who this is for?
2. format and navigation
3. clarity of information presented (dyslexics would find this hard to understand)

After the FIRST Iteration / PHRASE 3

After presentation today, I felt there are a lot to be concerned:

1) Who is my audience? Defining my audience would help me generate the form, aesthetic and facilitate good design. Question is, "WHO IS GOING TO APPRECIATE THIS?"

2) Format! Should not be restricted to a poster (scale,size...)

3) Wayfinding (information displayed)lacks hierarchy and lacks directions. Doesn't function effectively and it is too flat and too much information to digest at once! (So CAN'T dyslexics!)

I am already thinking about young adult who would appreciate this as a study guide.

MY PLAN OF ACTIONS before next week:
+set a timeline, plan ahead
+define audience then mood boarding
+sketch more!
+come up with a mock up mainly to test out the format

A LOT TO DO!!!

My opinion is that the poster is too busy and cluttered. SO the direction is okay, I think, now I just have to make complex simple or filter it out!

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