Graphics - Scanning practice

This simple exercise involved us taking a typeface of our choice picked from a book in the Study Zone, cutting it out and photocopying it along with parts of our face.

Below is the final scan that shows the varying fonts I chose to incorporate which was initially an accident that happened when the photocopying took place. I initially tried to just use the simple, Arial style font but ended up photocopying the opposite page too which was convenient as I quickly realised that I needed two E's to form my name. I learned to love the differing fonts as they both gave different aesthetic qualities to the image. With the dark background of the image along with the muted colours and dark shadows, I felt that the font used for the letters E and the N looked  slightly like constellations which added a celestial aspect to this piece. This process showed me that despite things often not going to plan, they often give unexpected and better results which is a valuable lesson learnt as I don't often divert from my original plans once they're drawn out. 

I was required to use the resources in the Study Zone which was able to help me in completing future tasks as it is still a relatively new aspect of Ravensbourne to me. I sorted any problems surrounding my student ID and got the hang of using the referencing system which will make the process infinitely easier whenever I need to use the study Zone again. 

I tried to scan different things such as the fabric on my top scrunched up behind the letters of my name (see in portfolio) which didn't looks as good as I had hoped. Since the photocopier made everything darker, the fabric was too overpowering with its already dark grey colour, however this worked to my advantage when scanning my face and hair as it added a more mysterious effect. The image to the left is another attempt at scanning my hair which again didn't have the desired effect with the dark copying, of which my hair seemed to just blend into the background. In this posture though I do like the way that nothing is too perfect; the hair off centre and the lettering all over the place. 

After this exercise I will be sure to use the photocopying and scanning resources available in different and creative ways. It produces high quality and unpredictable results which can completely turn an idea around if the new result is something that's favoured over the original intended design. There is an intimate proximity created with the object (or in this case person) pressed up against the glass and gives the viewer an alternative angle from which to look at the subject and the meaning behind it.