“Mindful Pit Firing”
timeframe:
September—October 2020
roles:
book layout 📖
photography 📸
illustration ✍🏻
typesetting ⛏️
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background
“Mindful Pit Firing” was the first project of my Fall 2020 graphic design class. The class was asked to learn something new and document the experience in a booklet. I have a knowledge deficit when it comes to ceramics, so I decided to try and make a backyard kiln. Surprisingly, it was a complete success! The resulting booklet contains my experience, along with pictures and illustrations of the clay pieces.
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challenges
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results
When viewing the physical booklet, the graphic and textural quality of the images and text of “Mindful Pit Firing” provide a satisfying viewing experience. The title of the booklet stems from the meditative experience I felt while working with the clay, and is also the theme of the booklet. I focused on “expansive awareness” and translated this idea visually with planetary motifs and comfortable typography.
what i learned
- Making transparent textures in Photoshop
- Layouts as conceptual components
- More comfortability with typesetting
- Working with a baseline grid