This workshop class was to highlight how typography can be blended digitally through pixels. We replicated this by using post-it notes to represent each individual pixel. In total our grid was 40x 20. 800 pixels.
The first element was a plain pink post it note screen of 800 pieces. This was light and photographed. Then the first group coloured in several post its in black marker, and used these to spell out "WORK" on the pink screen, by replacing one post it for another. This was done by following a grid reference of how this word should look when completed on the wall.
Here it is shown on the left. The middle orange section here is the start of the 'transition' from one type face to the other.
Below is the other groups final outcome being produced. The last here was to follow the grid references on an alternative 800 post it notes, and colour out sections to form the word "play".
The section I coloured is above.
Here the transitioning continues. As you can see the orange square continues to grow in a spiralling sequence, with the colours of green and blue starting in each corner with the same circling effect.
Once all the pink and black squares were replaced with; orange, green, blue or yellow post-its, we then started to transfer the other word across on to this board. The way this was animated was through the top left corner, and bottom right corner gradually fading in to the centre. This was quite difficult to coordinate quickly, but each diagonal row inserted was photographed individually, so it gave time to perfect and readjust before capturing the change.
Left is the type we replicated. Then right is it displayed on the wall after it's full transition.
We then discussed how best to end the animation. Collectively it was decided to destroy all the post-its off the wall. I think this was to vent frustration at moving 800 post it notes 4 times.
This was shot in the same way as the rest of the images; by taking continual still shots. We all ran in to the focus and destroyed the display one at a time. I chose to experiment with the filming features on my smart phone; so took a long slow motion film to capture this moment, and also a time lapse quickening the process, displayed below.
Then a slow motion film of myself kicking all the used post it notes abandoned on the floor afterwards.
To end the overall production it was decided to use the pink and black post its from the first "WORK" screen. The end goal was to have "GAME OVER" displayed. (This is shown right).
The transition here was to have the lettering slowly creeping along the pink background until all the letters were in the frame. E.G (E and R first. ME and ER next, AME and VER next, and GAME and OVER finally.)
Here are the finished results.
