ScottFredericks
FACT2
Original fact:
Portion of the French who are pessimistic about the future: 7/10 (Harper's Index, Harper's Magazine Vol 325 Issue 1950 (2012) p15)
Fonts:
Snell Roundhand
Orator Std
Lithos Pro
The primary colours in this work are black, light blue and red. The background is a plain tan colour, selected due to it's soft contrast to the other colours. I believed this to be appropriate given the passive nature of pessimism. Red is used to identify the people as French (as an appropriate colour for doing so) and highlight important sections of the fact itself (as a high-impact colour). The blue is primarily used to compliment the optimism of the minority in the "half-full" glass.
The tiny French figures are used to illustrate the 7/10 portion of the pessimistic. From the start I intended to demonstrate their French-ness through some common stereotypes (i.e. berets, striped shirts, wine). To portray pessimism, I decided to use a common metaphor, the "half-full or half-empty" glass of water. Indications towards sections of the glass are intended to direct the viewer to the fact that certain numbers of the French are either optimistic or pessimistic. Within the sections I attempted to show some general figures that can symbolise good or bad things that could occur in the future. The optimism section's figures are quite generic, while the pessimism section is intended to show the potential for large-scale wars, etc. It can be somewhat open to interpretation as to what exactly it represents, but it should not be able to be seen as un-pessimistic.
The font of the text detailing the French section was selected as seeming to possess class, something often attributed to the French. In a similar manner, "the future" text was selected for it's simplicity and solidity, representing the future. The other font was simply selected for clarity of reading.
FACT2
Original fact:
Portion of the French who are pessimistic about the future: 7/10 (Harper's Index, Harper's Magazine Vol 325 Issue 1950 (2012) p15)
Fonts:
Snell Roundhand
Orator Std
Lithos Pro
The primary colours in this work are black, light blue and red. The background is a plain tan colour, selected due to it's soft contrast to the other colours. I believed this to be appropriate given the passive nature of pessimism. Red is used to identify the people as French (as an appropriate colour for doing so) and highlight important sections of the fact itself (as a high-impact colour). The blue is primarily used to compliment the optimism of the minority in the "half-full" glass.
The tiny French figures are used to illustrate the 7/10 portion of the pessimistic. From the start I intended to demonstrate their French-ness through some common stereotypes (i.e. berets, striped shirts, wine). To portray pessimism, I decided to use a common metaphor, the "half-full or half-empty" glass of water. Indications towards sections of the glass are intended to direct the viewer to the fact that certain numbers of the French are either optimistic or pessimistic. Within the sections I attempted to show some general figures that can symbolise good or bad things that could occur in the future. The optimism section's figures are quite generic, while the pessimism section is intended to show the potential for large-scale wars, etc. It can be somewhat open to interpretation as to what exactly it represents, but it should not be able to be seen as un-pessimistic.
The font of the text detailing the French section was selected as seeming to possess class, something often attributed to the French. In a similar manner, "the future" text was selected for it's simplicity and solidity, representing the future. The other font was simply selected for clarity of reading.