hamish foulton
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Journeys
With a little help from Hamish Foulton
Who’s this Hamish Foulton then?
British walking conceptual artist & photographerBased his work on his walking journeys
How did he do that then?
Visually records journeysUsing words, photos & symbols
Things he sees, skylines, numbers of steps, height of mountains, wildlife…
Now do your own… As a game of consequences
Step 1 Write the dateStep 2 What were you were doing at 7am?Step 3 How did you get to college?Step 4 How long does it take?Step 5 What will you do after college? Step 6 A symbol you saw on the way
Before you start
Open IllustratorChoose a portrait art boardChoose the rectangle tool (right)Make a shape the size of the art board
Lets get designing journeys
Choose the type tool (right)Choose a clear font & type in your journeyUse Wingdings to add your symbol
Are you still with me?
Start changing the size of your font to fill the box
Use the font tool found at the top of the screen (see below)
Got your text?
Next step…Sort your gaps out…(aka shift the baselines)
Use this tool to change the baselines to even out your gaps
You still all with me?
Then get a bit creative
Change your colours try a few outdecide what you’re happy with
Thank You and Good Bye