Alphabet Letters.
Making 26 letters out of paper, opened a lot of opportunities of experiment, I was faced with loads of different techniques to create something that was unique but still visual to its letter. My first thought was 3D letters, I loved the idea of taking pictures of a 3D object that would cast a shadow, but as it did seem quite a good idea at the time, so did it to everyone else, I put a lot of thought into what I could do, and through lots of sketches and experimentation, I found that surfing the web was a great way to inspire ideas and motivate some of my forgotten ones, I came across lots of different experimentation, especially on Pinterest, where I found that cutting into books, to then open them appearing a word, seemed to be very popular, I loved the idea, but I personally felt that it was not economically efficient as I would have to use a lot of paper, especially seeing as I was creating 26 letters.
One being curling paper with heat and sculpting them into a letter form, then taking pictures, focusing on shadow. The second idea, was to pierce holes through the paper using pins and the use of a sewing machine, then by shining a light through the holes, a shadow was casted, which was then captured using a camera. The second idea was chosen because I really liked the idea of tiny delicate holes casting a shadow, I was surprised that the holes created such a strong shadow, as they were so delicate and small.¬ In reflection to the design process, I am assured that the time spent on designing my final idea was worthwhile, as I really like the unique letters that I have created, however, I am disappointed with some letters as the dots almost give off a shaky appearance, this was due to not having the correct foot and equipment for the sewing machine, I thought this was something that could have been avoided during the design process, but I would of benefited with a embroidery hoop and the correct foot.
