These were the original hand outs I had planned on printing. However, when I came to test print, the colour of the images weren’t matching so I ended up only choosing the maroon one to go with a plain blue business card.
I conducted the student interviews throughout the course of the semester, filling in gaps as I needed them. A HUGE thank you to all students who participated. Could not have done it without you.
I simultaneously worked on the opening credit animation and title animations. I originally had the titles fading in and out to introduce each interviewee, however, Jane suggested that I take the extra time to animate them as I had done with my opening credits. The solution I came up with was to have an .mov file of the line and dot animation, exported with rgb+alpha from after effects. then a transparent png of the name and larger circles fades in when the animation is finished.
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This was the motion, timing and masking that I liked the best of all my iterations for the opening credits animation.
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BLOOPERS ARE FUN. (Not surprisingly, this did not make the film.)
I thought about several concepts for the opening credit sequence before deciding to follow around a couple of ‘Anonymous’ students on their way to school through the city. I attempted to have the camera go in and out of focus, which proved challenging with the limitations of the camera. Overall, I was pretty satisfied with the outcome.
One of the last interviews I conducted was with Juliette Cezzar, who is the Director, CD + DT, Parsons / The New School. I think her opinion was one of the most interesting elements of the film as her honesty really created a strong argument, surprisingly, against the old ways of the University.
Once I decided on the name, Young Type Lovers Anonymous, I started branding. I knew that I wanted something that looked academic, respectful, and classic but young. The crest logo I decided on is supposed to represent the University, while the T and the heart signify the ‘type lovers’ part. The ‘Anonymous’ element is introduced with the use of transparency and the lines and circles are supposed to insinuate movement and progress. The typeface I ended up using was Gibson, which was designed by Canada Type. It has TRUE ITALICS, and is very affordable and all proceeds go to supporting design education in Canada - score!
I reached out to James Montalbono, designer of Interstate and founder of the foundry Terminal Design. He also teaches Typeface Design at Parsons and SVA. He agreed to an on camera interview as well as allowed me to film in his class. Together, these amounted to probably one of my favourite moments of the film.
I also got caught on camera filmin’.
