OUGD603 - Fences Movie Poster Initial Ideas 2

 Continuing the experimentation with the title, the next stage involved making the text look more like an object and adding more definition to its shape and character.

Here are several examples of how colour was used to create a sense of distance and dimension within each letter, while trying to allow each letter to remain visually similar to a fence post.

The title was then given a pointed tip on each letter, much like how a picket fence would look. One thing that was concerning at this point was the kerning between the letter forms and their legibility.

I also designed several other letters in the same way, so that they might form the names of the actors. This could then be later tested on the poster if needed. Creating letters in this style proved to be a difficult task as the letters required a 'plank' shape to be used in order to follow consistency. This meant changing letters to look more like text and as a result, other letter forms would need to be altered to continue the fence pattern. One thing that I learnt from this was that consideration of all letters of the alphabet would have been a better way to understand how the text will look when following a consistent style or pattern.


One idea that came to mind while creating the text for each actor, was to visualise each backyard shown in the movie. The idea was to show distance and dimension from the perspective of the viewers. They would see the fences of each backyard as if they were stood there themselves. Therefore, this would visually place the viewer in the scene of the film and make them consider some of the messages it has.