year 1: Term 2: Project 4: Design a Dictionary

After having another tutorial i was advised to complete all 40 posters and improve them by hiving each language in black but having a different font relating to the type of language. For instance an old font for Shakespeare's language, a modern font and a text like font.

Once these would be completed i was advised to take pictures of each poster and make it into a book.

Year 1: Term 2: Project 4: Design a Dictionary

After having a discussion with my tutor, he told me to present all three different definitions on a poster, and have them in them in a tab format.

This was my experiment:

The first experiment i tried was to create a triangle shape pyramid with the text so that the block of text was 3D, however unfortunately it didn't look as good as i thought it would be. I then tried just adding a tab onto the back of the text and making a slit in the paper so it could be placed in it. However the pieces of paper kept falling out, therefore i decided to add the tab on the back of the text but just stuck it directly to the paper. This worked a lot better.

After the experiment i decided to keep to the idea of sticking the tabs directly onto the paper, these are examples of two of the finished pieces:

Year 1: Term 2: Project 4: Design a Dictionary

Today I was able to complete all 40 words and phrases in 'texting' language. However there may be a few words that i may need to change because it is quite hard to understand what the letters are meant to represent. I will show my tutor tomorrow to get his opinion on what he thinks of the concept.

Year 1: Term 2: Project 4: Design a Dictionary

Today I continued and finished creating all the compositions for the 40 words and sentences.

I therefore began research on how to translate the lines from shakespeare into modern language. From the website: http://nfs.sparknotes.com/romeojuliet/page_2.html (27.04.10)

Once i had completed this i went on to translating the modern language into 'texting language'. From the website: http://www.lingo2word.com/translate.php (27.04.10)

I was able to re-compose the 40 words and lines into modern english but i have not been able to get round to the 'texting' language. However this will be my task for tomorrow.

Year 1: Term 2: Project 4: Design a Dictionary

These are the some examples of lines taken from 'Romeo and Juliet' to describe the words. I have composed them in a way in which they act out the lines from the play. This is meant to be more visually appealing to the viewer, as it has a pictorial quality. It is also meant to help the viewer get the feel of the emotion the lines are describing.

Year 1: Term 2: Project 4: Design a Dictionary

One of my ideas was to use Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' to define 40 words, using lines from the play.

Once i had read through it the words i chose were:

1. Agony
2. Spite
3. Regret
4. Shock
5. Worry
6. Pride
7. Hate
8. Love
9. Infatuation
10. Eagerness
11. Suffering
12. Despair
13. Pity
14. Woe
15. Optimism
16. Fear
17. Hope
18. Longing
19. Attraction
20. Loathing
21. Surprise
22. Outrage
23. Vengefulness
24. Horror
25. Desire
26. Adoration
27. Excitement
28. Panic
29. Enthusiasm
30. Hurt
31. Anger
32. Fury
33. Anxiety
34. Grief
35. Distress
36. Scorn
37. Devotion
38. Relief
39. Hysteria
40. Mortification

With these words i have taken lines from the play, in which i believe describe the words.

Year 1: Term 2: Project 4: Design a Dictionary

I have come up with some further ideas for this project and the one i am currently working on is my idea of using lines and quotes form William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' to define 40 emotions.

While researching i also thought of the idea of using old english poetry to define 40 words such as nature or life.

From both sets of ideas, i plan to try and make a revised version using the 'texting' language, so that you can can see the transition of the english language. Also it is a concept that our books of the future may be written in 'texting' language.

Term 2, Project 4: Design A Dictionary

Project title: Design a Dictionary

Brief: Define 40 words. Design a dictionary in any medium.

- The words must relate to one subject.

- Research: types and forms, use if language - prescriptive/ descriptive.

Consider:

- Text

- Typographic Systems

- Image

- Size

- Colour

- Medium

Research:

Types of Dictionaries:

• Abbreviations Dictionary
• American Heritage Dictionary
• Business Dictionary
• Foreign Language Dictionaries
• Legal Dictionary
• Medical Dictionary
• Online Dictionaries
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Rhyming Dictionary
• Slang Dictionaries
• Translation Dictionary
• Urban Dictionary
• Webster's Dictionary

Source: www.allaboutdictionaires.com