What Does Language Look Like: Introduction

          The title of the latest project to be undertaken is, "What Does Language Look Like?". This module is composed of two parts and takes place within groups of four people. It was designed in order to teach the possibilities for design using text by fabricating  context and presentation. The object of part one is for groups to build a three dimensional display of a randomly chosen word, and to convey the meaning of the word by manipulating the way the letters are presented and its environment. During the second part, everyone will construct a photo/essay accordion book which should also embody the meaning of the key word.
         
           Before choosing the group specific words to be studied, each student created ten, two dimensional pieces containing text. These pieces served to express the meaning of the word by editing the size and arrangement of the letters. After a brief critique, we studied our small compositions in further depth by creating 5 refined ones build on Illustrator. Once this was complete, groups were allowed to select their words.

          The word my group selected was:

    Capture