Reflection - Visualization

Challenge & Selection

When working on visualization of something, I try to pick up as many similar images of posters related to  a style or a theme as possible. I try to understand the problems and solutions for different cases. It's not  always possible to do something worthwhile without copying someone else's work. You have to strike a  balance between these two things. If there is a customer for the work, you have to try to pick up and  comply with the key ideas of the customer and at the same time to get to his desires.

Application

The first thing I do before working on anything is to get in the mood for the work itself. I turn on lo-fi  music or any melancholic music that would not distract from the process, drink water and just relax. As I  work, I start improvising and just make as much as I can, so I can choose something later and put it  together.

Ideas usually come from the process itself and searching for pictures on Pinterest or Are.na. Personally, I  only work in the Chrometype style and sometimes have to look up guides to recreate something.  Working in this style is usually about typography and effects (blending styles, working with colors,  gradients and textures).

Working with fonts in this style is the second important part of the visual. Well-chosen fonts can solve  problems with the composition and complement the graphics. These works usually use two pairs of fonts  that contrast with each other.

As I wrote earlier, copying work is bad, but you can take some chips from the projects for yourself. That  way you can build up a hand and combine different techniques and ideas with each other and get a really  unique product for yourself or a customer. It enhances your skills as a designer and increases the breadth  of your thoughts and ideas.

Insight & Approach.

If something doesn't work, I usually sit and experiment with the settings until I get a satisfactory result.  This can go on for hours until I just get tired. Most of the time it really works, you just have to gather your  strength and thoughts and understand the subject well.  Often quite non-obvious things that surround us  even at home help. The texture of your carpet or a sticker from the box of your winter boots can work  well into your project.

