The image above shows a still of static taken from a primary source, inspired from the philosophy magazine, this still will be used to remove any unwanted negative space. By using this still, the whole zine itself will be created from the content of a VHS, reinforcing the lost moments and values it used to share, by showing what it can create. The image below (bottom middle) is a further example of how this reasoning will be created, in a final composition layout, all images are taken from VHS stills, the pink background adopts to the vintage, old fashioned feel inspired from the example found on Designspiration.
Relating back to the initial idea for this outcome, the idea to further encapsulate what’s on the VHS into a zine was through actually typing out what is being said in relation to the video stills. Above are two rough initial design ideas of how the writing could be places. This idea was discarded, through our group crit although some peers liked the developed design idea, the wording placed over or on the same page of the stills took attention away from the photos, and ruined the unique and authentic feel the photos had. Instead of removing the idea of including the words, the wording was separated from the image, allowing both forms of context to be viewed, and left untouched.
When applying the type to the book, the idea of using tracing paper was created, the type then can become a part of the picture (as it shows through) and the zine without having to place the writing permanently over or near the image; making the video stills the main focus of the printed piece. This idea was accepted by peers in the group crit, and was said to “bring depth to the overall design outcome”. A typewriter was used to print on the words to the tracing paper, and was described as complicating the purpose of the design, as it “brought two old forms of technology together".
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