Street Intervention

What makes you feel Secure?


Safe and Sound is a street intervention we held on the 6th of December in the Merchiston campus. Shona Forsyth, Daisy Lazuraus an I spent the day getting people to take the time out their day to think about what makes them secure in their life.


They would write down there 'security' on a paper padlock that we hand crafted. This was in the hope people would relax for a second and try to not take for granted the things that make us feel happy and safe.


We had a large cage that people could clamp their lock onto and hopefully this 'ritual' would aid in the idea of them realising what they may be taking for granted.


We got very interesting locks on the day and in total got over 150 people to take part.


We took photos throughout the day here are some examples:

Research Project

We see type everyday and most blur together into a simple text that informs and instructs: whether this be transport displays or a shop name. I have chosen to do a research project on the idea of ordinary type that we overlook everyday. 


Through research into design blogs and different design websites I have chosen a list of the top 25 most used typefaces of our time.


From this I hope to question people in the effort to get them to look at the subtle differences between these everyday types. The only question I am asking the public is which typeface they feel represents them. 


By using this simple question, hopefully, they will look closely at each font and begin to see the real differences. 




The List Of Typefaces

Some Pictures of People So Far . .

Hopefully a fun animation of my research participants . .

Obviously This hideous collage won't be the finished article I am now thinking a short movie could be my outcome with simple movement and animation and hopefully beautiful type displaying all the great words I have collected to describe each type.

Some of the Data So Far

1	Nikki	scotland	2     0	Trajan	"I am subtley bold, adventurous and spontaneous."
2	Holly	english	19	Trajan	"I also fit neatly inside a box . . but I rarely stay there."
3	Shona	scotland	19	Cooper Black	"I am bubbly, cheerful, and optimistic"
4	Mick	english	--	Cooper Black	"I am slightly overweight, I make a statement,
					and I like to think I'm confident"
5	Craig	irish	20	Helvetica	"I'm also very Attractive"
6	Tom	scottish	21	Helvetica	"I am easily used . ."
7	James	scottish	18	Helvetica	"I am reliable, versatile and capable."
8	Daniel	scottish	18	Helvetica	"I am nice, friendly and simple minded."
9	Noel	irish	19	Optima	"I am happy and optimistic."
10	Daisy	england	19	Optima	"At first glance I "seem" organised"

11	Ian	scottish	--	Optima	"The variety of the line is similar to my grey hairs"
12	Anthony	scottish	18	Century Gothic	"I am epic and quite fancy."
13	Jenny	irish	22	Century Gothic	"I am well balanced and curvy."
14	David	scottish	18	Rockwell	"I want to seem strong."
15	Sarah	scottish	19	Rockwell	"I'm tall and sturdy but I'm playful too."
16	Marin	norway	22	Am. Type	"I like to think I'm neat and tidy."
17	Emma	scottish	21	Am. Type	"I have classic ideals in a modern world."
18	Brooke	american	20	Am. Type	"because im quintesentially american."

19	Pauric	irish	21	Myriad	"I am also awkward."
20	Huse	scottish	19	Myriad	"I like life to be simple and uncomplicated."
21	Bianca	english	21	Futura	"I like to look to the future."
22	Tom	scottish	21	Futura	I am tall, straight to the point, with no fluffy,
					serif squiggly nonsense."
23	Teo	saf	22	Times	"I am smart, trustworthy, formal and business like."
24	Joni	english	20	Bembo	"I am fragile and delicate . ."
25	Rory	scottish	19	Franklin G	"It is very scyfi looking and space age."
26	Riddhi	indian	20	Jenson	"I am also artistic."

27	Jamie	scottish	21	Garamond	"I am also beautiful and timeless."
28	Becki	scottish	21	Bodoni	"I am feminine, quiet and understated."
29	Dave	scottish	22	Clarendon	"I too am old quite fashioned."
30	Ross	scottish	21	Univers	"like me its very stylish."
31	Andres	spanish	23	Frutiger	"I am well rounded, neat and also a little too
					spaced out."
32	Jess	scottish	18	Verdana	"I am neat and tidy."

New Updates: typeface research finally organised!!

Should be adding along to this the feedback from people on each type and a little info about the designer and usage.

31 things that make life worth living

This is my first idea for my 31 things project. The concept being 'taking a bite out of life'. The core still needs alot of work. I'm having trouble making the text sit nicely. Any feedback helps.

This is my second idea for 31 things. This concept is the cliche of the 'tree of life', each branch representing a reason to live. It is clearly heavily influenced by the current snowy weather and atmosphere.