DIY Alphabet - Week 1 Development

Sewing Kit 

One of my first experiments was with what I could get my hands on was the tools found in the old sewing kit. Surprisingly, the materials and tools allowed me to create some interesting outcomes, as well as produce a wide range of letters easily. 

Combination of colours and various shapes made the outcomes more appealing and interesting than using one of the same material for each and every letter - this ensured they still held a theme whilst each being different. 

Some easier solutions helped me overcome the more difficult shapes, such as the curve in the C and the D, easily flipped around and edited to create both letter. For some letters, such as B, there were more than one outcome, but one turned out far less exciting than the other.

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Worms 

My first drawn letters were as simple as I could think, though gave them a little bit of personality and colour through the striped patterns and eyes of the worms. However simple they were they worked well, reminiscent of the alphabets printed and pinned up in classrooms for younger ages to encourage learning. 

​This concept worked well in the sense it was simple, fun, but most importantly, worked for most, if not all letters, making the most of a combination of straight and curved shapes. 

Although they were simple, I believe it proved to be effective, as were easy to read, and easier to follow for a younger audience as would have been the target audience if they were to make it to becoming a full, complete alphabet. 

One problem however was that when translated into greyscale, they would quickly lose the effect, and appear dull and bland despite their once playful nature. 

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Pasta

Building upon the materials used in the sewing kit, Pasta had a familiar theme running throughout, with different shapes and colours building up individual shapes. Once again, I believe this idea would be effecting in running as a theme and a group, working better together than alone. 

​It turned out using materials like this, the simpler, the better, for the shape could be clearly visible and readable - once again, the simpler the better, with many letters doubling up to make another with a little tweak, though it was clear which letter was which at a glance. 

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Some ideas were far malleable than others, and for this reason, covering the first three letters proved to be enough due to the combination of straight lines and curves. Keeping them fairly basic, once again was key, as in placing designs on the side of the letters ensured they were still legible yet also interesting. 

Snail 

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Flames