In this session, we explored the use of narratives and how they can manipulate a fashion image.
Using the images we’ve taken from the previous sessions, we added text to them to create a certain mood. I researched poetic phrases that would fit my chosen photographs and experimented with the typography as this was really important and could easily change the tone. I tried different fonts, sizes, colours etc. before deciding which one would be added to the images as the narrative. This was interesting as to how words can manipulate the atmosphere of a picture and add much more dynamic to it. The placing of the word was also important as it can change the focus of the image.
I found this activity interesting as I enjoyed the ability to communicate stories by curating content and it was fun to experiment with different typography and ways to present the narrative. I was able to identify my strength of designing the layout and adding various styles of text that not only fits with the mood of the picture but also make it look interesting. However, I do struggle with finding the specific phrases that would comply with what the images tries to convey and end up spending too much time researching rather than applying.