Type Spread – Survey 2
For this assignment I chose to do my spread in the style of an Illuminated manuscript as it was an important way to pass on knowledge, stories and religious texts. I followed traditional painting and gilding techniques to make the illuminations and artwork on the adjacent side of each page. A monk would sketch their ideas onto the spread before laying down the gold or silver leaf, which was followed by the hand painted details and decorative elements. I experimented a lot with the gold leaf, trying to figure out the best way to place it and ended up using a technique that was still very finicky and time consuming but, it turned out really beautiful and is my favourite part of it all. I chose rich jewel tones for my palette as it not only reflects the style of the time but the rich merchants and royalty that would have bought these scripts. Then lastly I wrote out the words by hand in ink. Overall I am pleased with the end result and if I ever attempt this again I would take more time in planning and placing the text and it feels a bit messy. I would give myself an 8/10 on this project because I feel that I had a strong idea and took some risks in the process but I could have executed it slightly differently.