Type Manipulation Exercise

Rabindranath Tagore Copy Play

Toni Morrison Copy Play

Alternate Toni Morrison Copy Play






Concept Sketches

Text Obscured/On Inksplatter

Text Obscured/On Ink Spill/Rip

Text Obscured/On by Censoring

Books on Steps Showing to be Heard

Words Obscured Through Various Paper Damage

Words Together Forming Shapes or Larger Text
Concept Exploration

Text Visible Through Writer

Censored Silhouette

Silhouette Alternate

Early Inkblot Iteration
Final Design

Animation Storyboard

Final Animation
This animation is meant to help showcase these writers and help to highlight the challenges they had to overcome to express themselves. The animation is meant to be exciting, expressive and powerful, using large inkblots and larger titles to properly convey the author’s larger-than-life legacy.