Monday, 28 February 2011

Design Is About Doing - 'Opposite'

The work produced for this brief is to focus on the word 'opposite'.

Define: Opposite. (link)

-adjective
  • situated, places, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
  • contrary or radically different in some respect common to both, as in nature, qualities,  direction, result, or significance; opposed: opposite sides in a controversy; opposite directions.
  • being the other of two related or corresponding things: friendly with many members of the opposite sex.
  • Botany. 1) situated on diametrically opposed sides of an axis, asleaves when there are two on one node. 2) having one organ vertically above another; superimposed.
  • Adverse or inimical.
-noun
  • a person or thing that is opposite or contrary.
  • an antonym.
  • Archaic. an opponent; antagonist.
-preposition
  • Across from; facing: The guest of honour sat opposite me at the banquet.
  • In a role parallel or complementary to: He has played opposite many leading ladies.
-adverb
  • On opposite sides.
  • On the opposite side: I was at one end and she sat opposite.
  • to the opposite side; in the opposite direction:  went to the left balcony, and we went opposite.

Different things relating to the word opposite.

  • saying one thing meaning another.
  • opposite colours.
  • one word in one colour then same in opposite.
  • complete opposite words.
  • opposite music.
  • too tall, too short.
  • long, short.
  • big, small.
  • opposite tastes - food
  • men/women - obvious opposite
  • opposites attract
  • tea/coffee are opposite
  • type of person - party animal/social pariah
  • brands
  • colours - complimentry
  • meanings - quotes changed to mean the opposite thing
  • pen/pencil
  • typefaces - serif/san serif
  • preferences
  • one saying looking like it means the opposite
  • opposite typefaces
  • hidden phrases in paragraphs changing the meaning to be opposite
  • hot/cold
  • light/dark


Concept
The opposite that I am going to go with to answer this brief is 'opposite meanings'. 

I will take famous quotes that everyone knows and change one or 2 words within them to ultimately change them to mean the opposite to what's originally intended.

I will start by researching for a wide variety of different quotes that everyone will know, followed by changing them to meaning the opposite. Then once I am happy with this I will make a start on the thumbnails, followed by the actual designs.





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