20 Squares: Headphones
Connotative & Denotative
Illustrator & Photoshop
To start this project, I first researched the history of headphones to get a better understanding of the context and the meanings associated with them, as well as how the meaning changed over time as it became something that was more common to own. Then photographed my object in multiple different placements and angles to be able to have a variety of shots to work with. After that, I used my research to make choices on what I wanted my project to convey through text. Then I decided which ones I thought were more important to be seen, and sized them accordingly.
For this project, I struggled with having decent photographs to work with and trying to take them alone. To fix this, I had a friend help me in the studio to be my “hands” and help with taking the pictures. I also had a hard time differentiating between “denotative” and “connotative” at first, and reworking a few of my pieces.
5x5 Squares
10x10 Squares
20x20 Squares
Final Layout