This week I have been thinking about the sequencing of my WIP Portfolio. My current layout feels disjointed and I have too many pieces of text paper. I did implement the changes to my portfolio from week 10 -
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I need to rearrange my images and text to improve my narrative. A comment was made to me that I should be bolder; in reflection I think that this is a fair comment. My practice involves bringing different styles together to tell my story, however because my sequencing is wrong my porfilio feels meesy and disjointed. I have been researching how other practitioners sequence their portfolios/books.
Chris Marker 'La Jetee' is a good reference point for the use of words and images. In-particular his use of 'sizing' helps to draw you in to either text or images. You can see in the images below that the text is not overpowering. I feel that in earlier drafts of my portfolio the text was overpowering.
As we turn the page of Maker’s 'La Jetee' we move to a full bleed image which establishes our world.
We then go to a smaller text page, which slows me down to read and focus on the story. The movement from small to full bleed sequencing continues throughout the book. Maker's use of small text moving to full bleed images helps to increase the impact at important moments in the book. For example the introduction of a woman's face which is a poignant moment.
'The Great Unreal' by Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs which was recommended to me by my tutor is another good reference for sequencing. Onorato and Krebs' book only includes images. So, it relies on the strength of the pictures and the sequencing. When you open the book you are greeted by 2 diptychs which set the tone and create a feeling that you are going on a journey. The book is broken up by blank pages, which feel like chapter breaks. The images in the first chapter are of roads and buildings which signify the beginning of the journey that the artist wants to take the viewer on.
