Comp. #1
I wanted to write the letters where they look like buildings. The one on the far left is perfectly straight to show that it is stable and strong, BUT not for long. The reason being is because when you look at the right side, you can see that the other two buildings of text are about to collide against it. For this comp, I really wanted to capture just that feeling of motion in seeing the buildings fall against each other just like dominoes.
Comp #2
My aim was to create a circle of text while boldening the words that are the cause of the problem. The reason for the circle was because Japan's flag is one dot so it was meant to be the flag that has been broken and disrupted. To show disruption, I made sure to tilt the letters all different ways.
Forgive me for the pencil marks, but since this is only a rough I figured that it wouldnt matter too much.
Comp #3
I wanted to show a nuclear symbol while also showing the illusion of movement to be able to make someone see an 'earthquake' had hit. To show this disuption, I made each word slightly to the left or to the right depending on the words that are around it. The reason for the sudden change of font in the middle was because I also wanted to incorporate Japan's dot to show that it is surrounded by the danger made by the Nuclear Plant. I wanted to give it a sense of helplessness so my best way to do this was to just make an outline of it rather than fill it completely in.
Comp #4
This is the continuation of the symbols and the last of them. I wanted to make a flag that was slightly tilted to show that something had hit it to make it that way. The words 'JAPAN' creates the flag that is flying in a very strong wind of opposition. I wanted to incorporate the same symbol from above only to show it now in a flag that is strongly standing up regardless of what is going on around it.
Comp #5
For this comp, I wanted to show what it is like AFTER an earthquake had hit. The bold letters are meant to show the dangerous objects while 'japan' is meant to show the civilians; some may be injured and some may even be dead, but regardless of the condition - it will NEVER be the same for them again.
Comp #6
The group of words that are outlined is meant to show a building that is tilting where the end of it touching the side of the border is slowly crumbling apart. The words that are in bold are the reason for this building breaking apart.
Comp #7
For this, I was aiming for a headline which is 'Quake-Hit' while on the bottom is an unstable building. Just like Jenga, it is about to fall because it cannot support itself. I tilted the words to make the 'building' seem even more disrupted.
Comp #8
For this, I wanted to make a similar comp to the one above only this time I wanted to make two buldings about to collide into each other in the middle. I believe that the placement of the outlined words is effective due to it continuing the sentence and it makes the height of the buildings equal.
Comp #9
For this, I wanted to draw something erupting. To be able to do this, I created the object from words straightened in a line while just making them outlined so that not too much attention is drawn there. I then wrote the words THREAT which is errupting and in bold because that is what happens when something is errupting; everything around it is in danger.
Comp #10
For this, I wanted to make a tribute to all the men that are giving their lives for the sake of the people that they love. Regardless of what career they have (fireman/nuclear power worker), they still are a life. I wanted to make a man stand by a nuclear plant that is saluting to his nation while thinking of the love of his life that he will most likely never be able to see again.
