Cut + Paste Poetry

The aim of this mini project was to create a no-staples booklet with cut and paste style images and poetry. We went through various forms of literature, for example newspapers, books and magazines, selecting and cutting out words and phrases that are peculiar or interesting. 

After collecting all the words/phrases we randomly put them together to create poems. Below are the scan-ins of the poems I constructed. Also there is some images that could be linked to the poems.

Once everything was scanned into photoshop we began rearranging and re-sizing things to make it as aesthetically pleasing as possible. 

Work in progress

I used multiple techniques for my images of this page. For example, with the woman's face I made a pattern using the word perfect, and then used it to overlay her face. I then lowered the opacity and changed the blending mode to multiply to make it more subtle.

For the Union Jack TARDIS instead of using a pattern overlay, I wrapped the image using a basic Union Jack. This a better effect in some cases as the pattern fills all of the bends and creases of the TARDIS. 

This is when I had gone around the scan-ins and had laid them out initially. For my name on the title page I just cropped letters and resized them from words I had already cut and scanned.  

This is when I had started doing the illustrations for my poems. On the left I had begun building up images of cut out sunsets. I made sure I cut them out with ragged edges so I was in-keeping with the 'handmade' feel. On the right I put an extract from Pride and Prejudice and then altered the opacity of certain parts of the text to add some variety. 

Finished piece

This is it once I had folded and cut the line in the centre (to enable the whole no-staples design and fold out poster).