Day Two: Laser Cutter

Laser Cut/Etched Design

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www.google.com (searched: poplar tree, arkansas flag, slave trade posters)

I attended a 3D workshop that included an induction to the laser cutter machine. After this induction I was asked to produce a piece of work on InDesign, using text as a basis for my design. I chose the poem My Arkansas by Maya Angelou, which is a poem I studied in A level that I particularly enjoyed. My design was based on the themes and imagery present in the poem. I used New Times Roman font because many of the slave trade posters used a similar font, the shape of the text is reflective of the form of a Poplar tree (seen at the bottom of the piece), the title is placed in a diamond to relate to the Arkansas flag design and I chose to put the design on a piece of wood to work with the heavy natural imagery found in the poem.