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Visual Language of Hawker Signs (Process Journal)

This book documents the creative process of a degree project, “Hawker Signs”. It began as an online journal (http://hawkersigns.tumblr.com) and is now reformatted for print. I wrote most of the posts spontaneously to organise my thoughts in a mannerism of note taking. It is not meant to be a narrative, and they might not appear sequentially. The posts are not in chronological order, it is arranged such that the reader could follow the development of each piece of work. This project is process based, and the process itself informs most of the work. Thus, it is important to present the process as a body of work that is cohesive with the final outcome. 

The covers are made from scrap materials used to create the poster. I decided not to throw them away and re-purpose them as covers for this process journal. I spray painted them to form the title “Hawker Signs” when they are laid out. 
 
For full project — click here
 
Published by Elliot Teo as part of a Degree Project with Glasgow School of Arts, Singapore
 
PROJECT MENTORS
Michael Tan
Paul Hume
Darryl Lim
 
TYPEFACES
Journal by Paratype
Apercu by Colophon Foundry
 
PAPER
RJ Paper - Enviro Wove 120gsm (inside)
Fancy Papers - Pacolight 98gsm (covers)
Visual Language of Hawker Signs (Process Journal)
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Visual Language of Hawker Signs (Process Journal)

Singapore is constantly searching for a visual culture that is genuine. Hawker Centres is a large part of our culture, and I believe a genuine vi Read More

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