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<blockquote data-quote="Jocher symbolic systems" data-source="post: 8988290" data-attributes="member: 7024919"><p><h3>Orwellian TTRPG - Oceania 2084 - Visual Aesthetic first draft</h3><p></p><p>Hi everyone! I've spent 2 days working on a mockup of the visual aesthetic that I've imagined for a while now. The design has been applied to the first chapter of the rules. There are still some minor changes I need to do before this could be considered a final version of the first chapter but at least it captures the vibe I'm after. Kind of a high-fashion, dystopic collection of redacted government documents.</p><p></p><p><strong>Page 1. Title page:</strong> The concrete texture will be changed to something similar but with a little more intentionality behind contrast and dynamics.</p><p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/4xkezvha21ta1.jpg?width=2481&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6b7237b6e644f56e5d9c225356ad4e11be1239a9" target="_blank"><img src="https://preview.redd.it/4xkezvha21ta1.jpg?width=2481&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6b7237b6e644f56e5d9c225356ad4e11be1239a9" alt="Post image" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 470px" /></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Page 2-3:</strong> A mood setting spread, with a diegetic text. This is a collage of heavily edited found images.</p><p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/j6zk5ldo21ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=2170695f84242f62f93ae58a0019874fdf1eb7b5" target="_blank"><img src="https://preview.redd.it/j6zk5ldo21ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=2170695f84242f62f93ae58a0019874fdf1eb7b5" alt="Post image" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Page 4-5:</strong> This spread is the first spread of the book where rules are starting to get introduced. It is still mostly designed to give off a mood. I think it is a bit busy in places, to the degree that it affects legibility, but no major changes are to be expected.</p><p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/t19jzv2x21ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=eb61ebb49521eb9cfecd76f0110ecff7a5420e25" target="_blank"><img src="https://preview.redd.it/t19jzv2x21ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=eb61ebb49521eb9cfecd76f0110ecff7a5420e25" alt="Post image" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Page 6-7:</strong> Toning down the visuals a bit, making the text step even more into the spotlight. Very happy with the random table.</p><p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/gecv580b31ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=74fb627432398029a77a4c60be0b7dcbbcb2a0fa" target="_blank"><img src="https://preview.redd.it/gecv580b31ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=74fb627432398029a77a4c60be0b7dcbbcb2a0fa" alt="Post image" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Page 8-9:</strong> I might decrease the tilt angle on the table on the right page.</p><p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/wy0c7f1k31ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=c1653724b58957ec9fbe87c846322b7abf022b90" target="_blank"><img src="https://preview.redd.it/wy0c7f1k31ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=c1653724b58957ec9fbe87c846322b7abf022b90" alt="Post image" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Page 10-11:</strong> I designed logos for each of the ministries to bring them into the "free market, liberal democracy" dystopia. I'm especially happy with MiniPax and MiniPlenty. I increased the number of scribbles in this one for the sake of the rhythm of the pages.</p><p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/uq5kj0hs31ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=fa1a9f8fa4613a31a6a726f0a778fcad655ca36e" target="_blank"><img src="https://preview.redd.it/uq5kj0hs31ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=fa1a9f8fa4613a31a6a726f0a778fcad655ca36e" alt="Post image" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Page 12-13:</strong> This spread is intentionally left clean, it is both a reflection on what happens after MiniTrue has been engaged to clean up reality and as a transition to the final spread.</p><p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/8t2j1gob41ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=28a308d8cb5235941fc49b14271f53a958a459ea" target="_blank"><img src="https://preview.redd.it/8t2j1gob41ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=28a308d8cb5235941fc49b14271f53a958a459ea" alt="Post image" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Page 14-15:</strong> Final spread of the chapter. I took the photo during a visit to Denmark, it is a stair in a subway station. It is in essence a metaphor for "The Hope", a stair upwards, hard to climb, but leading to better places.</p><p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/vvwfpwvo41ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6634d06f9dc8e43f2897f39a8bd9c745a70ef995" target="_blank"><img src="https://preview.redd.it/vvwfpwvo41ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6634d06f9dc8e43f2897f39a8bd9c745a70ef995" alt="Post image" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>So, that's all, I'd love to hear what you think. What vibes does this give you? How does it make you feel?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jocher symbolic systems, post: 8988290, member: 7024919"] [HEADING=2]Orwellian TTRPG - Oceania 2084 - Visual Aesthetic first draft[/HEADING] Hi everyone! I've spent 2 days working on a mockup of the visual aesthetic that I've imagined for a while now. The design has been applied to the first chapter of the rules. There are still some minor changes I need to do before this could be considered a final version of the first chapter but at least it captures the vibe I'm after. Kind of a high-fashion, dystopic collection of redacted government documents. [B]Page 1. Title page:[/B] The concrete texture will be changed to something similar but with a little more intentionality behind contrast and dynamics. [URL='https://preview.redd.it/4xkezvha21ta1.jpg?width=2481&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6b7237b6e644f56e5d9c225356ad4e11be1239a9'][IMG width="470px" alt="Post image"]https://preview.redd.it/4xkezvha21ta1.jpg?width=2481&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6b7237b6e644f56e5d9c225356ad4e11be1239a9[/IMG][/URL] [B]Page 2-3:[/B] A mood setting spread, with a diegetic text. This is a collage of heavily edited found images. [URL='https://preview.redd.it/j6zk5ldo21ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=2170695f84242f62f93ae58a0019874fdf1eb7b5'][IMG alt="Post image"]https://preview.redd.it/j6zk5ldo21ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=2170695f84242f62f93ae58a0019874fdf1eb7b5[/IMG][/URL] [B]Page 4-5:[/B] This spread is the first spread of the book where rules are starting to get introduced. It is still mostly designed to give off a mood. I think it is a bit busy in places, to the degree that it affects legibility, but no major changes are to be expected. [URL='https://preview.redd.it/t19jzv2x21ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=eb61ebb49521eb9cfecd76f0110ecff7a5420e25'][IMG alt="Post image"]https://preview.redd.it/t19jzv2x21ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=eb61ebb49521eb9cfecd76f0110ecff7a5420e25[/IMG][/URL] [B]Page 6-7:[/B] Toning down the visuals a bit, making the text step even more into the spotlight. Very happy with the random table. [URL='https://preview.redd.it/gecv580b31ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=74fb627432398029a77a4c60be0b7dcbbcb2a0fa'][IMG alt="Post image"]https://preview.redd.it/gecv580b31ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=74fb627432398029a77a4c60be0b7dcbbcb2a0fa[/IMG][/URL] [B]Page 8-9:[/B] I might decrease the tilt angle on the table on the right page. [URL='https://preview.redd.it/wy0c7f1k31ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=c1653724b58957ec9fbe87c846322b7abf022b90'][IMG alt="Post image"]https://preview.redd.it/wy0c7f1k31ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=c1653724b58957ec9fbe87c846322b7abf022b90[/IMG][/URL] [B]Page 10-11:[/B] I designed logos for each of the ministries to bring them into the "free market, liberal democracy" dystopia. I'm especially happy with MiniPax and MiniPlenty. I increased the number of scribbles in this one for the sake of the rhythm of the pages. [URL='https://preview.redd.it/uq5kj0hs31ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=fa1a9f8fa4613a31a6a726f0a778fcad655ca36e'][IMG alt="Post image"]https://preview.redd.it/uq5kj0hs31ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=fa1a9f8fa4613a31a6a726f0a778fcad655ca36e[/IMG][/URL] [B]Page 12-13:[/B] This spread is intentionally left clean, it is both a reflection on what happens after MiniTrue has been engaged to clean up reality and as a transition to the final spread. [URL='https://preview.redd.it/8t2j1gob41ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=28a308d8cb5235941fc49b14271f53a958a459ea'][IMG alt="Post image"]https://preview.redd.it/8t2j1gob41ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=28a308d8cb5235941fc49b14271f53a958a459ea[/IMG][/URL] [B]Page 14-15:[/B] Final spread of the chapter. I took the photo during a visit to Denmark, it is a stair in a subway station. It is in essence a metaphor for "The Hope", a stair upwards, hard to climb, but leading to better places. [URL='https://preview.redd.it/vvwfpwvo41ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6634d06f9dc8e43f2897f39a8bd9c745a70ef995'][IMG alt="Post image"]https://preview.redd.it/vvwfpwvo41ta1.jpg?width=4961&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6634d06f9dc8e43f2897f39a8bd9c745a70ef995[/IMG][/URL] So, that's all, I'd love to hear what you think. What vibes does this give you? How does it make you feel? [/QUOTE]
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