Following up from my two previous posts on body horror I decided to conduct further research on how bodies can be used to create typefaces. I was particularly inspired by the TV series Hannibal and anime called Psycho-Pass.
Hannibal features some very imaginative crime scenes. I like how the show takes something as morbid and tragic as murder and turns it into art. For me beauty can be found in all places and it doesn’t necessarily have to be ‘pretty’. I appreciate designs which find beauty in the most unusual places such as Hannibal.
Murders depicted in Hannibal have inspired me to experiment with dismembered bodies and attempt to rearrange them into letters. I’ve singled out the still below because I like how the dead body has been turned into a tree, merging with nature and therefore representing a cycle of life. I also like the juxtaposition between the nature aspects of the design and an empty, concrete parking lot.
I also found an anime called Psycho-Pass with similar take on representing murders. Below is the link to episode 7 of series 1 which includes these artistic crime scenes.
http://www.watchcartoononline.com/psycho-pass-episode-7-english-dubbed
I like the use of roses in these crime scenes and how they complement a tragic death. The designs are also less gory and anatomically correct than hannibal which focuses more on the accuracy of he murder. This design also seems more gentle and flowing. I think I might base my final design on a similar aspect.
Because I can’t (nor do I want to) rearrange some dead bodies, or mannequins even, I decided that the next best thing would be to cut out images from magazines. The above collage is me attempting this. I really like how the letters turned out and how they’re lay out on the grid. However I don’t want this as my final design because I want to incorporate letters into an image rather than images being crammed into a letter. I will use this collage as a base for my final design.