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Saturday, July 16, 2011
I only recently brought it up to the relevant people again because I was tired of waiting around for a break from ship that I really wanted. Man, I can't believe something they can grant so easily, something they just have to agree to, is so difficult to get. I got quite ticked that time I heard Jake talking about how efforts for going beyond one's job scope is often rewarded in the Air Force. Maybe the Navy just has a dire lack of manpower, off is so hard to come by. By the way, we're about 5000 strong.
This poster chronicles the hardware aspect of the ship's history. From the county class LST that was leased to us at US$1 for ships that saw action in WW2, to the new Endurance class LST's (or LPD's) that were all built around 1997. One of the black and white pictures show the old Resolution receiving visitors on Open House day. We apparently garnered a public strength of 300 000 coming to see our ship!
Below, we see Dr Tony Tan announcing the construction of new LST's. The photo next to him is a fisheye of the ship in Benoi Yard, being built by ST Marine.
Lastly, I just did this design, meant to be A4 sized, for the Minister to sign when he visits the ship in a few weeks' time. I like the name of the exercise. I was thinking of a design for this one, and recalled this photo, for which I couldn't find anything else more apt for the purpose. The sky is actually part of another picture, because the original photo of the ship didn't have enough of it.
I read before in Digital SLR that there are photographers who dedicate themselves to magazine photography. That is, they take photographs with concepts of where to put text boxes and how to position them in mind. Sounds quite interesting. We've all seen that before, but never really put much thought into it.
posted by joseph at 4:18 PM
Saturday, July 16, 2011
I've been doing more designs for ship, this time for the heritage board that's being revamped. Both posters below are meant to be A1 size. I enjoy doing them, it forces me to think of new ideas on how to package a design and the information. However, they do take up my weekends, with me burning hours sitting in front of the computer. So I was quite disappointed when, months after I had done them, I didn't get any word on a reward for my efforts. I got 'thank you's" and "nicely done", but that was it.
I only recently brought it up to the relevant people again because I was tired of waiting around for a break from ship that I really wanted. Man, I can't believe something they can grant so easily, something they just have to agree to, is so difficult to get. I got quite ticked that time I heard Jake talking about how efforts for going beyond one's job scope is often rewarded in the Air Force. Maybe the Navy just has a dire lack of manpower, off is so hard to come by. By the way, we're about 5000 strong.
This poster chronicles the hardware aspect of the ship's history. From the county class LST that was leased to us at US$1 for ships that saw action in WW2, to the new Endurance class LST's (or LPD's) that were all built around 1997. One of the black and white pictures show the old Resolution receiving visitors on Open House day. We apparently garnered a public strength of 300 000 coming to see our ship!
Below, we see Dr Tony Tan announcing the construction of new LST's. The photo next to him is a fisheye of the ship in Benoi Yard, being built by ST Marine.
On the other hand, this poster is a mash-up of photographs from start to beginning, but not in order. Some show our assets, others to where we've been overseas, and so on. The original poster had them all in colour, but an officer advised me that there were too many colours to focus on, so I made them all black and white, with a slight sepia tinge. It's amazing how the slight tinge makes the photo so much better than a flat black and white.
As for the background picture, it was with a blue sky in the original white balance. I turned it around to make it look more aged and graceful. I particularly like the Singapore flag. It's called the Sea Ensign, flown when we're out at sea. The black ball on the left hand side of the mast indicates the ship is anchored, and on which side we've let go the anchor. It's important because even when the ship is anchored, the direction of tide can swing the whole ship around, pivoted about the anchor chain. This arc, or safety swinging circle, can be dangerous for other ships to cut into.
Lastly, I just did this design, meant to be A4 sized, for the Minister to sign when he visits the ship in a few weeks' time. I like the name of the exercise. I was thinking of a design for this one, and recalled this photo, for which I couldn't find anything else more apt for the purpose. The sky is actually part of another picture, because the original photo of the ship didn't have enough of it.
I read before in Digital SLR that there are photographers who dedicate themselves to magazine photography. That is, they take photographs with concepts of where to put text boxes and how to position them in mind. Sounds quite interesting. We've all seen that before, but never really put much thought into it.
Labels: design, jolly pirates, navy, NS
posted by joseph at 4:18 PM