This Viewmaster Reel is both a typesetting experiment and a dive into perception and illusion. I used r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r by E.E. Cummings as the centerpiece, a poem that plays with form and fragmentation, and the perfect fit for a medium intended to play with perception. The reel is a way to explore how reading shifts when text becomes influenced by the readers physicality.
Programs: Adobe Illustrator and InDesign.
The process involved laser cutting heavy cardstock to construct the body of the reel, giving it the necessary width to function inside the Viewmaster. Each frame of the reel was printed on tracing paper, allowing for light to transfer through as needed.
The accompanying booklet carries similar material exploration; its cover was printed on textured watercolor paper, with translucent tracing paper pages inside. A thin, fibrous sheet is wrapped around the outside to further distort, reinforcing perception being at the heart of the piece.
