#intervention+interpretation

[amyviscomblog5]

Updated and Improved Carousel

One of the assets that had a big change was my carousel. The tutors thought the colours weren’t promoting the font as well as it could have been and also the general design was a bit boring as it was just a letter per slide. With their feedback I created something that I feel is so much more successful. I used the ‘notch’ shape as the outline for my slides, this made them into a more unique shape to work with. I then placed some letters in the alternating slides. In the other slides I made some mockups showing where the font could potentially be used. This levelled up my carousel, having a theme made it so much easier to make it look more professional. The colour scheme also had a big part to play as it all went perfectly with the mockups and carries that construction theme.

[aublaurellm]

Intervention + Interpretation

Instagram Assets

Poster

[hadesknockedupintheunderworld]

Between Sonic and Tails, who do you think would end up confessing their feelings first?

Good question. Definitely depends upon the iteration and context, but for the most part (at least in my head) getting either of them to confess (and in some cases even ruminate on their feelings and admit to themselves the nature of them) is hard

Like, for example, I personally think that game!Sonic (and post sgw Archie Sonic and IDW Sonic) kind of take Tails' presence for granted in a way. To them, it will always be the two of them (Sonic and Tails). The ideal future is that they keep on hanging out and still fight side by side sometimes and that even if Sonic goes it alone he can always come back from his adventures to chill with Tails or crash at his place. In other words, in Sonic's fantasies of the future, things like getting married or raising families or anything like that are just kind of tacked on as something that will just kind of be true at best and ignored at worst. If he even considers a future where things are a bit different because Tails is together™ with someone, to him it's only natural that Tails would be in his life the same way and nothing would really change. And so to that end, even if Sonic DOES realize his own feelings, he probably wouldn't see any good reason to confess. It would make things more complicated, especially if Tails doesn't share those feelings, and he doesn't have to worry anyways because Tails will always prioritize the two of them and be at his side, right?

And then it's even worse for versions of Sonic more akin to, say, pre sgw Archie Sonic. This is because in addition to the already existing unwillingness to change things and the assumption that he doesn't ever have to worry about no longer being the center of Tails' world (or a major figure in it at least), there is some palpable internalized homophobia within that hedgehog with an added complexity. For Archie Sonic in particular, I think even if he realized that he wanted to even be with Tails forever in a strictly non brothers fashion, he would feel mixed feelings about that (perhaps that coming out about it would ruin things or make things weird, or that getting together with Tails at any point would deprive him of "normalcy", or that he'd pressured Tails into it, or even just weird or a bit creepy).

As for Tails, I actually think that most iterations of him have figured their feelings out by this point. In all honesty, there's only so long you can go on fixating on someone and admiring them, and structuring your life around them before you realize your "I want to be with them" isn't just about simply admiring them. It's just that Tails' main obstacle to me is the avoidance of ruining anything.

On one hand, there's Sonic's avoidance to being tied down. We've seen time and time again Sonic rejecting people who pursue him openly or looking uncomfortable with them. Archie Sonic in particular made it clear that this version of Sonic couldn't stand the idea of not being able to freely be himself or adventure. He couldn't stand the idea of having to tie himself down and taking on extra responsibilities and expectations simply because he's with someone. I can see Tails being afraid that by confessing, he could scare Sonic away. If he happened to confess and Sonic thought Tails meant to stifle him or Sonic felt uncomfortable by that open expression, wouldn't that risk their relationship? Even if Sonic wouldn't go so far as to drop him as a best friend (which he never would do that for the record), there's still real fear in making things weird or different between himself and Sonic.

And that feeds right into the other hand. On the other hand, Sonic probably doesn't see him that way, right? Though Sonic is special to him and Sonic also cares for him back, at best Sonic has never thought about it and never will, or he just wouldn't feel the same (in Tails' eyes). With Archie Tails in particular, even if Tails gets over his own interlized homophobia about it and recognizes his feelings for what they are, he probably feels that there's no way to be anything different than a brother to Sonic, and thus confessing would be a terrible move. If Tails confesses and Sonic doesn't feel the same, it also runs the risk of making things weird between them or (in Tails' eyes) ruining it.

All this to say that my general opinion is that as long as things stay exactly the way they are forever, even if they start spending even more time together, I find it hard to believe either of the two will opt into confessing on purpose

But, with that being said, a confession is not an impossibility. I don't think either of the two are immune to being put in a position where they finally confess (and no, with the state of things for them, simply saying "I love you" will not count as a confession). And if we barred situations where like. They're literally about to die or one can do anything they like without the other (or themselves) remembering the outcome, I actually can give you an answer

And honestly, if one of them had to confess eventually, I believe it would probably end up being Sonic.

Why? Well, out of the two, Tails actually sits back and thinks about his emotions more often than not. I think even before he figured out the exact nature of his feelings he knew he felt very strongly for Sonic. But, no matter which media you're touching upon, I feel as if Tails fits into that archetype of "person who has been in love with their best friend since literally forever, but knows their best friend will never feel the same". The longer Tails ruminates on these feelings, the stronger he feels them, the more he watches Sonic (especially as someone who cares about plenty of people other than him), the more time he spends with Sonic, the less incentivized he feels to actually confess. Especially if Sonic would never feel the same, the best Tails can hope for is that things stay the same between them and Sonic never replaces his role.

Or in short, Tails is so in his head about it at this point, it's very hard to convince him that confessing is ever a good idea or necessary.

But while Tails is more obviously attached to Sonic, Sonic is much less obviously attached to Tails and other people as a whole. With him being "free as the wind" and the kind of figure he is, he kind of benefits from having the persona of a guy who doesn't need his friends but (nevertheless) can be assisted by them. He probably seems cool for being so strong and independent while equally caring that people live. But this doesn't mean Sonic doesn't have attachments (far from it). Rather, for Sonic, his attachments to others seem to naturally grow. And the more time he spends with them, the more he grows used to their presence. And especially with someone like Tails, who has been around as his companion the longest, he doesn't sit around long enough to consider that Tails would ever leave his side. Once he grows used to that person, he doesn't have to recognize his attachment or even think about the nature of his own feelings because it is and always has been whatever it is. So, in other words, even if he becomes more and more reliant on the fact that Tails will always be around or that Tails will always assist him, he doesn't have to admit more than "This is what our best friendship is. This is what it's like"

All of this is to say that while my idea of present Tails would be trying to do anything in his power to stay with Sonic (as long as Sonic is willing of course), even if that means never confessing the exact nature of his feelings for the hedgehog, Sonic isn't already thinking about these things. This means that while Tails has very few pathways to confession, Sonic has plenty!...if you scare him well enough.

For example, Idw Sonic has been more clearly spending more time with Tails (even baseline just. Crashing at his place more often) after the metal virus arc. Couple this with post neo metal incident 2 electric boogaloo idw Sonic who just wants to have a break and live peacefully for a minute, this is a Sonic who has become scared enough to want to indulge in spending more time with Tails. I also think that post Sonic Prime Sonic is also a version of him who would start to spend more time with Tails than before after having already lost him and having to deal with the Tails shaped hole in his life once.

So, if you got a Sonic to the point where he'd fully accepted his feelings and he felt like confessing them would be necessary to secure the future he wants, then he'd confess. Honestly, the easiest way I'd see this going about would be a story where Tails is framed as leaving him to go do something or be somewhere else, away for Sonic, possibly indefinitely, or if Sonic actually has to spend enough time without Tails after initially telling himself his own feelings wouldn't matter so long as Tails is happy wherever he is. But, if it came down to confessing being something that might actually bring Sonic to his desired future (especially if Tails rejecting him is no different from prolonging the separation they already have if he says nothing), then I think he could work up the courage to do it.

And in the end...I think it has to be Sonic. Although I on occasion enjoy fantasizing about moments where Tails can't take it anymore and confesses, only for Sonic to realize his own feelings in the process, I think that Sonic would have to be the one who confesses his feelings/wishes for the future for Tails to even believe that his pipe dreams are a possibility. I think it's Sonic who would need to pull Tails out of his head, because the probability that Tails works up the courage to confess is more unlikely.

So...yeah. In my head, Sonic is driven to a point where he confesses and pulls Tails out of his head about it.

[gothhabiba]

actually, although that post is 100% a joke (I don't even consider myself to have been a meaningfully strange child), there's something serious to be said about the factors that go into whether adults decide you're "weird" as in "aw, how cute, aren't kids so bizarre and creative," versus "weird" as in, "needs psychiatric intervention, institutionalisation, and/or the violence that is 'special ed'"

[goldiipond]

funny skye achievement: i got permanently suspended on twitter last night because i told some zionist that i wish i could treat them the same way zionists treat palestinians and i got reported for incitement of violence

[ofbetterbodies]

something hilarious re: the mental health Disk Horse is for years critics and the public have said she's crazy, has too many emotions, and is likely to *be* mentally ill - it's suddenly bad when she takes ownership of that without divulging every aspect of her treatment journey.

[moodr1ng]

"this social psychology experiment proves humans are inherently cruel and domineering!" "no this other social psychology experiment proves humans are inherently kind and cooperative!" everyone learn that singular experiments cannot be taken as conclusive proof of anything + consider that perhaps literally no amount of social psychology studies will ever "prove" any kind of inherent, all-encompassing moral truth about all of humanity and will only ever be an example of possible group conduct in certain conditions, in a certain culture and time, among certain people

[femperor]

How am I supposed to make fun of therians as if people haven't been identifying with animals since as far back as we can find communities. How many different cultures revered certain animals and the people who embodied their traits: do you think it was always strictly a metaphor?

And yes this applies to "western civilizations" too. Romulus had a wolf as a surrogate mother. Norse vikings took on the nature of a bear when they fought. No matter where you look, historically one of the most enviable traits a human can have is the ability to be something else.

[such-a-fellow]

listen the only m/f ships I can get invested in in books or shows or whatever have to still be so readable as lgbt their vibes manage to align with this Invention of Love quote or else I'm just not interested

[ravenousnightwind]

It's very rarely I dream about the gods, so when I have visions or dreams that consist of their presence in some form, I pay attention. Perhaps these dreams mean nothing, perhaps they do. It's hard to tell if it is anything other than my own head. However, sometimes, especially the extreme coherent ones where I'm pushed to the point of awareness but don't wake up. I pause, I wonder, I think. I am still skeptical, but part of me wonders how true it is, or if it has truth to it.

I always take divination or anything divine related with a bit of skeptism because I think it's healthy. There's just certain things, however, where I do a double take or have a wonder about it because it's so out of place that I question the significance. Like ooookkaaaay that was weird, Kay I'm just gonna continue going on while thinking about this then..

[amyviscomblog5]

Improved Final Poster

I really liked the layout and design of my original poster so wanted to keep that design. I needed to edit a couple of letters this includes the T and the C before finding a more fitting colour scheme. As i'm going down the construction route I wanted a colour scheme that linked to that theme. The most common is black, white and a golden yellow, I would say this is most recognised with builders and DIY brands.

[aublaurellm]

Intervention + Interpretation

These are letterform examples of my initial vs final type. I decided to go for something quite condensed and bold, I really wanted my typeface to embody the qualities I enjoy seeing in type- a combination of curves and straight lines. I created these through adding and taking away shapes to create different letter forms.

Inspiration For Assets:

Initial Assets:

These are my original Instagram assets, in my crit I was advised to rearrange my letters so that they read in order, as well as to name my typeface. I was also advised to explore more relevant short words- although I do feel ‘yes’ and ‘no’ work well I think I might replace ‘hit’ with ‘okay’ and possibly zoom in on a particular letter. I also created two poster variations, I feel in this case the black background works best.

[fideidefenswhore]

🔥 anne of cleves or katherine howard

Anne of Cleves was more popular among the English subjects than her last two predecesors (at the very least) and Katherine Howard was more successful at queenly intercessions than her second to last predecessor.

[yuri-for-businesswomen]

here i was thinking transitioning was supposed to be a life saving treatment. turns out its just burger

"whats the point of transitioning if you aren't dysphoric” what’s the point of eating a burger if you’re not starving to death. it looks yummy bitch

[nabillasp-viscom]

WEEK 4: MUSTIKA, in The Poster With Overwhelming Placement of Illustration

That's it. That's the post! It's half-intentional since my laptop also has a bit of problem as I try to give my best. I know if layouting is still not my best forte despite me often worked in layouting, so I want to get more feedback about it.

Some sketches I did.

[eleristanton]

// Final Instagram Assets \\

Once again, after gaining feedback, I rethought the instagram assets and redid the mockup to make it a little more interesting and include an additional typeface that works well with my typeface.