Before beginning to go through a series of idea generation and prototyping, I did a series of research into colour palettes and typography. This allows me to gain an understanding of how other Sherlock Holmes works look to the user and how I could display the content within my website/publication. To begin with, I made a general mood board from works I found on Pinterest. This shows a range of colours and typography and allowed me to establish which style I liked.
Once I had a general mood board, I pulled out some examples of colour, type and texture which I liked and discussed these further.
Colour wise the existing works include a range of tones, the ones that stood out to me were mainly the blue/green tones with additions of contrasting burnt orange/yellow tones and pink tones. These additions allow contrast from the blue tones which are most commonly found and provide more interest and depth within each of the covers or images.
In regard to typography, there is a wide variety of styles used. This includes a mix of sans serif, serif and display types depending on the age of the work. The display types feature heavily on book covers while the more modern works such as TV programmes or films feature block serif or sans serif types.
When we consider texture, it isn't something we consider often when developing products unless it is a certain style. This project is something we could use textures on due to the era Sherlock holmes relates to. In the mood board there is a mix of flat textures and period style patterns alongside more grainy and rough textures, depending on what style the designer is trying to portray. These are something I could consider when creating my project.
This research will allow me to go into the next stage of my project well informed and have an understanding of relevant colours, typography and textures. This small piece of research will allow me to align my website/publication well within the existing products.