Leap seconds- the debate communicated by a designer.

Hello,

Firstly, it's necessary to point out that I'm a Graphic Design student from the UK, and although I take a general interest in science and technology, my grasp of anything as academically demanding is nothing compared to what I expect of the forum members here, so I apologise if I seem simple.

I am asking for the help of anyone interested, and I hope that in return, I can assist the leap second debate. I am designing something as a means of communicating the debate of the use of leap seconds to the general public in an informative yet easily accessible format. The main basis of this will be typography (using fonts creatively).

I understand the general arguments both for and against retaining the leap second system, but I feel that I am not informed enough to be able to create a piece of design that will do the debate justice yet. I would really like to hear your views- both sides of the debate, and know what information is vital to include from a physicist's viewpoint.

Of course, I shall credit you in my research, and let you see the final piece, hopefully with approval from people who know what they're talking about!

Feel free to get in touch, either on this forum or by PM.

Many thanks for reading,

Grace

 

Thank you for your response, it's really useful and will be relying on it over the coming weeks.

What does the leap seconds debate have to do with typography? Absolutely nothing. But in that train of thought, nothing has anything to do with typography. I have been given a brief which requires a theme of time/ recording/ measuring time and because this came in the news on the day I was given this brief I have decided to run with it. This is a very high- end competition brief and wanted to do something different so it may stand out amongst the other entries.

Many thanks again for the help, it's greatly appreciated.

Grace