well done

Okay, so I've been pretty bad about updating my blog this semester, outside of project sketches and proofs. This is a music video I found a couple months ago that is full of typography. The font they use and animate in this video is a sans-serif typeface with circular O's. I'm thinking that the typeface is in fact Helvetica Bold, but I could be wrong. I like the animation that has been applied. Generally, the tracking seems standard and the leading, pretty tight, but effective in its use,

spread

Champaign Surplus Brochure Proof #3

Champaign Surplus Brochure Proof #2

brochure proofs

Champaign Surplus brochure concept sketches

CONCEPT 1

CONCEPT 2

CONCEPT 3

brochure research

 

story shop cover proof

story shop page proofs

 

GRIDS

2 column grid on the left, w/ 3 unit horizontal grid,  photo extends to full page on right

3 column grid

3 column, 5 unit horizontal grid

Story Shop rough proof and photo ideas

Playful typography

Homework 3 images

Based off of #22, 1927, p.45

book research

White space...or...negative space

Communication Arts Typography Annual 2011

I chose this documentary poster as my example of effective use of white space. I don't mean to be morbid, but I think this design is so clever, clean, and effective. In this piece, the artist has used white space as the positive element, or foreground of the design. Since white space generally refers to  negative space, I'm not sure if what is gray would be considered the "white space" or if it's the actual white characters. I'm going to guess that the negative space would be the thing to talk about, but in any case, it's the relationship between the positive and negative space that can make or break a design.

The majority of the piece is comprised of negative space, giving the title of the film a lot of weight and attention. Kevorkian jumps off of the page at the viewer because of the contrast between the gray and white and because of the empty space above and below. The standard text at the bottom of movie posters is done all in white, which both unifies the design and creates a stable base to support the structure of the design. Even though much of the "i" character is in fact blue, its white dot is large and suggestive enough to communicate as an "i." The IV depiction is my favorite part of the design because it is minimalistic and simply genius.

CHAIR

 

I thought that this was such an interesting idea! A chair made out of typography - not only this, but the actual characters of the word that describe it, make it! There are two "r"s, but that seems to be the only drawback.  I don't believe that this is a typeface I could find the name of, but rather that it was designed with the intent of the being useful.

Inspiration

I found these typographic illustrations on the same website from which I found the content for my illustration blog this week - (Yulia Brodskaya). I'm really fascinated by them. In general, I like designs with 3D type, but these two stand out to me especially because of the sense of space they create and the activity within their letter-forms. There is not a particular typeface used in these designs, as they were illustrated.  Each of them have sans-serif and serif characteristics.  To be honest, I don't know what the one with the S, H, K, Y, etc. says - any guesses? Obviously the message is not crucial to my judgment at the moment. I like how the letters in "kelly"have some straight edges and some curved.  I like to be surprised by different letters within a font - anything too predictable has its use for application, but is boring.

type the sky

Initially, I thought this image was a very cool photo project.  True, it was, but even further, it was created with the intent of making it a typeface!  It was created by Lisa Reinermann.  It has in deed been published by the German Type Foundry Slanted, titled "Type the Sky."  I thought this idea was particularly interesting because the artist had to look very hard to find all of the letter forms in the tops of sky-scrapers.  I'm sure there aren't many extra characters included in the font set considering the method of creation! I particularly like the "s."  

go back

Yucel - Workbook 32

This is an example of a clever typographic solution because the type represents the concept of the message. It is easily understood even though it's written backwards. I have to tilt my screen at a certain angle in order to see the text underneath which reads, "you just passed happiness."  The font of the logo element is handwritten, without serifs (unless you count the arrow), and in all caps.  I believe the font of the text below is Helvetica.  I'm not sure what this design was used for.

Skate 3

I had a short obsession with the Skate3 video game, which features the ability to create graphics and send them to the game to put on your character's clothing, skateboard, etc.  The graphics creator they use is terribly limiting, though, and they do not allow you to upload any files.  Obviously these aren't comprised of a typeface, but rather created through the use of combining simple shapes.  My name was Tit-E-Bishop - don't ask, it was a random idea? It definitely made for a funny game.  Despite all the drama surrounding my identity, I got a lot of compliments on our team's logo, so I thought I'd share it.