Taking the below poster for the Red Hot Chili Peppers 1986 tour as an example of typesetting that I find satisfying to view… My reasoning for this particular choice is that the type fits around the focal point, adding to the design as a whole. It goes somewhat against what Beatrice Warde’s argument suggests –Continue reading “Satisfying Typography”
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Newspapers vs Websites
Starting with the Financial Times as a publication to focus on, I looked at how the website and physical paper compare. Firstly, the webpage: One of the first things I noted with the webpage that differs from the newspaper is the copy font. In the newspaper, a traditional serif font is used… however in digitalContinue reading “Newspapers vs Websites”
Envelope Patterns
After exploring a few different patterns, each of varying style and colours, I decided that the most successful, in terms of doing the job intended – is the below: The combination of highly contrasting colours and a heavily repeated pattern, means that any information inside the envelope will be properly obscured. Its also a patternContinue reading “Envelope Patterns”
Similarities in Layout
After looking at a range of printed, text based layouts one would be forgiven for assuming that many are the same or follow the same patterns. However, this isn’t necessarily correct – There are some similarities between such things as novels, newspapers, journals etc, such as many of them having justified text as opposed toContinue reading “Similarities in Layout”
Selecting a Typeface
The three typefaces I have chosen to look at in further detail (i.e. who designed them, where they’re used etc) are:– Chalet Comprime– Avant Garde (Gothic)– Times Chalet Comprime The Chalet Comprimé font was formed from the legacy left by French fashion designer René Chalet, and the font Chalet. ‘Comprimé is a family of threeContinue reading “Selecting a Typeface”
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