GDS 110 Typography

book cover

2009-04-13T23:27:00.002-05:00

Well I ran across this on a website that featured this for one of its "100 best book covers". The main thing that made it stick out and get my attention was the use of the light and warm colors. I also think its clever how the letters overlap and create other colors. It is still easy to read and fun to look at.

http://www.evasion.cc/blog/comments/100-design-books-covers/

London Symphony Orchestra

2009-04-06T23:13:00.003-05:00

This is the logo for the London Symphony Orchestra. It is made out of one line that has smooth and soft curves. It might be hard to make out the letters at first, but when you do it's kind of stuck in your head. It reminds me of the story shop logo because you have to look close enough to find both of the letters "S" within it. I think it works well because it simple and effective.

http://lso.co.uk/home/

magazine

2009-03-06T11:24:00.002-06:00

This is a special issue called "best of new york". Each letter is drawn in a way that gives it a personality. They are all different colors and fun. Which works with the issue. This was done by the artist Brian Donnelly.

Book cover

2009-02-23T22:58:00.005-06:00

This is a book cover by Daniel Eatock and the title of it was called Imprint. I think its clever because it is a giant finger print that takes up the cover. Inside the fingerprint are sentences that start to curve. They are handlettered font, which I think gives it a personality.

http://www.bookcoverarchive.com/spend_generously/imprint

upside down

2009-02-16T23:21:00.002-06:00

I like this logo because it gives the illusion of being upside down while still being readable. It combines different letters that are flipped in a certian direction to give it an unusual look.

grammy poster

2009-02-09T23:47:00.002-06:00

This is a poster of Kanye West made for the grammys. It is made from the words of famous songs or quotes from songs. I like how the color changes as it progresses. The form of the figure is also very visible.

old is cool

2009-01-28T23:09:00.002-06:00

This was made by a graphic designer called Alex Trochut. He works in type and illustration. This piece is very interesting because there is a cool 3D look to it. The shading is very well done with the use of lines. It is written in a cursive style and it just looks like its kind of moving.

T-Shirt

2009-01-21T20:23:00.002-06:00

This is a shirt from a clothing company called LRG. I like it because it kind of helps get their message across. The words are shaped inside the image of a child. It says "Cant blame the youth." The image is decorated with flowers and a ribbon at the bottom. It gives it a vintage look.

source http://www.activerideshop.com/LRG-Cant-Blame-Em-t-shirt

nike poster

2009-01-14T19:46:00.002-06:00

This is a different type of typography.It reminds me of the psychelic era because of how its shaped and formed. The company that created this was nike and shaped it like a shoe. It interacts with the reader by making you follow the words to the bottom of the shoe.

psychedlic poster

2008-12-09T11:18:00.003-06:00

This is a poster made for an art expo. It has posters from rock concerts in the past. The type looks friendly and it seems hand drawn. It goes well with the picture and even the colors seem to match. The other font is smaller and has the info for the event.

source:www.rockhall.com

moosejaw

2008-11-26T19:32:00.003-06:00

This is a logo for a company called "Moosejaw". The letters look like they have been worn down and the "w" has moose antlers on it.Its ment to look rugged because this is a retailer for camping gear. I think the addition of the antlers is clever because it relates to the name.

source:www.moosejaw.com

poster

2008-11-12T23:49:00.002-06:00

This is a poster for the University of Illinois. It uses color in a lot of the words and I think there is only two fonts. But They are all angled in different directions which make it playful.

supermediastore.com

2008-11-05T20:05:00.003-06:00

This is a logo for supermediastore.com. I posted it here because it reminded me of the exercises in class in where we moved letters around for effect. The mouse in the picture makes it look like it is on top of the letters and moving them around.

source:www.supermediastore.com

band poster

2008-10-29T18:41:00.003-05:00

This poster is for a saxaphone player named James Chance. The words on the posters are bright colors and are postioned at an angle. The saxaphone instrument is put in there to symbolize the letter "J" for james.

London map

2008-10-22T23:15:00.003-05:00

This is a london map made from the names and streets of london. It is all letters and no images. The letters are different sizes and some are bolder. There is also a lot of kerning done to fit each word to form the map.

source:http://www.blanka.co.uk/Home

San Fran

2008-10-15T21:36:00.003-05:00

This is a poster from Orkposter.com. It has cities from San Francisco and the letters are arranged to fit inside the towns. It fits the whole name of the area by rearranging the size of the letters so it can fit in the unique shapes.

jimmy johns

2008-10-08T23:49:00.001-05:00

This is a jimmy johns ad. It uses different types of font to attract a reader. It puts emphasis on words by making them bolder or larger than the others. It think it uses the same type of font.

coffee cup

2008-10-01T18:53:00.004-05:00

This is a coffee cup I have and it uses both serif and sans-serif type. The font color is white on a black background.The type is on and off the ribbon. It is made to look like it is from Paris and has a modern look to it. All the words are in capital letters but are different sizes.

altoids

2008-09-24T21:54:00.006-05:00

This is a tin altoid box that has serif font. The word "Altoids"is right in the middle of everything. I also noticed the word "new" is made to look like it is fading away from the viewer. The thing that caught my eye was the main word "Altoids". There isn't anything real special about it but I think it can be recognized by most people just because of the media.

rebel yell

2008-09-17T16:28:00.005-05:00

My friend gave me this bottle and it is fairly new.This bottle has a lot of fonts on the front of it. The main one which says "Rebel Yell" looks like a old type of serif and has small indintations on each letter. It is all caps and has a shadow underneath it for depth. The other font I see looks like a cursive font which is made to look fancy. I think it was put there for a classical look.

logo

2008-09-11T08:19:00.004-05:00

I think this image is very unique. It is a logo for a skateboard company in California. It looks like it uses a sans-serif and serif at the same time. If you look at the letter "i" it has a little indentation on the end of it. The letter "k" also connects the word "Lakai" with the letter "a". It it is italicized a little bit to give it more affect.

Sunkist box

2008-09-03T22:24:00.006-05:00

I found a Sunkist box on the floor in my basement. It is a brown cardboard box that used to hold or deliver oranges. I think it was made just made for packaging and not for main selling.The letters are arranged in dark blue and are serif font. The "Sunkist" is made into the largest word on the because it is the logo of the company. It is also curved slighty. The words below it are smaller but are in bold. But the words above "Sunkist" are not because they are not as important.

skate ad

2008-08-28T01:03:00.004-05:00

This ad was in a magazine I have and it is advertising for a company that makes skateboard trucks. It has Old English font on the top of the ad. I think it works well because it gives a superior feel to the ad and works well with the logo at the bottom of the page.

image

2008-08-20T14:37:00.000-05:00

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