Best use of typography by me this semester.
This is my magazine layout. it is my favorite as of now because i feel like i got to apply a lot of what i learned to it. i of course had to kern my type because even though avant garde is a nice font it has some kerning issues for example the r's and the y's next the each other are way to close and almost overlap. and i would have two sets of those in my design. haha. i was excited to being designing things like layouts, logos, and business cards. i like the was this turned out the best though, it feels official. i cant wait to my photos in and get in printed out.

Interesting/Innovative Typography Found In Sharadin
This is another piece from the senior exhibition show. this was one of my favorites. i liked how they used the ed-interlocking font. and designed elements to make it feel more earthy. the rain drops on the water poster and roots on the roots poster for example. i thought it was an interesting choice of font because it seams free flowing like its breaking out of the area its suppose to stay in. it branches out and reaches into the next letters area. which i think goes along with the message to spread you self out and reach out to do things for others.

Type As Art
This is a poster i found in the senior exhibition gallery. i couldnt get the entire poster because i felt like the art was in the detail of the piece. they use text but it isnt there to be legible it is used more as a shape and a contrast to the bright colors the artist includes. the type is there as just another element that contributes to the layered painterly feeling of this poster.

When Good Type Goes Bad
This flyer was sitting on my table at the sub. the part that i feel doesnt fit is "finals week"and "hours". i feel that that font just makes me think of old westerns and wanted signs. i dont think its appropriate use of the font. if they wanted a bid bold fount they could of tried impact. if they wanted something more fancy, a san serif like cheltenham or new century school book would have been more effective.

Inspirational
This is a nike ad. i have it hanging up in my dorm room. its my favorite ad from them. they tend to use interesting type or quotes. the quote is a big part of why i really like it, but also i love how the text looks like the soul of a shoe. the way the type is designed is really organic and flowing. lovee ittt =)

Rebus/icon incorporated into the text.
This is the logo of the paper that apparently we use in our class' printer. this was the box that all the paper was stored in. i like the way the sun works with the type. how it "dots" the i and then come back around to connect at the bottom again. its an interesting design simple and not to busy, but effective. and i think it works well using the sun to play on the "bright"-ness of the paper.

Good Use of A Ligature
This is brandi's type id quiz. the font is american typewriter. this quiz had many ligatures, but this one is my favorite. i think the way the two letters interact together is really nice. not only does the ball terminal of the f create the dot of the i, but the cross bar of the f also connects to the serif of the i. its a well designer ligature.

Poor Kerning
This was a flyer downstairs by the photolabs. it has some serious kerning issues. the poor soul who made this obviouslly does not know professor bosler but is in need of some help. it has areas where it should be tracked in and other areas where it needs to be tracked out. ive marked the spaces that are too close or too far spread out.

"Good" Typography
This is the inside of the cd cover of one of my favorite bands, mayday parade. i really like how the titles of the songs are all a variation of sizes and fit well in the space. then all the lyrics are underneath each title. also i like the colors and illustration inside the text. the random-ness is nice. i like the effort they put into the inside of the cd that no one will see unless they buy it. maybe im just bias because its my favorite band but i think it looks really nicely done.

Hand Rendered Typography
This is just a kind of doodle in my visual thinking notebook of my name, but i really liked the look of it and how it turned out. so i ended up kinda of building on the idea and using it for one final choices for my business card project. i developed it a bit more and made it more fancy. i chose this one to include because it was kind of the beginning of the inspiration process for me.

Historically influenced typography.
i think this poser is historically influenced by the de stijl period. it took place during the 1900's and i think this poster was inspired by the period because of the flat geometric design. the primary colors also make it unique to the de stijl period. lastly the strong horizontal and verticals is yet another characteristic of the period. public safety did a good job mimicking the style.

Example of "Bad Typography"

I searched campus to find an example of bad typography, and this poster is what I found.

The fonts chosen don't really compliment each other, and the sizing makes it a bit illegible. The spacing and alignment of the main head lines seams real off. When you get up real close to the words to look at them in more detail the spacing isn't done well. This may just be because the font used is made that way, but regardless the kerning and tracking should be adjusted.

While searching campus for naturally occurring letter forms I found a lot of t's, l's, and s'. So I was excited when I spotted an x. My friend Sam was wearing this sweater (my sweater haha) and I noticed that the button in the center formed the x. yay.