TypographyWinter2018

I thought about the input the class gave me so I made the following changes: I created a sense of balance between every letter by having two mini filled in triangles in each one. I also made all the triangles proportional to one another and changed the last letter to match the other eight.

For my project, I made a list of the requirements I wanted for it. On my list I wanted it to have an elegant style that was fairly easy to draw and with serifs. At first I added filled in dots to each glyph, but then I thought it it looked basic, so I switched them to mini filled in triangles. 

Subconsciously, we all have had this moment. We even consume art in a similar manner. When a typeface, a drawing, or an object, is crafted in a way that displays the amount of hard work and skill that was put into it, we tend to equate it with having a greater value. Now, there is some room for argument in how to scale these levels of value, but I think it’s quite simply put like this: A child and a designer are told to draw the same object. The child’s work is crude, and, through means of observation, is deemed a ‘child’s drawing.’ Vice versa applies to the designer. Now, I’m not saying that Comic Sans or Meatball was designed by an eight-year-old. I'm merely stating that designers are conscious of how they wish to create their work and at least have some idea as to how it will be interpreted. All this said, another way of saying this is, ‘Would you take an academic thesis more serious if it was typed in Harlow or Times New Roman font?’ We react to these typefaces in this fa...

Surprised? I didn't revise my glyphs due to the fact I'd rather spend more time focusing on creating a better product rather than rushing to complete this one. Ink and tracing paper is a challenge, especially for those who don't like getting dirty while creating. Overall, I feel that the notes I recieved pointed out some minor areas of question with the exception of the 3rd column, 2nd row glyph. I attempted to design another glyph to take its place, but I noticed how each idea resembled a previous design that was already placed on the page.  I loved this project and feel that it could've become a stronger piece over a longer period of time.

When I open a word document, I just choose a font. I usually choose a serif font. Now I feel like there is an underlying meaning to the reason I chose the font that I don’t even know of. I think familiarity and comfort has something to do with it.   I like that Errol Morris took a chance and conducted this experiment because it could have had a different result. No correlation between the person and their font. I find it so interesting that there is. Personally, I think that serif fonts like Baskerville have more of a professional feel. More credibility maybe? Helvetica feels lighter and more inviting. This would make sense as to why people would trust Baskerville. I like the comparison of the atomic number of gold, how it is so exact. Now I can see how that would relate to a font, and trusting it. I did notice that some fonts make me feel different than others. However, I didn’t know it was trust. If I were to make a sign I would want a person to trust in it o...

You can probably notice right away how I chose my ordering for these photos. They each favor either their deisgnated corner or the side they are flush with. I wasn't sure how to approach editing these further, so I left them in their original raw forms. I really enjoy how muted the colors are and the visible signs of wear add texture. 

Blog Post: “Pentagram Papers 44: Hear, All Ye People; Hearken, O Earth” The article I have decided to write for my blog post was about an experiment run by Errol Morris, an acclaimed filmmaker and author. As I began reading, I was first intrigued by the actual experiment described in the article. Errol Morris gathered 45,000 people to take an online test which took them through a series of questions to see whether these people were optimistic or pessimistic. The interesting part about the test was that throughout it, there were six different typefaces present. Errol Morris wanted to see whether specific typefaces had an effect on how the test takers reacted to specific questions. The overall theoretical question was, “…are some typefaces more believable than others?” After analyzing the results of the tests, it seemed as though one of the six typefaces was able to more successfully influence the test takers’ minds-Baskerville. This experiment made me truly begin to understa...

I thought these articles were really interesting. I think the concept that the typefaces designers use can affect the way audiences perceive the truth is something that is worth more rigorous study. I'm not too mad about the way the author of the book ran his study, though - those 6 typefaces are really commonly used and it was an informal study in the first place. I think the more interesting aspect of this survey is not that Baskerville is the most trustworthy typeface, but that certain aspects of fonts can change people's perceptions of the validity of what is being said. I wonder if serif fonts are inherently more trustworthy because they are perceived as older and more traditional. Is there much of a difference between serif fonts like Baskerville in terms of trustworthiness? Or is it just the fact that it is serif? I also think that it would be interesting to look into the way people look at fonts like comic sans, which has grown to a kind of notoriety in internet culture...

These are the nine images I chose to incorporate from my previous 12 image blog post. I chose these images based on the color scheme, shape, and angle of each one.  Next, I tried to arrange them in an attractive, but slightly asymmetrical manner. While the original colors were pretty, I wanted to go for something a bit more ethereal so I changed the hue/saturation in Photoshop.

Glyphs Below is a picture of the glyphs that I created, which were inspired by the Thai alphabet. 

Typography Collage This collage is an extension and further completion of the twelve images I took of my toiletries. I narrowed down to nine images that I thought contained dynamic and unique typographic design and organized them into a collage. Each image was changed to black and white to help enhance and direct attention to the typography in each product. I made sure to place each image in correspondence to their brightness and contrast. Some images are lighter and brighter than others, so I placed them accordingly. 

The images taken of my found type include a variety of san serif styles taken from album covers. Interesting enough, majority of album covers use san serif fonts, with the other half of my roommates collection using some type of custom variation.