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I thought this was a cool concept using a super condensed san seriff which looks like Impact and the registration marks. Pretty simple design really but effectively only using type and 2 registration marks.

6 degrees

I found these two hand generated typefaces online. The first one "six degrees" is a little hard to read but I think its successful because of the conceptual connection to protractors. The second one "all work and no play" is created out of hair, Im not sure what the message is if any but it had to be pretty tedious creating this face and it reads very well.

Bad type

I found this picture on deviant art. In alot of ways I can agree with the message, looking back on some of my designs I have done before I knew the basics of good typography. For me typography doesn't come easy, and the more I learn about it, the more I realize just how much bad typography is out there. Which brings up a question for me... If a client wanted a design that used bad typography... would I refuse after explaining that there are people out there that have learned to dislike their choice, or would I smile and take their money? As bad as it sounds, I think I might take their money... after all, if they were buying a car from me without an engine for the cost of one WITH an engine... Id be happy with the extra cash. What would you do?

Good/bad typography

There are two typefaces in this poster. I think the red type is distorted Helvetica because it is supossed to be "bad" typography. I say I think it is distorted because it seems to match up with regular Helvetica but is condensed and not kerned very well in places. I have done my best with identifying the second typeface in white... I keep getting Monotype Baskerville for an answer but I know it is not because the capital R's have completely different feet on them. The type in the poster shows a foot that is curved and pointing up at a 45 degree angle while Baskerville has a straight flat foot on the capital R. Also, I noticed that the counters in the capital O's are different because in Baskerville the counter is closer to a perfect circle while the unknown face is more elongated vertically. If anyone knows the name of this second typeface please let me know because I like it a lot.

Sabon Bold

Sabon Bold. This is a movie poster for The Big Lebowski which uses Sabon bold. Sabon was designed by Jan Tschichold and released in 1967. Sabon was created in response to the specific needs of a group of German printers who wanted a typeface that would be identical in form when produced by three different metal-casting technologies. Named after Jacques Sabon, a sixteenth century typefounder whose widow married another typefounder, Konrad Berner, who is credited with issuing the first typefounder’s specimen sheet. Several types on the sheet were attributed to Claude Garamond, and one of these served Tschichold as the source for Sabon roman. The italic was based on another face on Berner’s sheet, cut by Robert Granjon. Tschichold’s skillful adaptation of these old style faces has produced an elegant and workmanlike book face. The Sabon font family is a popular choice for setting text. Sabon™ is a trademark of Linotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions in the name of Linotype Corp. or its licensee Linotype GmbH. Serif.

Helvetica

I found this picture online while searching to see what helvetica looks like since we learned today that Arial is basically a rip off of helvetica for the web. It is a san serrif, and all the strokes are even. I know serriffs were supossed to be more readable but if I couldnt read Helvetica I would be looking at buying some glasses.

The Art Theatre

The Art Theatre in Champaign is unique for many reasons. First of all, this theatre does not run brand new movies. The movies that they do play are often great older films or documentaries. The theatre is rarely packed shoulder to shoulder with whiney teens and kids expecting to see flashy explosions and computer generated anything. That being said it is also the only theatre in Champaign that sells alcoholic beverages and gourmet chocolate bars. Before the movie starts you get an introduction by one of the employees that explains what you are about to see and what made it great. The people that are likely to visit this theatre tend to be artistic people who appreciate how much work went in to films before computers did everything. Anyone who is sick of the same over used plots, jokes and CG could probably be found at this theatre. I would say it is an upscale place for movie enthusiasts who are happy to be in the company of the 8% of movie goers who enjoy cinema for what it is and not the model or actor in the movie.

Word Mark

After doing this weeks homework I looked up some more hand drawn type faces and I really like this one just because of its humor and wit. In case you missed it its called the face of disaster and each character is a way you could die or be injured. Good stuff.

Identifont identified this font as cg Heldustry. This was on a website displaying award winning typographic posters and this one stood out to me because it is so familiar. The type face is sans serif, the capital R has a curved foot, the bar on the capital G has a bar to the left and a descending foot.

Garamond

French publisher and master type face designer Claude Garamond (1480-1561) knew his job well, everything from type setting to book binding. The type face named after him is an old style serif with top serifs slanting downward as well as long extenders. This highly readable font is fluid, consistent, and eco-friendly. Garamond was the font of the French royal court and has inspired many other type designs that came later but still pay tribute in name.

Snake

This is a cool idea. This artist used diseases and illnesses to create a snake. The type used is some kind of old style serif, it looks kind of gothic to me but I still dont know yet.

Typographic Portrait

I was looking online for ideas for the first exercise and found this cool typographic portrait. I especially like how the clothes are made from layered letters. Even the shading is done with type. I dont know yet what font is used but it is serifed and italic over all but there is also some sans serif regular type in places like his arm.

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