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.