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i've become obsessed with how often i see helvetica around me since seeing the gary hustwit documentary. this one was found in a public restroom in oahu
Sirjan, Iran - JULY 18: A visitor is looking at the sign in Typography Exhibition of Abbad Mahmoudian in the Raaz gallery, on Monday, July 18, 2011. in Sirjan (1099 kilometers (683 miles) south of Tehran, Iran). Photo: Amin Arjmand
basically, i used "a, i, o, v, and "?"
and Franklin Gothic Heavy and
Strasua for the fonts.
Estimated Completion Time: 27minutes
Inspired by:
vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/text-effects/how-to-create-...
Along one of the paths I frequently walk, there are several exercise stations that consist of some piece of equipment--in this case, an inclined, playground-like board--and exercise directions. There are two things I notice every time I see a sign. The larger text--it looks like Helvetica Neue Black or some sort of Helvetica Black to me--has held up well over time where the directions themselves, set in what appears to be some form of Garamond (my best guess is Garamond 3 by Linotype), have worn away where the glyphs are thinner. Over time the serifs and substantial portions of letters are gone. It's still readable for the most part, but it's not pretty. This is, in a phrase, why typography matters.
The first of a typography series I'm going to do.
I've never been able to draw very well, but I do enjoy doing this kind of stuff with lyrics from my favorite songs and such :)
I was going through some things of mine and found these faxes of typefaces that I requested from my old typographer. These were available on the Typositor.
Type Coker class recipe
width: wide
weight: extra bold
construction: italic
stroke endings: a serif
ascender: shorter than normal
descender: longer than normal
contrast type: expansion (pointed nib)
contrast amount: some contrast
stems: slightly concave
intended application: newsprint
Given the weight I increased contrast. I also tried to add inktraps (I thought that, given the intended application –newsprint – it was a 'smart move). /g/ needs to be fixed, spacing is enough wrong, probably the proportions are wrong (not wide enough), z seems a nice idea but has to be harmonized with the rest (contrast and weight, I think, are problematic).
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Product Name : TYPOGRAPHY TODAY
Format:210 X 260 mm / 380 page
publishing company : ART POWER
Last update : 2009.10.29
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Product Name : TYPOGRAPHY TODAY
Format:210 X 260 mm / 380 page
publishing company : ART POWER
Last update : 2009.10.29
A revival we're working with Pablo Impallari, based on the work of Jan Van Krimpen.
More info at:http://www.impallari.com/projects/overview/jan-van-krimpen-cancelleresca-bastarda-revival
The Inventurers: Excursions in Life and Career Renewal (1988)
By Janet Hagberg and Richard Leider
Cover design by Mike Fender
© Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
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Product Name : TYPOGRAPHY TODAY
Format:210 X 260 mm / 380 page
publishing company : ART POWER
Last update : 2009.10.29
3rd round of exploration geared towards developing in-camera techniques for animating motion graphics to arrive at a less mechanical, more organic and optical feel, but with a process that provides flexibility for content control. No compositing is used here, no photoshop manipulation. My constraints are exposures no longer than 30 seconds, all typography and imagery is composed and exposed during that duration.
The next round will deal with registration issues, color and further exploration of foreground / middleground / background shifting of elements.