Typography
This is an assignment I had to do with expressive fonts.
Devil
Did this from scratch. Sketched the word out, scanned it, and traced over with Illustrator. Vertically, you can make out the head of a devil, his arms, and his tail.
Halo
Much more simplistic, and took a preset font (Arial). I like how the contrast plays out because both text and background are white, but the black glow seems to give a 3d effect.
One is complex, the other simple. Complex is the opposite of simple, much like devil clashes with halo. We could only use B&W btw.
ROzbeans
21 years ago
Ooh I like how you did Halo. :thumbsup
Verileah
21 years ago
Turned in already? I don't want to give CC if you already turned in the project, heh.
Nektar
21 years ago
CC all you like, I still have to build a portfolio. Teacher's grade is one thing, but I need something to show for interviews.
Verileah
Turned in already? I don't want to give CC if you already turned in the project, heh.
CC all you like, I still have to build a portfolio. Teacher's grade is one thing, but I need something to show for interviews.
Verileah
21 years ago
First off, hand typography is awesome and since you seem to do well with it I would get in lots of practice. Your devil made me think of This guy, who happened to give a few guest lectures at my school and is quite excellent with hand lettering. Thought you might find him inspirational :). Being able to hand letter well opens up a lot of doors for things like logo design and corporate id.
That said, there is certainly nothing wrong with using pre-packaged fonts. Picking out the right font for the job is a great way to learn typography concepts. I would advise staying away from Arial and checking out different fonts that fit your minimalist theme for Halo. Arial is too default for you :). Since you have a heavy type for the Devil, try looking at lighter, sans serif fonts. Futura light (which you can see in my sig), Eras light, Bauhaus, and Kabel are some examples off the top of my head of lighter weight, streamlined fonts.
That said, there is certainly nothing wrong with using pre-packaged fonts. Picking out the right font for the job is a great way to learn typography concepts. I would advise staying away from Arial and checking out different fonts that fit your minimalist theme for Halo. Arial is too default for you :). Since you have a heavy type for the Devil, try looking at lighter, sans serif fonts. Futura light (which you can see in my sig), Eras light, Bauhaus, and Kabel are some examples off the top of my head of lighter weight, streamlined fonts.
Nektar
21 years ago
I agree. Did the Devil first, then tried Cosmos with various atronomical shapes. Thought it was crap, and moved on to Unity, fitting it into a circle. All too inside the box for me, so I finally came up with Halo.
Took me like 10 minutes to do, and I chose a standard font. I'll check into the ones you mentioned, except for Bauhaus (doesn't appeal to me for some reason).
Verileah
I would advise staying away from Arial and checking out different fonts that fit your minimalist theme for Halo. Arial is too default for you :). Since you have a heavy type for the Devil, try looking at lighter, sans serif fonts. Futura light (which you can see in my sig), Eras light, Bauhaus, and Kabel are some examples off the top of my head of lighter weight, streamlined fonts.
I agree. Did the Devil first, then tried Cosmos with various atronomical shapes. Thought it was crap, and moved on to Unity, fitting it into a circle. All too inside the box for me, so I finally came up with Halo.
Took me like 10 minutes to do, and I chose a standard font. I'll check into the ones you mentioned, except for Bauhaus (doesn't appeal to me for some reason).