Fun with Classic Fonts

In my search for something to post to the blog i actually found  these classic fonts posters that are very amusing. They were made by Gary Nicholson. I certainly got a chuckle out of them, but that aside, i like how simple they are, which is probably the reasons why they are so successful, puns aside. What do you guys think? 

The History of Typography - Animated Short

I stumbled upon this looking for what to blog about this week and this is just such a cute and creative way to talk about the history of type. I think he does really well explaining the differences between modern style old style and traditional style and all his other quirky explanations were enjoyable to listen to as well! Enjoy!

Music Poster

So I didn't have my music poster back for the final critique. So I wanted to use it for the blog this week to see what you all think. I figured I can use the criticism and build, its always good. The song is a powerful one to me, both the artist being two faves of many I am moved by the message in it. Not only that but it was actually performed live for a studio audience on the Dave Chappelle show. BlackStar:Mos Def/Talib Kweli, Audio of Chappelle Show Appearance. I hope you all like it but don't hold back either!!

Typography Through Music

Even though this was one of our exercises a few weeks ago.. I just came across it! I really liked this design, however, once listening to the song it was very hard to follow. But that doesn't mean it's not an unbelievable design! The scattered letters make it a lot more confusing than it should be though. Here is the song.. Tool - Parabola. What do you guys think?!

 

Expressive Type

EXPRESSIVE TYPE

So this week I wanted to challenge myself and fine some really good expressive type. Type used without images. Just type itself.  And I came across these two examples. The first is honestly because I was literally laughing for five minutes. I thought it would be cool to share with you guys! I loved the way they did it with the S being really big in the center and showing the serif that got shot at the bottom. Looks pretty legit to me no?

The second one definitely got my attention. Its a typeface "Hoefler" Which this is a great example for Erica's post since its a Hoefler & Co typeface. This poster is awesome because they really knew how to express type here, By the use of textures and weights and scale. What do you guys think?

less is more

I wanted to find something to share this week that really proved that less is more. These are some of the best examples i've seen in a while, and the best ones that i could come across. This series was created for science day in India. I think it's really important to remind yourself that you don't always need a thousand layers, gradients, typefaces and anything else you can throw onto your document. I'm not saying these were easy to come up with, but if you strip down your thought process to "less is more" it may help to design something that's a bit more funny and clever.