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Cantara Ali : Week 6

This is a poster that was displayed around JCM last semester for the visiting artist Anahita Ghazvinizadeh. The typeface used looks to me like a geometric sans serif like Univers. Because this poster's purpose is to inform the student body of the lecture, I tend to cringe at the justified block of text in the lower right hand corner. The artist's name tracked out and justified looks a little strange as well. The upper left hand corner is more successful. The avant-garde spacing works with the title and the subject matter. The artists name looks better flush right and the date place and time are organized and readable. This poster reminds me that concept is important, but so is readability. As I move forward in typography I have to keep in mind that there needs to be a balance between breaking and following rules. 

Bria Crain: Week 6

This example of type is a headline for an article in the 2015 Communication Arts Interactive Annual, read by designers around the world. The sans serif fonts—condensed, italic, and bold—were hand lettered (although for the bottom two, it is hard to tell without seeing the edges up close/in person). They are left intentionally rough. The article is about Carson Ellis, an illustrator known mainly for her children's book illustrations. The rough brushed texture and style of the lettering is reminiscent of her illustration style, a sliver of which you can see to the right of the headline on the opposite page. She also uses a lot of hand lettering in her work, so this type treatment is appropriate for an article about it. I would like to work on my hand lettering, and this is a good example of the technical aspects done well—letters are kerned and all are sitting on the baseline, etc. Often, these things are ignored when hand lettering (although when it's done intentionally/for a purpose, it's okay—that's a different story).