For some of the information I gathered about Futura for my poster, see…
Baskerville, a typeface known for its rounded serifs and high contrast characters, was developed by John Baskerville in 1754. John Baskerville desired to create this typeface with a softer feeling while emphasizing its perfection and true forms. In modern times…
Research + Sketches
After completing the initial Typeface research, I took what I learned and applied it while I sketched.
Times was created because The Times of London wanted a new design for the body of their…
Not knowing very much about the typeface Gill Sans, my initial phase for the project was a lot a research. After learning about the typeface and its roots in Britain and it’s association with London underground, I was intrigued to find where it is used today. Seeing that many large names like…
Gills Sans, created by Eric Gill in 1928, is one of Great Britain’s most recognizable fonts, being used the logos for companies such as the BBC or Tommy Hilfiger. Having been tasked with making a poster about the above described font, I decided to take a look at its history and style.
Sketches: From the beginning I knew I wanted to use a lot of white space with a very simple design to emphasize the textual elements themselves, with very little ornamentation. I initially thought of a magazine cover because of the connection to Harper’s, so I wanted DIDOT to be…
When I first started researching Baskerville, I saw that the website typewolf.com had used the…
