Our second assignment over the week was to play online typography games, which helped train my brain to internalize different fonts in a creative way. The first game I played was “type connection”, which meant I would choose a font and find it’s love interest after choosing what type of personality it had. For example, the above […]
TYPOGRAPHY Typography is the arrangement of type. Typography is an artistic component of design that arranges type into a visually pleasing and legible layout. This is a sign near the football stadium and the clear, bold type draws fans’s attention to it. COLOR This particular logo is bombarded with different aesthetically pleasing colors. […]
For this assignment, I was asked to go on a scavenger hunt in order to find print publications that illustrated effective design principles of visual communication. The principles that were emphasized in class included the following: Color Typography Metaphors/symbols Minimalism & use of space Form/function/message Balance Rhythm Proportion Dominance Unity After meandering the halls of …
In order to familiarize myself with the use of different type fonts, this assignment asked me to play three different typography games. As an enthusiast of aesthetics, I was excited to learn how different fonts can convey different messages and ideas through typography design. The first game that I played was called Type War. In …
Over the past week, our class studied several design elements that can enhance the message a designer would want to send to an audience. We focused on how to create simplicity, clarity and unclutteredness in a design. Our class was asked to take photos of different objects, advertisements or signs […]
The three games that I enjoyed playing the most were Poster Letters, Type War, and Shoot the Serif. I enjoyed the Poster Letters game the most because I enjoy watching movies. I thought that I would achieve greater success at the game than I did, but I still had fun. It made me think and […]
In this assignment, we spent the day walking around campus to take pictures of examples to represent different types of design concepts. I really enjoyed getting to spend they day outside; I don’t often take time to experience campus like I used to, so being reminded how beautiful The University of Oklahoma truly is was Continue reading
I shot the serif, but I also did shoot quite a lot of the deputies (sans-serif fonts). In this game the two different font types are mixed in together and the user plays a first-person shooter style game to identify the serif fonts from the sans-serif fonts. Practice makes perfect with this game, but it’s frustrating […]
When learning about design elements, I realized how important the details are. The assignment I was given was to explore my own campus and find these elements in everyday life. First, I found minimalism. In print, minimalism is used to make sure the message is clear without distractions. In nature, I found this bare tree…
Recently in class we discussed the topic of typography. During my experience with typography, I realized I’m rather inadequate at font games. I doubt this will hinder my career much, but my pride was a little hurt. I started with the game “Kern Type” where I was unpleasantly surprised to find out that it is…
