The first game I tried out was “Type War” and it had to be one of the hardest games I have ever played. I really tried to pay attention to the font differences, but I honestly guessed for every single question. The second game I played was “Shoot the Serif,” and I absolutely hated it. … Continue reading Typography
The last time I had the opportunity to play games online for a class was probably in middle school. So I was quite excited when I read that we would be playing games this week for one of our assignments. When I found out that the games involved identifying fonts I was not too excited … Continue reading Typography
So I can’t remember the last time I got to play games in class. I also can’t remember the last time I got to play computer games in class. It was probably elementary school…maybe middle school. I’m not sure because I’m getting old and that part of my life is a huge blur. But today […]
Justin Seeley describes typeface as the “glue that holds design together” during his introduction video, What is Typography, on Lynda.com (from which I’ve also taken the title of this post). Furthermore, he says that type is all around us and it permeates our visual communication in almost every aspect on a daily basis. Because typography is
I Shot the Seriff- This game was fun. I started out by choosing the Junior level and managed to make it to Senior level, unfortunately I made too many mistakes and didn’t pass that level. It became increasingly difficult for me to identify the serif fonts as the number of letters on the screen increased. Type Connection- […]
In this lesson of my PR Pubs class I am learning the important components of design and its key principles like typography. By playing games recommended by my professor I never really payed attention to how much impact a font can convey to someone. The games we played in the lesson were actually pretty challenging, but … Continue reading Typography/ Gaming
For this assignment, I chose to play Shoot the Serif, Type Connection, and Kern Type. Shoot the Serif was much more difficult than I anticipated as the game went on. At first, it was very easy to pick out the serif font, but as the game progressed, that changed. It was interesting to see what all different types … Continue reading Typography Games
Games are fun. Typography is fun. The two together might just be a crime. To learn about different fonts and typefaces (yes, we learned the difference), we got to be kids again and play learning games. Because I’m a sucker for a play on words, and puns that include song references are even more appealing … Continue reading I Shot the Serif
I took a look through Adam’s list of typography games and selected three to cover in a bit more depth, including a bonus Photoshop and InDesign tip at the bottom for improving your typography, easily! As a note, I refer to everything as typefaces, rather than fonts, because I’ve studied typography extensively. A typeface, also … Continue reading 1.2: Type Games & A Few Tips
The first lesson in my public relations publications class has been teaching me a few design basics. One thing that… Read more Typography = Fun
