Friday, October 22, 2010

Typographic Portrait #1



Jim Parsons, AKA Sheldon Cooper from "The Big Bang Theory!"
In this assignment, any letterform was acceptable within any font family. Stretching or altering the letterform however is prohibited. I ended up using a lot of parenthesis, for obvious reasons.
This is my first original typography image on this blog. Enjoy!!
~Mitchen~

Form+Content #4


http://www.atrissi.com/

Tarek Atrissi Design

This is a design publication in the Netherlands. Here the artist is using the black and white squares of the chessboard to alternate between negative and positive space.
The form is related to the content, as these are posters for a Chess-themed event and even use the word "CHESS" in the design. Remarkable, if not predictable.

Type Photography #4














Monday, October 11, 2010

Form + Content #3


Barbara Kruger
Typography Designer (http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/kruger/card2.html)
This piece immediately stands out due to its dramatic use of the third dimension. The red background gives a dynamic view and helps convey intensity. The form relates to the content by giving the appearance of "yelling," as the mouths in the center appear to be the source of the text, which comes moving forward towards the viewer.