Bob

I found this image and thought that it was really unique. I like how Bob Dylan's face is made up of type but that it is layered and has depth to it, which make the image appear more realistic. Also, I enjoy the variation of sizes and shades to help shape his face. The type is put together so well that from a distance you can't really tell that it is made up of letter forms but looks more like a drawing. I think that this piece has a lot of interest with all of the detail and keeps the viewer looking.

Type after Type

Before I would have taken type I just walked past signs in the mall and stores. Recently when I was in spain I walked past this store and it caught my eye with the combining of top and bottom line or text. The use of the ascender of the b connecting to the bottom of the a pulls the lines together and makes it work as a unit. It is given even more attention by changing the color to red right there too.

If I was not a Graphic Design major i would not pay attention to so many things that i see now.  When we were driving to Galveston for our cruise i found it hard to sleep because i just kept starring at all of the bill boards and logos.  One thing i notice the most is the Volvo logo because this is what i drive.  Sometimes all caps logos dont work out that well but i think this one is very nice and especially love the blue they use.  It is classy and unique and very simple like there mission Volvo for life.  

HUMAN BODY ENHANCEMENT

Seek and find an example of type which enhances the human body.

off the wall logo

Over the break I was shoe shopping and I was telling my friend how much I really do like this logo. Without even thinking about it I started to tell her what was working with the type and she was just just "Lauren I get sick of you talking about type." So I thought this would be a good example of how we view type without even realizing it. The way the type fits the skateboard makes it look like it is really sitting on it because of the curve in the board. Also, the type for Vans fits what the company stands for. It is structured like a wall but with the extension of the V it not only brings all of the type together but also, in a way, resembles a sidewalk which is where most skaters skate. The simplicity of type and lack of colors makes it a fun and yet well done logo.

TCU Dining logos mimic taste of food....??

So, ever since being in type, I've always disliked the logos for the TCU Dining Services and their food establishments. They have a very child-like style, and seem to be very cheaply done. Yet, they seem like they try to have a somewhat, "classy" feel to their establishments. Now while I feel like their places of dining are not "classy," they could at least try to mimic that feel they're attempting to go for, in their logos. The kerning is off in most of the logos. In the Frog Bytes logo, I've always hated and questioned what they were trying to achieve. They seem like they are trying to give a perspective to the blocks, but its just not working.

Up the Stairs

I walk by this pretty much every single day, and it's definitely something that if I had not been through type class it wouldn't stand out to me. We just expect these signs to be up and everywhere like the batheroom or exit signs and because of this they tend to blend in and not really by closely looked at. But as you all have probably noticed this particular "stairs" sign has problem that can drive someone who has been in a type class crazy. This is of course the kerning between the letters which seems to have no rhyme or reason at all. The kerning is different between each set of letters. It definitely stands out between the 'T' and the 'A' but the rest are equally as horrible. This is definitely something I would not have noticed had I not been in a type class.