Bitstream

This is a digital type foundary created in the early 1980's. Bitstream has been a leader in the development of font technology, digital fonts, and custom typeface designs. Bitstream typefaces are finely crafted professional-quality fonts, the type of choice for thousands of customers around the world. Bitstream cover a wide variety of font solutions and typically work on the development of open typefaces. Their work may be considered boring, but they have contributed greatly to the boom of desktop publishing.

Hand drawn type artist

Nate Williams-another guy i stumbled across whilst researching hand drawn typography. Nate specialises in type and his work is quite nice, i have decided to look at more illustrators and their approach to type.

Beatles Stuff for kids (cd art)
This piece received a "Citation for Typographic Excellence" from the Type Directors Club - http://www.tdc.

Alice Tait

I stumbled across this illustrator whose work i found really appealing. I particulary like the way she works with type, has that raw untidy finish, yet it works really well

Groove Armada

ahh the eboy cover... i do like

Olympics 2012

Was speaking to Ash Spurr the other day and we were talking about the new revised olympic logo for the 2012 olympics. In my opinion its the biggest pile of guff ive ever seen, ash said the designer was paid something like 400,000 grand. What id like to know is what they are thinking behind this design.. seriously i would.. because i feel though as though im missing something. The old logo was ok, maybe slightly dated, but in comparison to the new one... it somewhats looks better. The new logo was designed by Wolff Ollins, and the looks of things havent come forward to backup there idea. Apparently Lord Coe (Olympic commitee) stands by the logo and even though it has recieved widespread criticism and negative response, he is determined it will reach younger people which is what they are aiming for this time.

Justice, Dance Music Vid

Was speaking to Phil Lackmaker the other day and he came across this new video by Justice (french electro band). Its pretty pretty pretty good, infact its amazing... please copy this URL and watch it. Approximately 2:30 long and is on YouTube. The song is damn good too.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fo_QVq2lGMs

Research Proposal -- Experimental Typography

Wikipedia explanation: "Typography is the art and techniques of type design, modifying type glyphs, and arranging type. Type glyphs (characters) are created and modified using a variety of illustration techniques. The arrangement of type is the selection of typefaces, point size, line length, leading (line spacing) and letter spacing.

Typography is performed by typesetters, compositors, typographers, graphic artists, art directors, and clerical workers. Until the Digital Age typography was a specialized occupation. Digitization opened up typography to new generations of visual designers and lay users".


Idea: I have deliberated over this and i have decided to base my research on illegible or experimental typography used in laying the foundations for new fonts. After recently completing an experimental typography brief i discovered a new interest in the subject and would like to take this further and learn more about the techniques used in constructing new type. I would like to explore the boundaries of legibility when designing a typeface, and also how handwritten type is used effectively.

Aim: To educate myself further on the complexities of creating a typeface. To fully understand the concept and process stage when designing a font. To push the boundaries of legibility and realise the simplicity and effectiveness of the hand written approach. To also look into how these experimental types are used in the appropiate format.

Research: Going to look into the work of Brody, see how it began, also loook at the work of David Carson, Stefan Sagmeister, Paul Renner and so on...