'Mensch' designed by Morgan Knutson from Los Angeles. I found this particular typeface on LostType.com which I'm sure I've spoken about already but has a small selection of beautiful type created by a series of desiners. I picked this particular font by Morgan because it contains similar characteristics as my Illustrator workshop Aplhabet. The thin hollow insides for example. This typeface has this nice grainy effect and rounded edges which mine don't have. However I wish I went with the rounded edges as it is very effective. LOSTTYPE.COM
Paper Mill Residency Exhibition
Here is some work that will appear in Angel Place, Sydney. The show features the work from the four residencies this year. 'The beautiful alphabet created by the workshop attendees will be on display along with other typographic musings from my residency in September...'
The exhibition will take place at the Paper Mill.
The Paper Mill is an Artist Run Initiative (ARI) based in Sydney, New South Wales. Established in September 2010, with the assistance of Sydney City Council.
'Engaging primarily with the representation and facilitation of art works with/ inspired by or that engage generally with paper, The Paper Mill aims to develop relationships between artists, audiences, critics, writers as well as other ARI.’s throughout Australia. The Paper Mill is a home for contemporary emerging and experimental visual arts practice within the Sydney Central Buisness District. In providing affordable studios and exhibition spaces along side a diverse range of public programming and workshops, we aim to provide a place where not only artists are encouraged to conceive, develop and exhibit their work but also be viewed and engaged with by the guests and patrons of the space...'- http://www.thepapermill.org.au/
James Landon- Here is a poster I randomly found when visiting welovetypography.com. 'AGAIN TIME MACHINE' is what interested me. The thin type works well against the yellow and I like how each letter has been cleverly duplicated but still is legible.
ARWENA Type by Ahmad Tellawi
'I'm an experienced Art Director both on and offline.I execute both Advertising & Design briefs and understand the creative and planning process inside out...' - tellawi.carbonmade.com/about
Shakespeare Sonnet
Obviously my final Alphabet doesn't look anything near as good as this but if you look carfully you can just make out the foundations to each letter. A fine black line which has then been worked on top of. I love this use of colour here and the pattern design.
This poster was designed by Simon Egli and is one of a large series that is based on this typeface. Unfortunately on Simon's website there is no information about who he is.
I also found this video by Simon Egli & Stian Ward Bugten
If you look at 27 secs till 31 secs there is this clever bit when the video stops and a mouse suddenly appears on the screen and the mouse hides a layer or layers just to reveal the foundation of the typeface.
'...sea Ark Sheep is a curiously flexible font whose playful appearance belies its chameleon character. One clue is its name: it's an anagram derived from the word "Shakespeare." As such, the typeface borrows from the bold ornamental, typographic and decorative patterns and prints popular during the mid-16th Century, and its technically unique open-type features are meant to mimic the oral, not the written, art of speaking. This self-generating font possesses unpredictable behavior that yields inventive visual results...' Information About Video (Link also takes you to video)
Sea Ark Sheep is designed by Simon Egli and Stian Ward Bugten and available through Gestalten Fonts.
From the information I got off Gestalten vimeo homepage they specialise 'in developing content for aficionados of cutting-edge visual culture worldwide' There are best known for our more than 400 books that document design, illustration, architecture, and typography. Gestalten was founded in 2007 and has over 40 videos on vimeo all relating to the world of design. Visit their vimeo and check out their work.
Ellesse Duncan
To me this type is perfect. I love the look of it so much I love the 'g' and the 'a' most of all. They almost look silly to how stretched they are but in the end this typeface looks amazing. "Ellesse currently works as a freelance graphic designer from her home on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia. Her work is often experimental and typography based, pushing the boundaries of conventional design. Ellesse specializes in print design and photography, loving nothing more than a creative challenge although has recently branched into web design.
Before running her own business, Ellesse worked for companies such as David Lancashire Design in Carlton and completed an internship at Cato Purnell Partners in Collingwood where she worked on the identity and promotional material for the agIdeas 2011 conference. Ellesse was a commitee member for the agIdeas International design conference in Melbourne for three years during 2009-2011 where she worked to promote and run the events held throughout Melbourne whilst making lasting industry relationships.
Ellesse owes her passion for design to her fantastic schooling. She completed her Bachelor of Visual Communication and Design in 2010 at Monash, in Caulfield Victoria. Initially Ellesse was inspired by art and design at Mt.Eliza High School, before she received a scholarship to attend Haileybury Secondary College in Keysborough. At Haileybury she was appointed Girls Art Captain and was able to work towards an enter score that gave her the opportunity choose between a career in either Fine Arts or Visual Communication and Design at Monash...." - http://www.ellessedesign.com/about.html
My brother got this for me for Christmas ages ago now when I mentioned I was interested in graphic design. When looking for my contextual work I decided to have a look through this book and I came across this work here. These two pages are about the typeface that was designed for the magazine. There is no mention of who designed this so I'm guessing it was a team effort. The team for this magazine were Jacqueline Ford, Stefan Ketelsen, Angharad Lewis, Caroline Roberts, Dan Rolfe Johnson and Matilda Saxow. The photography was done by Christoffer Rudquist. I chose this simply because of the thin lines that have been duplicated together to form a thicker letter. Quite a simple idea but in conclusion is has a very clean and effective look.
Visual Research 'an introduction to Research Methodologies in Graphic Design"
These two pages are about Key concepts and the designer being the author. GRAPHIC AUTHORSHIP.
Obviously, I am interested of the design on the right hand side. When I realised I hadn't involved colour with my final typeface I started looking for possible colours and what worked best on black. Finally I came across this piece and the de-saturated colours against the black work wounders. I then went on the experiment with a saturated red and a blue which actually looked ok. I plan to keep experimenting with colour on my typeface until I come up with something that really works.
