Friday, November 5, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
HELVETICA
Before seeing this film, I knew quite a bit about the universal nature of the font Helvetica, but I wasn't quite aware of it's grandness and prevalence. Seeing all of the brand logos using the typeface really shocked me. I see those logos daily, but I never really stopped to think about what font they were in. The only ones I knew that used Helvetica were American Apparel and Gap. I thought it was really interesting how some of the people interviewed had really strong opinions on the font. This is something that I wouldn't imagine people to feel so passionate about! As for me, I do like the font Helvetica quite a lot. However, I like a lot more "handmade" fonts better. I think it's important to have a standard, clean cut, basic font to have as a default, but I'm much more attracted to simple but creative fonts.
For example, the these two fonts are my current favorites:
For example, the these two fonts are my current favorites:
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Bill Morrison's Decasia
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to go to the presentation of this film due to other class requirements, so I was very pleasantly surprised when I found out we were watching it in class. I really liked the subject matter of the films that Morrison chose. They originally weren't creepy films, but with the addition of the music and the decay, they took on that persona. I think his music was pretty spot on to add to the mood of the film. However, I was left longing for a climax, but never really got one. Overall, I was quite impressed by Morrison's use of average stock footage to turn it into something very artful and unique. Before I had seen the film, I wasn't sure if I was going to think it was very artistic, but after experiencing it, I can say that I am now a believer.
Friday, October 1, 2010
scan art
grandma's cardigan and pearls feather mobile i made
grandpa's pipe and lighter, grandma's pearls, my ring
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