Comments on: Matching Type to Message http://creativecurio.com/2007/08/matching-type-to-message/ Learn, discuss and explore the realm of Graphic Design. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:38:35 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: LaurenMarie http://creativecurio.com/2007/08/matching-type-to-message/comment-page-1/#comment-86 LaurenMarie Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:22:37 +0000 http://creativecurio.com/2007/08/matching-type-to-message/#comment-86 Thanks for the myfonts.come resource, John! Oooo, you were SO close with naming the fonts. The third one is actually Old English Text. I can't wait to read your interviews with type designers. I've always wondered what goes into that. I know they have to think about a lot of stuff to make a truly excellent design, proportions, readability (sometimes!), etc. It'll sure be interesting! Thanks for the myfonts.come resource, John! Oooo, you were SO close with naming the fonts. The third one is actually Old English Text.

I can’t wait to read your interviews with type designers. I’ve always wondered what goes into that. I know they have to think about a lot of stuff to make a truly excellent design, proportions, readability (sometimes!), etc. It’ll sure be interesting!

]]> By: johno http://creativecurio.com/2007/08/matching-type-to-message/comment-page-1/#comment-85 johno Sun, 02 Sep 2007 18:32:08 +0000 http://creativecurio.com/2007/08/matching-type-to-message/#comment-85 The Party Invitation example is a wonderful one. It's been a long time since I saw Jokerman! Something I've found useful is myfonts.com; their search works really well. For example, I want a font that screams 1950's, then I search with "1950's". Not all the returned results are appropriate, but it's sometimes a good starting point. And re designing a typeface, you must be reading my mind. I have lined-up a couple of interviews with type designers (a Japanese type designer too). I'm looking forward to the next in the series! ps: Edwardian Script Cloister Black Jokerman Bradley Hand The Party Invitation example is a wonderful one. It’s been a long time since I saw Jokerman!

Something I’ve found useful is myfonts.com; their search works really well. For example, I want a font that screams 1950’s, then I search with “1950’s”. Not all the returned results are appropriate, but it’s sometimes a good starting point.

And re designing a typeface, you must be reading my mind. I have lined-up a couple of interviews with type designers (a Japanese type designer too).

I’m looking forward to the next in the series!

ps:
Edwardian Script
Cloister Black
Jokerman
Bradley Hand

]]> By: LaurenMarie http://creativecurio.com/2007/08/matching-type-to-message/comment-page-1/#comment-84 LaurenMarie Sun, 02 Sep 2007 06:09:20 +0000 http://creativecurio.com/2007/08/matching-type-to-message/#comment-84 It gets hard, doesn't it, trying to pick the perfect font? There are just too many out there now! Course, I guess the alternative before all these fonts was to design your own typeface... I don't think I could do that! I wonder what goes in to designing a typeface. Maybe John will discuss it over at iLT. It gets hard, doesn’t it, trying to pick the perfect font? There are just too many out there now! Course, I guess the alternative before all these fonts was to design your own typeface… I don’t think I could do that! I wonder what goes in to designing a typeface. Maybe John will discuss it over at iLT.

]]> By: inspirationbit http://creativecurio.com/2007/08/matching-type-to-message/comment-page-1/#comment-83 inspirationbit Sun, 02 Sep 2007 03:48:31 +0000 http://creativecurio.com/2007/08/matching-type-to-message/#comment-83 Very interesting article, Lauren. Look forward to reading your take on Fonts that every designer should have. I too spend the longest time going through all my fonts, and online, just to pick the best one to convey the message, the mood, the audience. Very interesting article, Lauren. Look forward to reading your take on Fonts that every designer should have. I too spend the longest time going through all my fonts, and online, just to pick the best one to convey the message, the mood, the audience.

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