Visual Language

[visual language] week 3: typography

EXPRESSIVE-better  

 

EXPRESSIVE

 

 

7 1. Every serif is so neat, especial in "yining". It's old fashioned. it imitates type writing.

1

 

2. A roman typeface, Colonna comes with some very elegant letterforms, based on artwork obtained by Stanley Morison during 1926 as part of a program to increase the range of display faces in the Monotype library. The letters of the Colonna font have an inscriptional feel about them, figures are non-ranging. Originally developed as an advertising face, Colonna is at its best when used in large sizes

 

2

3. Big head, small body.

3

4. every letter is in a rectangle.

4

5. It looks like there's light comes from the left side.

5

6. school style.

6