The next project we were briefed on in response to our new-found knowledge on layout and composition was to create a type specimen poster – this is a poster that illustrates and informs about a certain typeface that we are allocated. The elements that had to be included somewhere in the poster were: A full…
2015 24.5 x 19.5 inches (double sided)
These are some of the type specimen posters I looked at as research for creating my own poster:
Type specimen poster of one of our favorite fonts set in one of our favorite platitudes.
After my tutorial with Paul, and as I was really not happy with my first type specimen poster, I was encouraged to create another poster for another typeface, different from that of baskerville. So here it is!
This project is an exercise in making a poster that successfully communicates and informs about the selected typeface. The designer is to use Gestalt’s Principle, scale, rhythm, line spacing…
Type 1, Fall 2017Professor: Emily RyeCreate a specimen poster for a given typeface (FF Chambers Sans)
Typeface designed 2009, printed 2013 24.5 x 19.5 inches (double sided)
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Back in progress....i have typos oh no!
Our next project is the Word segment of the course where we are expected to produce a typography poster using the software InDesign. We are starting off by doing some research work. I went online to find a few examples of typography posters to draw ideas from and to help inspire me to come up with…
Bodoni type specimen poster deisgn.
Typeface Designed 2010, Printed 2013 24.5 x 19.5 inches (double sided)
For this assignment, we randomly chose a typeface from a set of 8, and we were to create a poster emphasizing and showcasing our typeface’s unique qualities in a creative and visually appealing way…
Eurostile Type Specimen Poster created in my Typography class
Type Specimen design for one of my favourite typefaces – Neue Haas Grotesk.The digital version of Helvetica that everyone knows and uses today is quite different from the typeface’s pre-digital design from 1957.Originally released as Neue Haas Grotesk,…
Didot was created by Firmin Didot from the French printing and type making Didot family. It was revived in the last century when fashion magazines including Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar decided to do a…
This poster was made to showcase the best properties of one typeface, in this case Adobe Garamond. The goal was to express the regal, fanciful, and elegant...
Showcase the beauty of typography with the best type specimen poster design ideas. From serif elegance to bold display fonts, make your posters unforgettable.
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