Posts Tagged ‘Typography’

Mar
26
'10

Ever wonder how many different variations are there in a font family?

Normally, we will find the following set of weights (regular, italic, bold, bold italic) in a typeface for regular usage. You can open Character panel to see that.

For some more intensive work, like publication or corporate branding design, where typography technique plays a heavy role, a comprehensive family suite of a typeface helps stylistically and logistically.

The following chart, created by fontshop.com, illustrates simply what weights and width are there in a font family.

Weights and widths

Weights and widths

For further readings, go to this link.

Feb
07
'10
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artless Inc is a multi-award design agency cum art studio that started out back in the year 2000. It is co-founded by Shun Kawakami, and is based in Tokyo, Japan. Not limited to only art, this studio also does music label named artless records.

artless Inc work scope includes brand and corporate identity strategy, packaging, advertising, web design, interior and architecture, and also installation.

artless AKA Shun Kawakami

artless AKA Shun Kawakami

Shun Kawakami is born in Tokyo, 1977. He is an artist slash designer, which co-founded artless Inc. He is active in various visual communication fields, involving arts and design, prints, web, video and installation.

Check out one of his collaborative projects, balloon as vase here. The vases were originally created for “composition of knowledge and feeling,” an exhibition with Takashi Kawada that was shown at JAGDA TOKYO last month.

Balloon as vase 02

Balloon as vase 02

Related links:

http://shunkawakami.jp/
http://www.artless.co.jp/
http://www.nullartless.com/
http://www.artlessrecords.com/

Feb
02
'10
The Diskettes

This font type is created originally using Illustrator, although, after a while I noticed it somehow resembles some other typeface that I may have seen previously. (If anyone know of that similar typeface, kindly let me know.)

Initially, it was created with an idea of having thick square shape while using the least cutouts possible. The cutouts only uses combination of tiny squares and a diagonal cut triangle for the corners.

The tiny squares, in fact, a 1/16th of the main body square’s area, while the diagonal cut triangle is actually a half square, which is 1/8th of the main body square. Too geometrical but I tend to like this kind of composition.

The output as seen here, resulted to a very diskette like shapes, hence the name.

Dec
27
'09
I Just Used One New Energy

I Just Used One New Energy

I was trying to play with typography design, but for some reason this turned out to be quite plain. Sometimes looking at other fellow designers’ works can be inspiring as much as they are intimidating. :) (Check out Typography Served to know what I mean.)

Well, here is my first try. The text uses Illustrator to draw them out, while the rest of the effects are done in Photoshop. Pretty straightforward. I’m sure most designers can catch that.

Dec
26
'09

Sorry


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Sorry in the Sky

Sorry in the Sky

Dec
26
'09
Appreciative Banner

Appreciative Banner

Dec
26
'09
I Love You

I Love You

Dec
26
'09
Visual Mimesis

Visual Mimesis

Dec
26
'09
Prime Time

Prime Time

When I worked on this artwork, I was experimenting on combination of Photoshop and Illustrator. I find that by using the best out of these 2 different applications do help a lot of final artwork. The possibility just seem endless. You may find the usage of Illustrator 3D and text, with Photoshop filters and brushes in this piece.