Typography (Week 4)

(http://www.thy.com/images/skylife/8-2007/497/26_497garantigaleri2.jpg)

This image as you can clearly tell just by looking at it, seems like it was a drawing made by a child. The letters are all over the place, and look as if they have been drawn as a child would with a crayon. It is a child trying to share a message to children and other living things that war is not healthy. The typography is very effective as it tells the readers who's actually behind this drawing without actually telling the reader. I find that this is very effective because children are always the most vulnerable in war and their innocence create guilt to soldiers at war, and this is one effective way to address that.

(http://www.fullhalloween.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/silent_hill.jpg)

This poster was for the thriller film "Silent Hill" which can already be described through its use of typography in it's poster. The text of "Silent Hill" provides the audience with a curious outlook as to what this movie may be about. The text is very different from the ordinary as it is not entirely solid, and somewhat distorts it's own solid letters, leading to little sharp points sticking out from the side of the letters, creating a feel of something unexpected. The Courier font above which states "Welcome to Paradise" is useful because courier is used for scripts, which makes this "paradise" seem scripted, almost as if there's an ironic scene going on where the audience can sense what is going to happen, while the character in the movie is clueless. I think this typography is effective in creating an overall theme of the movie, at the same time making us want to watch the movie to know what this movie is actually about.

(http://www.mincava.umn.edu/documents/posters/poster2b.jpg)

This poster shows how effectively BOLDING and Italicizing can further emphasis your points and make a huge difference in representation. It makes "VIOLENCE" and "ABUSE" stand out without the use of the caps lock button. Bolding gives a word a stronger, more ... for lack of a better term Bold look. In regards to "free" it's italics create a more softer feel, yet emphasising how important it is on the poster (Because if it wasn't there or emphasised, it would be a Violence and Abuse facility - the exact opposite message). The font used is Ariel, a professional looking font, and standard for professional looking posters, as this is not trying to make any creative point, but to show that this is a violence and abuse free facility. I think the bold and italics allow it to stand out of the poster, and one of the very first things you notice. Which is of course, effective in every way.