Playing with words
Pictures may be worth a thousand words, but it is the words themselves that build the scenery for what is being said. If there were to be a war between words and pictures, then typography would be the mediator.
In the language of design, words are the fonts/typeface and pictures are the graphics. Typography is simply a combination of both and a potent element in graphic design, where there is less concern for readability than for the potential of using type in an artistic manner.
When a font designer no longer only designs fonts for their own sake, but fonts with particular applications, such as for posters or other promotional items such as catalogues, and a graphic designer will custom-make fonts for specific projects: album covers, fashion campaigns, etc. Where does one stop and the other start?
We invited seven font/graphic designers and asked them this question. Some of their answers surprised us. We also spotlight a film director who has recently made a documentary film on one of the most common font types: Helvetica.
Featured artists
Cape Arcona Type Foundry
Byggstudio
Misprintedtype
Grandpeople
Neubau
Michael Cina
Büro Destruct
Contents:
Pick of the month
Feature: Playing with words
Creative City: The art of life in Minga
Idea: If beauty is in the eye of beholder, try these!
Video Game: Another piece of Cakey
Motion Gallery: Unscrambling Philip Dick's scramble suit
Vinylation: All you need to know about vinyl toys
Music: Still that jazz
Specifications:
101 Pages
Paper Back
Colour throughout
Bonus DVD-ROM included
RRP: US$15
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Bonus DVD Contents:
Trailer of A Scanner Darkly
Geometry War 2: retro Evolved
The Energizer: From Her Lips To God's Ears
The Format: The Compromise
The Willowz: Walk Straight
Sebastien Tellier by Def2shoot
Virtual Laguna Beach by MTV
Human, directed by Three Legged Legs
Infiniti: FMX & G-spot, directed by Pleix
The Kinife: We Share Our Mothers’ Health, directed by Motomichi Nakamura
Benito Machine, directed by Zumbakamera
Inculto: Welcome, Lithuania, directed by Pet Punk
Latest TV commercials for Microsoft Xbox, ThankPad, Hugo Boss, Hasbro/Tiger electrics and Acura.
*Font Promotional design with exclusive Büro Destruct Font
