Best Use of Typography in Sharadin

For this week's type journal, our mission was to search the halls of the Sharadin Art Building to find the most interesting use of type. While on break during my Typography class, I stumbled upon a bunch of display cases, most of them containing various types of package design. Package design, to me, is very fascinating; I felt it very fitting to use an example of package design in my type journal this week. The package, or bottle, shown hear caught my attention right away. There were various bottles, each with a different flavor, but one can obviously tell they are from the same name brand. I really like the use of type with the imagery found at the neck of the bottles. The type itself may be a little too flashy for my taste, but overall the design and concept work really well here.

This picture was taken on Thursday, December 10th at around 5:15 PM in the main lobby of Sharadin.

Most Interesting Type on Food Wrapper

For this week's type journal, it is quite ironic that I was to find the most interesting type on a food wrapper considering that I just had my wisdom teeth out last week. I did, however, find a cookie bag in my kitchen cabinet that I have always found interesting. This picture was taken at around 11:00 at night on Thursday, December 3rd. I particularly like the combination of the italic font with the regular version smaller underneath. This is also very simple, with the colors reiterating the luxurious quality of the cookie.

Type as Art

For last week's type journal, the task at hand was to find "type as art;" which pretty much translates to art for art's sake. No advertising or graphic design needed for this journal. Around my house, as seen in an earlier post in my journal, my mom has a lot of decorative pictures that include type. This one, taken on Thursday December 3rd at around 11:00 at night, is one I found particularly interesting. The simple "Bears" headline pretty much sums up the contents of the painting. I thought the simplicity was intriguing, and it is not promoting or selling anything. The painting is just simply for decoration: art for art's sake.