Finalizing the text for press
About me
Display picture
Catalogue picture
All in all final posters
Book cover
Copy with regards to book
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Two inspirational font designers
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Posters
G in kannada sabon is placed next to it, just deepen my understanding the typeface and the sounds in my language.
Strokes drawn manually, scanned, inspired with another poster. Highlighting parts of characters in Sabon and making it more pictorial.
How does a Brain work in design field...?
Bengalooru(Silicon city, Garden city, Biggest and popular city across Asia).
The critics on posters
Walkers typeface which is beneficial for me, while working on a type specimen poster.
A beautiful art-work which inspired me to do large art-work's as it is shown.
Why am i looking at all these posters?
-Gives me a knowledge of graphical sense to look at the posters with different angles
-Will get to know the trend
-Designers from different parts of the world, getting me a cultural shock which in, all of them using the same aspect of communication through visual representation.
-would give me more space to think and inspire me to do more of these types.
-Make it more public so that if others copy, people could make out.
I am so pleased to give few examples of what i've looked upon while creating a final piece, these are all the posters i've gone through while designing a poster.
Many ideas placed on table would miss led the right way
facing Garamond poster with a new ideas spilled, Forgot to link where this image came from, i google it
Thursday, 13 August 2009
Back on draft
Inspiring fancy alphabets – ‘A beautifully turned letters came into existence long before the invention of printing and the exquisite letters used in old, hand-written books still serve as models for present-day ornamental type. Lavishly ornamented initials are relics from the times when such letters were intricately painted, Later; initials were carved in wood blocks, and, with the advent of more advanced typesetting, cast in lead or zinc.
The use of fancy initials was the main way of enhancing texts and provided typographers with an opportunity to break the monotony of regular body text. Apart from being pleasing to the eye, initials provide a form of emphasis to focus attention to the beginning of the chapter or paragraph and make text easier to read. In addition, before abstract logos became popular, ornamental lettering would often be used as trademarks.
"…there is sometimes a lack of understanding of the fundamental difference between types designed for display and types meant for text. The difference can be expressed as a maxim: text types when enlarged can be used for headings; display types, if reduced, cannot be used for text setting." —Walter Tracy**
‘The Type foundries have cast fonts in lead alloys from the 1450s until the present, although wood served as the material for some large fonts called wood type during the 19th century, particularly in the USA. In the 1890s the mechanization of typesetting allowed automated casting of fonts on the fly as lines of type in the size and length needed. This was known as continuous casting, and remained profitable and widespread until its demise in the 1970s. The first machine of this type was the Linotype, invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler.’
b. A alphabet when roman catholic took place-‘With the decline of the power of Rome and the rise in importance of Christianity with its monasteries and scriptoria (places where writing was done) local tastes had a chance to flourish and so national hands were evolved from the original Roman cursive. The national style that was developed in Spain was called Visigothic; in south Italy it was called Lombardic or Beneventan, and in Francethe script was given the name of Merovingian. Other countries, too, developed subtly national charactersticks and in Ireland and England a style was developed and practiced with such superb mastery and authority that certain examples of it can be included among the world’s great masterpieces of art and Calligraphy. The two greatest are the Book of Kells, and the Lindifarne Gospels(also know as the ‘Durham Book’).
c. ‘Under the sign of the Avant-Grade- Elements that once seemed irreplaceable to whole generations due to craft-related and aesthetic considerations – although printed fonts had longed ceased to be designed merely as written fonts – were omitted from this new font forms. These new and pure, reduced and minimalist, character form reflect a process that was initiated by abstractions in painting, literature, architecture & music since the 19th century.
The san serif fonts that were, over the course of time, produced in different locations and by different companies and that were partially available in typesetting shops were Akzidenz-Grotesk(1898), Reform- Grotesk(1904-07), venus(1907) and New Gothic(1908). All these alphabets were tainted with loveless and clumsy details that contributed to the bad reputation of the whole font group. They corresponded only minimally with the avante-garde ideas of form and necessity. Therefore, many typographic designs were drawn and constructed in Grotesk-characters between 1910 & 1925 due to a lack of appropriate fonts.’
The use of fancy initials was the main way of enhancing texts and provided typographers with an opportunity to break the monotony of regular body text. Apart from being pleasing to the eye, initials provide a form of emphasis to focus attention to the beginning of the chapter or paragraph and make text easier to read. In addition, before abstract logos became popular, ornamental lettering would often be used as trademarks.
"…there is sometimes a lack of understanding of the fundamental difference between types designed for display and types meant for text. The difference can be expressed as a maxim: text types when enlarged can be used for headings; display types, if reduced, cannot be used for text setting." —Walter Tracy**
‘The Type foundries have cast fonts in lead alloys from the 1450s until the present, although wood served as the material for some large fonts called wood type during the 19th century, particularly in the USA. In the 1890s the mechanization of typesetting allowed automated casting of fonts on the fly as lines of type in the size and length needed. This was known as continuous casting, and remained profitable and widespread until its demise in the 1970s. The first machine of this type was the Linotype, invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler.’
b. A alphabet when roman catholic took place-‘With the decline of the power of Rome and the rise in importance of Christianity with its monasteries and scriptoria (places where writing was done) local tastes had a chance to flourish and so national hands were evolved from the original Roman cursive. The national style that was developed in Spain was called Visigothic; in south Italy it was called Lombardic or Beneventan, and in Francethe script was given the name of Merovingian. Other countries, too, developed subtly national charactersticks and in Ireland and England a style was developed and practiced with such superb mastery and authority that certain examples of it can be included among the world’s great masterpieces of art and Calligraphy. The two greatest are the Book of Kells, and the Lindifarne Gospels(also know as the ‘Durham Book’).
c. ‘Under the sign of the Avant-Grade- Elements that once seemed irreplaceable to whole generations due to craft-related and aesthetic considerations – although printed fonts had longed ceased to be designed merely as written fonts – were omitted from this new font forms. These new and pure, reduced and minimalist, character form reflect a process that was initiated by abstractions in painting, literature, architecture & music since the 19th century.
The san serif fonts that were, over the course of time, produced in different locations and by different companies and that were partially available in typesetting shops were Akzidenz-Grotesk(1898), Reform- Grotesk(1904-07), venus(1907) and New Gothic(1908). All these alphabets were tainted with loveless and clumsy details that contributed to the bad reputation of the whole font group. They corresponded only minimally with the avante-garde ideas of form and necessity. Therefore, many typographic designs were drawn and constructed in Grotesk-characters between 1910 & 1925 due to a lack of appropriate fonts.’
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
Mid Research
All my tools were in rest for many days, Research was ON.
Though after few days I made a influential typeface on Indic letters.
Zapfino is my all time favourite, so i did number of sketches based on the influences, this was one among.
Monday, 27 July 2009
Signs
Read whats written!!!
This again is my inspiration. As my attention gets along when passing by the paths, i always wanted to make it more interesting, but never tried to get along with it. When my tutor try to find out what i was interested in, when i pass through streets r anywhere, the unknowing fact in me was to look at signages, sign boards; later i could really think of the concept and got me through...!
Lot of observation was required in this proces, and it became easy for me after i got to know how to play with the type. here are few examples above
Friday, 24 July 2009
Jan explorations
My inspirations through reading books@ library, few thoughts beyond graphic art.
How important a type plays a role in Graphic design (GD)!
My inspirations while going through some of the most important aspects of graphic design.
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Time new roman again...! plays
Rabindranath Tagore say - 'Youth Considers; Age Ventures'
Verdana Exploration poster
The play type- The times New-roman.
How important a type plays a role in Graphic design (GD)!
My inspirations while going through some of the most important aspects of graphic design.------------------
Time new roman again...! plays
Rabindranath Tagore say - 'Youth Considers; Age Ventures'
Verdana Exploration poster
The play type- The times New-roman.
Saturday, 18 July 2009
Kannada is also called in English has Kanarese
An interesting Paper cut, when it was collaged to do a simple substraction.
More to come...
More to come...
March enquiry
Firstly when I experienced type to make, the whole idea is to be readable with the same letters in the days of metal. This awakened in me the urge to develop the best possible legibility. At this time soon came when text were no longer sent in metal types but by means of digital (beam of light). My task of adapting the typeface technique would be my best days in college. Technological progress is rapid, its difficult to gather too many information’s, from all these experiences the most important thing i have learned legibility and beauty of letter form stand close together. Generally I could say that it should be only felt but not perceived by the reader. In the course of my professional practice I have been acquiring knowledge and manual skills, which in-depth I understand, I would pass on what i had learned and achieved to the next generation became necessity.
As I am very observant & flinging with sketches and making use of it & the urge of creating a typeface, I got this idea when I saw a sunshine, firstly in edinburgh...the window shade giving a space for a light to enter-where in my fidling fingers awaiting for action to take place...! This is the result i bought into action 'Finbet'.
Lapbet-is what i named this one!!!
As I am very observant & flinging with sketches and making use of it & the urge of creating a typeface, I got this idea when I saw a sunshine, firstly in edinburgh...the window shade giving a space for a light to enter-where in my fidling fingers awaiting for action to take place...! This is the result i bought into action 'Finbet'.
Lapbet-is what i named this one!!!
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