This week the Clio Crew attempted to find ways to create a unified typographic theme reflecting the materials we plan to include in our final projects.
Laura really has done an amazing job with her project. You really get a feel of colonial America from the header and the pull quote. And the main content sans-serif font is legible and readable, while the small flourishes in the headers maintain the mood. And even with the small amount of content available, already it reflects her comments that “image isn’t everything and presentation matters.” I think that was the point I was trying to get at originally, but sometimes I advocate a little fervently for the devil.
Staying in the theme of the link between display and message, I’m particularly excited about Misha’s project. I think images, moving or still, can be great historical evidence, but are too often relegated to secondary status. Newsreels seem particularly fecund, as Misha notes, “newsreels are more representative presentations than completely accurate recreations of past events,” and the tension between content and presentation is ripe for analysis. The expert eyes over at the Center (It’s certainly very convenient for me to ask them for advice, but the rest of you shouldn’t hesitate for a second to come by for some tips-Laura and Jeremy are both extremely friendly and enthusiastic.) For example, I have become so used to reading sans-serif fonts that I hesitated to use them for this assignment. But when Jeremy suggested it, I realized it was a much better match.
Again, another productive and enjoyable week.
Sharon pointed out I forgot to link to my type project.