The goal of this project was to create a contemporary interpretation of a wood type poster that was 17” x 50”. Using modern technology (the computer) to recreate these classical posters made on press machines is a challenge in itself. For this project, I chose to do a dessert recipe that was given to me by a professional chef. The idea was to choose the colours that I wanted to incorporate into the poster and he derived a fine chocolate dessert that suited the colour palette. I was able to...
Shannon Chu
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2009This assignment is about really understanding the history of typography. The contents of the book is twelve pages, including a cover, highlighting a series of three historically-important typefaces, from different historical periods in type design. The book will provide key historical information about these types, and will present each font in a historically appropriate manner, reflecting the way the type would have been used when it was first designed. The typefaces I chose were Monotype...