Crystal Chan

work

  • 2013

    Paying homage to the golden age of wood type, we had the opportunity of designing contemporary 17 in x 50 in wood type posters, in an Advanced Typography class with Peter Cocking. This poster features the awe-inspiring response given by astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, on The Most Astounding Fact.

    The colour palette is inspired by interstellar tonalities, paired with a tilted gradient to allow for an atmospheric feel. As well, a stereo anaglyphic twist on certain...

  • 2013

    The aim of the project was to invent a small, fictional type foundry that houses a collection of typefaces. In the format of a type catalogue-in-motion, we were to use kinetic typography as a vehicle to communicate the merits of the foundry’s types.

    Bon Appetype Foundry
    serves as a typographic restaurant cruise that features a collection of six typefaces: Bodoni, Archer, Kepler, Eames Century, Miller & Lobster. Each typographic dish...

  • 2012

    In the world of music, not only can the spoken word be emotive & evocative—it can also be expressed and brought alive through typography. This typographic poster was inspired by musical sensation, Imagine Dragons' On Top of the World, and brings to light the colourful and uplifting landscape of the song piece. Situated atop an oceanic gradient, it has been designed to allow the eye to follow the lyrics through a deep sea journey.

    Print // 15" wide x 24" high 

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