Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Carter, Harry. A View of Early Typography: Up to About 1600. Oxford: Clarendon, 1969. Print.

> I chose this book because it helped me with project one. It really helped me understand the early stages of typography. It was very useful and I definitely used some of the information provided.

Dodd, Robin. From Gutenberg to Opentype: An Illustrated History of Type from the Earliest Letterforms to the Latest Digital Fonts. Vancouver: Hartley & Marks, 2006. Print.

> I chose this book because it helped me learn about Gutenberg and the history of the earliest letterforms. It showed past fonts leading up to today’s modern digital fonts. It was really interesting and I enjoyed reading it.

Füssel, Stephan. Gutenberg and the Impact of Printing. Trans. Douglas Martin. Aldershot, Hampshire: Ashgate Pub., 2005. Print.

> I chose this book because it also informed me about Gutenberg and the impact of printing in history. It showed me how printing has evolved and influenced the way we use print now. I never really put too much thought into it, because I would always just go to Kinko’s. I’m glad I had this as my topic.

Hlavsa, Oldřich. A Book of Type and Design. London: Peter Nevill, 1960. Print.

> I chose this book because it had a lot of information about type and design. It was great to see how things have evolved and shape the way we view typography. It wasn’t as fun as Ellen Lupton’s book, but it was very informative.

Hoffman, Barry. The Fine Art of Advertising. New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2003. Print.

> I chose this book because I am an advertising major. I enjoyed looking at the different types of advertisements and the influence of advertising. It related to typography, because ads would not be ads without type or images. I enjoyed reading this book in general.

Lehmann-Haupt, Hellmut. Peter Schoeffer of Gernsheim of Mainz. Rochester: Printing House of Leo Hart, 1950. Print.

> I chose this book because Peter Schoeffer was part of our project one. It was really meant for Catalina because she focused on him, but I did take a look at Mainz. One of my topics was Mainz Psalter, so it did have some information on that.

Lowry, Martin. Nicholas Jenson: And the Rise of Venetian Publishing in Renaissance Europe. Oxford: B. Blackwell, 1991. Print.

> I chose this book because Nicholas Jenson was also part of our project one. It was interesting to read his background and learn about his influence in Europe. I’m amazed sometimes how a person can be so influential in many different ways. This book was useful for Catalina as well.

Scholderer, Victor. Johann Gutenberg, The Inventor of Printing. London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1963. Print.

> I chose this book because Gutenberg was one of my topics. It was also useful for me to find books about him because it would include the invention of printing and the Gutenberg Bible as well as Blackletter font, etc. I enjoyed reading about him overall, he was a very important man in type and print history.

Smith, Margaret M. The Title-page: Its Early Development 1460-1510. London: British Library, 2000. Print.

> I chose this book because it helped with our project. I learned a lot about the history of typography and the social influence. It did not include many pictures, but I learned a lot about the background of typography.

Solomon, Martin. The Art of Typography: An Introduction to Typo-icon-ography. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1986. Print.

> I chose this book because it was very useful. It educated me about typography and the introduction of “typo-icon-ography.” I liked the pictures they included in the book. It’s always nice to visually see things. Overall, a great and useful book!

Cursive Signature

My last typography post. I chose this one because of many reasons. I like the white space in the background, the message this delivers, and the style of the typeface. I'm not sure about the color, but I would like to think it's purple. I also like the period in this. Some messages don't need punctuation, but I like the fact that this has an ending. It's very straight forward.
I had a lot of fun posting these type images. It taught me how to look at things differently and carefully. It also helped me as a creator, and how I can better improve my typography skills. I will probably keep re-posting things I like, perhaps not on this blog but my tumblr instead. I actually have followers there ;)

Art Design

Alright, I think we all know why I chose this. I used to love listening to this song when it first came out, but then they overplayed it on the radio and Pandora so I gave it up. I really do like this image though. I'm not sure if this is a real typeface, but it looks hand-drawn. I like the art drawn in in the white space. It seems very "hipster." I think it was great for them not to fill in the white space in "KICKS" because that would not have looked too great. I wonder what this was used for, or if it was just a doodle. I wonder if any typeface has been derived from doodling. There are so many typefaces out there, I'm excited for there to be more creative and decorative ones like this!

Child's Play

I chose this image because it reminds me of those fun days as a kid where you'd write with chalk on the ground. I'm not sure if a child or teenager wrote this, but the handwriting is not bad. Everything is in lowercase letters (besides the D), and there is no punctuation. The drawing is pretty decent as well, which makes me believe an older child wrote this. The same letters throughout the message are the same which is impressive because when I write, my a's or e's turn out to be different from the others, it's kind of odd. I also like this image because of the overall message with the image. It's a little inspiring and cute to look at. Good job to whoever created this!

Sleep

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I really like this image because it's adorable. I think the font and color really work well with the pillow. You wouldn't have bold black letters saying "wake up" it would be too dramatic and strong. This is very subtle and peaceful, it would be nice to wake up to. I guess I also really like it because you don't really find type on pillow cases or bedspreads. Nowadays images are placed onto pillow cases, but hardly any writing. I also think the cursive is very sensual and works well with the idea of waking up to it. The lowercase throughout the type is appropriate, and the size of the words are good. I wonder if placing them lower would make it look more like it belonged. I also wonder if they made other pillow cases that said "goodnight"

Book Type

I chose this image because I thought it looked visually appealing. I usually don't see numbers or letters taking over pages in a book unless it's a graphic design or typography book. I don't pay that much attention to the copy portion because it doesn't really catch my attention. The hierarchy is evident based on the size of an image, in this case the numbers. I like the line in between the two numbers, it gives it a connection and isn't too over powering. I really think this is a great typographic page spread.

Material Type

I really like this photo. It has a lot of different type going on. There is hand-drawn type, materials, and already made type. The first two letters are hand written, and I like that they are both different. A pen is used to make an "L" as well as a rubber band. At first I saw three L's, but then realized the rubber band is for a full "L." I like that the "O" has Bart Simpson hanging onto it. The "T" is similar to the "L" by having pens used to make the shape. I like the scissors as a "Y" it's really interesting. The "P" on the iPhone is pretty cool, and I like the "O" button and the message. A message within a message is always fun to find. I think using material and objects as letters are not created as much, because it does take away the purpose of type fonts. I do enjoy seeing them every now and then. I wonder if I should spell something made out of a certain material...