Examples of Type As Image
This is an example of type as image that I have created myself. This is the alphabet I created for the induction task. I put a lot of thought into making each letter stand for something. Although as a set the letters don't work, individually, I think they are a good example of type as image.
Type as image may be quite a general subject to research, but here are some of the images I have looked at to help inspire me with my new brief.
This is an example of type as image that I have created myself. This is the alphabet I created for the induction task. I put a lot of thought into making each letter stand for something. Although as a set the letters don't work, individually, I think they are a good example of type as image.
Type as image may be quite a general subject to research, but here are some of the images I have looked at to help inspire me with my new brief.
These are two fonts (from dafont.com) that also work as images. I was thinking about creating an alphabet that looked like it was exercising for my response to one of the briefs, and it makes sense to work from an existing font to create a font that will then work on its own as an example of image.
These examples are from fortheloveoftype. The quote about the trees is made up of an illustrative font, which relates to theme of nature, and the word soft is made up of rose petals, as these are soft objects. Both of these examples probably took a long time to construct, but work better with just the word as an image, than if ordinary type had been used and then placed next to an image, as they keep the response simple, but at the same decorative in a way that there is more to them than may be initially expected.
Rob Ryan's style of type has become a means of imagery in itself, as it portrays romance, and has become recognisable in itself. This example on the right shows how type has been created to look as if it has been sewn.
This is a book cover, which shows type as image, as the letters seem as if they are 'in the woods'. I think that there is quite a lot going on, so with the smaller type it does risk losing its legibility, but overall it works well as is more interesting than a lot of book covers.
These examples are from tobyandpete that show type as image. They are far better than anything I could create, as I just don't have the software knowledge, but I thought I would still include them as something to aspire to, as they look so professional with the effects used.
This is an alphabet by type goodness, where the letters are made up of heeled shoes. I think this must have been quite a difficult task, but it still works. The colours and the use of sparkle, with the slight grain in the background, make this type seem quite vintage. I would like to create an exercising alphabet, and this example shows it is possible to make your own alphabet out of objects.
Sarah Devey creating a pattern with type by overlaying it, adding texture and choosing a colour scheme that works well. These alphabet cards show the letters as people or objects, taking on a life form of their own, but at the same time, they are still legible. While this works well for a single letter, I think a whole alphabet or quote in this style would look too much and would make the quote really hard to read.
These fridge magnets are from innocent fruit smoothies. The same font has been used throughout, but each letter has been made to look like or of something that relates to that letter. They are really childlike and cute, and work individually, but again, as a whole quote or alphabet I don't think they would work too well. If I was creating an alphabet like this to use for my posters, it might be a good idea to just use a decorative letter for the start of each word rather than every letter.
These examples are from 'Graphic Design Now', which show successful examples of type as image. I like the 'a' which has been created from a few different layered fonts. This is a similar idea as to what I want to do for the quote 'there are probably millions more examples', so it is reassuring to this example to know that my idea will work, but I need to put my own take on it, as it has been done before.
I found these examples of type as image in Print and Pattern 2, and they are by Niamh Smith. I think they are a bit too decorative for what I am trying to do, but the floral letters relate to my idea of drawing the quote 'As We Grow' with the theme of nature. What I like most about these images is the colour scheme. You wouldn't expect black to be used as the background in a girly piece like this, but it has, and it actually works really well to bring out the brightness of the colours. I like how the font
Here is an example from a video [Word As Image] where the letters are arranged to make the meaning of the word. I like the simplicity of the design and how it is the clever ideas that stand out through the positioning of the letters rather than an overly decorative design or the use of colour. This proves that simplicity is more effective.
This is a similar example, I have put together a pdf of some photos I have taken from an amazing book I got out of the library where names are made out of letters, to make the meaning of the name. Some of the examples bring humour to them as you realise what they say.
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The following examples were found in previous yearbooks featuring examples of type as image from graduates from this course.
Liam Hine - This is an alphabet made up of a workman's tools. It is obvious which tool each letter is supposed to be, and it is also obvious which letter each letter is, which is quite a hard task for something to look good and still be legible. I think as the letters are all black and white, rather than them being the colour of the object, that this helps them to work as a set.
Kyle Bibby - This is an example of a quote where the words are made up of smaller versions of the word. This seems like a very difficult task to arrange them so that the words are still readable but it is something that I would like to try.
Jimmy Smith - Creating an alphabet out of objects and then photographing them and editing them is something that I have done before, and I think it is quite simple to do. This is a really good example of letterforms that perfectly make the shape of the font that they are based on, as this is the trickiest part of this task.
Jessica Choodosh - This is a really clever example as it is so obvious what it is supposed to be, and the letters are clean, with the subtle use of colour to help the idea stand out. With every theme you are trying to create type as image for there might not be an answer for the solution that works as well as this, but I think looking beyond the obvious answers to create something clever like this is what I need to do to be happy with my work.
Lauren O'Neill - Another good example of an alphabet created as type as image. Using a font like this would be good for a very short quote, but for longer sentences it would look too much.
Rob Cope - Another good example of type as image. The use of just two complementing colours doesn't distract from the letterforms which work as an image but are still legible.
Oliver Shaw - This is as if the image is behind the text, and this is a similar idea to what I want to do for my response to the Facebook article. By using an actual font rather than hand drawn type this ensures the quote is readable.
Gemma Grainger - This one works as an image not just because of how the text is arranged in to the shape of a love heart, but also because the choice of pixely font really does relate to the theme of computer editing, and the use of the colour red connotes love.
Also found these examples when researching Facebook, which I thought were simple but effective, however, they are more type as type rather than image. But I am thinking about doing something where I create letters from other items.
