Stephaniie’s Blog

here is my poster presenting each of the words i found. I also attempted to identify each typeface. To my surprise i found 2 pairs of words with the same typography! (i think). I am unsure about ‘have’ being the same typography as ‘will’ though, because ‘have’ is actually curved due to it being from a CD so the font is a little distorted. To identify the fonts i went through the fonts available on Word and carefully matched each one by process of elimination and careful observation. 

here is a cityrail map which illustrates the locations of my words. The locations include at home in Five Dock, at various locations around North Sydney and in Melbourne.

Note: for precise locations of each word you can view previous blogs.

Overall i think this assignment really opened my eyes up to the extent the role typography can play in urban surroundings. Until now i wasn’t aware of what aspects of the font define its own identity and cater to different purposes. From the process of elimination in defining the font types for the words, i was able to realise the small and major differences between various types and between serif and san serif fonts. I am happy to say that from this semester i have gained a greater understanding of the importance of typography in the world of communications and how i can apply this knowledge to my own design experiences to come.

here are the final words i decided to use in my poster design. I am confident they are all from the different mediums and locations, obeying the brief’s requirements.

so finally i have created or found every single word of my fortune. in class we created one word… i created my 2 hard words just in case, both using my boots. I also managed to find ‘have’ on a CD because i got worried that i may have used the same medium again- can never be too careful. So here is what i found and made: 

‘have’- on Bryan Adam’s cd

‘favourable’- photo from screen of picture on the internet

’smoothly’-made in class using my boots. Note: no computer manipulation was used, the images were simply put next to each other

found a couple of ‘will’ ’s

‘will’- pizzeria menu

‘will’- standing competition banner in north syd food court

well after some critique from friends i realised i have yet again chosen words on the same mediums. So i am still continuing the search for ‘will’ or ‘have’ or ‘go’… this is what i found so far

‘will’- found on a plastic covered info board for a building

after class today thought i better check that all my words were definitely from different places. in saying that i thought i better find ‘will’ and ‘have’ on alternate things just in case. 

‘will’- found on packet of pretzels

‘have’- checking my inbox… pic taken from the screen of the computer

‘have’- on ’strepsils’ box, description of the product

found yet another book cover with ‘negotiations’ on it… brilliant.

‘negotiations’- “Secret Channels: The Inside Story of Arab- Israeli Peace Negotiations” by Mohammad Heikal 1996 

(side note: the ‘go’ i found on the up and go popper i’ve realised im not really allowed to use because it is considered a ‘brand’, therefore against the rules of this assignment )

trecked it up miller st to the stanton library to find any of my harder words. i typed the words into the search bar but the only one i found was ‘negotiations’… well thank god!

‘negotiations’- found on the book cover titled “understanding commercial contract negotiations” by Frank Adoranti 1965

not skipping breakfast IS good for you

‘go’- nutri- grain cereal box

‘have’- side of nutri- grain cereal box, nutritional info

opened the fridge.. heres what i found

‘go’- found on “up and go” popper

not sure if i will use it but at least i found it