font styles
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Experimenting with different typography styles for our poster and magazine cover
We started off looking at different font styles from websites such as, http://www.dafont.com/
Magazine title
Absender by Nick Polifroni
Futurist fixed-width by WSI
Devil Breeze by WesLo Fonts
The font is very bold and would stand out well as the font for our
title. It’s simple and easy to read and not that stylised.
The letter ‘G’ in Emergence can be mistaken for a ‘C’ and it doesn’t
seem to fit in with the rest of the typography style, that would be on
the magazine cover.
It looks clean-cut and simple, which is something
most magazines have for their titles. We like it
because it is quite similar to the popular film
magazine ‘Empire’ and has some similarities to their
font.
The font is a bit too spaced out with the letters and it
is not as bold as we would have liked it to it to be.
The forward motion of the ‘M’ and ‘G’ makes the typography look like it’s a modern magazine title.
The thickness of the font is something we like, as it is not as bold as the 1st font we looked at. In
addition, the way the ‘R’ is stylised which makes the title more eye catching and pleasing to look at.
It also looks like a ideal brand name for our magazine that would be recognised by our target
audience and possibly other audiences.
We are possibly going to use this font for our magazine title. We wouldn’t to include the flick that is
on the ‘N’, as it contradicts the theme/idea of moving forward, as it points backwards.
Film title- Graffiti style fontsAaaiight! by JW // Type
Bring Tha Noize by Pizzadude
Abuse by Damien Gosset - sweeep
Techno style fontsDimitri by Fontalicious
The fonts we chose, we wanted it to link
with our genre and decided on these
various graffiti styles to make it look
more urban.We liked the look of this font because it is simple,
yet has that urban style scrawl to it, which we
want for our gangster genre. It is also easy to
read and not too stylised.
This appeals to the younger audience, very
urban and quite stylised. It is also eligible, as
most of the fonts we saw were very hard to
read and stylised.
This font links to the ‘Grand Theft Auto’ games.
It has similar themes of, violence, gang culture,
illegal activities etc. that link it to our film genre.
However, because of the font has similarities to
the game, we may not use this font as it might
mislead our audience into thinking we are
promoting a game, rather than a film.
This font is bold and capitalised, making
it easier to read. The font looks a bit
childish, but still has that urban
neighbourhood feel to it.
Stencil/army style fontsTop Secret by Magique Fonts
Old Stamper by Magique Fonts
Vinca Stencil by ITOMI
Links into our theme of violence. The messy bold
stencil makes it look intimidating and connotes
illegal activities that need to be brought to
justice/revenge. It also implies a sense of gang
culture.
However, this font has more of a Western type
theme to it, which would imply we ,were making a
western film, or that our film is targeted at an
American audience rather than a British
audience. It looks like this font is the type of font
that would generally adorn a ‘Wanted’ poster.
This font has more of a worn down and
weathered look to it. It is similar to the font above,
but the rips and tears in the font gives it age,
creating a sense of ongoing violence or old
grudges re-emerging from the past.
This font also has similar connotations to a
‘Wanted’ poster.
Indicates the theme of violence and gang
culture; a major concept/theme in our genre
of film. Very bold to capture audiences
attention. the trail dripping from the ‘F’,
connotes blood dripping from a wound.
The diagonal split in the ‘O’ suggests
violence but it doesn’t follow it through and
looks wrong to the eye. It would be better if
the line continued on throughout the letters.
It also implies that the damage is not
completely finished, suggesting a lack of
commitment to task set.