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Typodarium 2018, January 20

Sure. 9th Typodarium in a row. ;) Get your calendar here.

Foundry Feature at Independent Type Weeks on TypoNerd.de

Spotted XXII YeahScript in the awesome Schlecky Silberstein blog logo. Yeah :)

One of the best things I like to do in Microsoft Word is play with the title fonts. Not just the standard Arial and Times New Roman, but probably an entire list of fonts so big, you could make an encyclopedia for them all. Some fonts can be atmospheric, basic, alarming, and can be pretty much anything else to grab your attention. Similar fonts can be categorized and grouped into a thing called a typeface, which is an interface for similar fonts. (I will cite the following fonts from dafont.com, which I recommend you to go check out!!!)

Say I wanted to create a sense of anxiety in a viewer using one word. The typeface and font I would use would be "Ms. Monster" from the Fancy > Horror section. To me it looks menacing on a horror movie poster, and I want to imply that fear into the viewers if they were to see a pice of work with the Ms. Monster font, especially with a larger font size. I admire the tight space in between each character because it helps create that tension, if you were to tilt a title to the side, that font would be extremely edgy to glance at, in my opinion at least.

If I aimed to make a viewer feel content and at peace, I would go with "Night Still Comes" from the Basic > Serif category. Again, I wouldn't make such drastic spacing in between each letter, but enough to show the serenity of the title. I'd also keep it at a medium size since it doesn't call for alarm as much as "Ms. Monster" would. "Night Still Comes" is simple, but it's not incredibly fancy nor does it create anxiety, and it eases the eyes of the viewer.

With all this said, I'm creating a portfolio using InDesign, and I'm gonna need to experiment a ton if I want to grab the attention of my reader, while also staying true to my material. Two of my works are deemed to make the viewer feel out of place, so I would use a tensed font, but nothing to monstrous as, well, "Ms. Monster". While keeping to the theme of being a bit out of place, there is some sanity in my work, so I'll want to use a comprehendible and easy-viewing font for the reader. It doesn't have to be as peaceful as "Night Still Comes", but it can still carry an edge, like "XXII Don't mess with Vikings", created by Doubletwo Studios.

Typodarium 2014

For 2014 only the DemonRunes made it, so keep waiting for Thursday the 13th February.