#fall_2010

This is my Type Specimen book made for Type 1, in which my aim was to a wide variety of potential contexts and uses for the typeface Glypha.  I greatly enjoyed the personality that showed through the essay and strived to emphasize Earles's points as they would be emphasized if they were read aloud. I achieved this by reading the text many times, constantly reconsidering the qualities and limitations of each font and their ability to convey the desired message and infliction.

Book

My chosen font was Gills Sans, a sans-serif typeface designed by Eric Gill. I evenly separated the literature of Elliot Earls as well as adding text from two other sources about the history of Gills Sans. Since Gills Sans has a large family, I dedicated about a page to two pages for each member. The colorful color pallet was chosen based on the number of members in the Gills Sans family, where the number of family members represented how many colors used. My favorite part of my type specimen book was exploring the different brands that used Gill Sans in their logos. Page 14 shows how Tommy Hilfiger, SAAB, eHarmony and others have all incorporated Gills Sans in their branding.