Typography

Above here are all different type of thypography, all from different places - magazines, adverts, music festival flyers etc all have different typography but through out it is clear to see that all of them have clear and bold writing so it is easy for us as readers to see - this is definately the most important factor. I have to consider this factor for my own magazine!! In addition I found some inspiration from the music festival flyers as my own magazine is festival themed - they will help me with ideas of design, colour and ofcourse typography!

TYPOGRAPHY INSPIRATION

This image here to the left has bold typography - all the letters are capital they are all the same size and same colour along with being white against black - these are all elements that make the typography stand out and clear to read which as a reader is a good thing - we are drawn in and it is easy to see what is written!

I really like the typography of this image above - it is very arty/creative - it looks like spray paint which fits in perfectly with what is written - it is talking about being 'off the wall' and reckless and graffiti (spray cans) is just that, along with the image in the background translating the same sort of nature/mood, therefore this shows the person who made it put a lot of thought and care into the subject which is great and I aspire to do the same in my own magazine. In addition the font is bold, in capitals and all the letters are the same size which makes it stand out, along with using a simple, plain white font against a busy background it is basically right in the viewers face so they can't exactly not look at it - which is great - the advertiser succeeded.

This is an advertisement above for a pair of headphones called Crusher by Skull Candy and the word 'crusher' has been edited to look like it has been crushed which fits perfectly within the context of the word in addition it is bold, eye catching, graphic and is a great contrast against the image background - these are all elements that make a good advertisement.

Here is a festival line up - I really like the typography used because it is bold and simple yet has a huge impact - in addition I really like the design: the colours, design, graphics etc in addition there is more than one font used yet the overall product doesn't look too busy.

This festival line up flyer fits in perfectly as inspiration for my magazine because my magazine is a festival magazine and I can use this as some inspiration/ideas on how to set things out along with what sort of graphics, colours and typography I could use!

This image to the right is also a music festival line up using lots of different typography - all bold, eye catching, easy to read but also are very appealing! In addition the use of the black against the pink and white background is very intense - stands out a lot! In addition I like the use of colour and will also use this as inspiration for my own festival magazine as it ties in perfectly!!

Not only does this music festival line up have good typography it also has really good graphics! The typography used is very simple and not over powering which is the whole point I think - they wanted people to focus much more on the graphics of the flyer instead. However the typography is clear to read and the colours they used work well against the background colour - it all stands out!

I really love all the many different typography that has been used on this festival lineup - eventhough there is a lot going on it doesn't look bad or too busy - the whole point of a festival flyer is to look busy it shouldn't look bare or boring!

The black really stands out against the colour - it is intese and very clear to see which is the most oimportant fact! In addition the Lovebox title is all the colour of the boxes below which makes the whole thing flow and it is also the focal point which it should be as it is the title. I will definately be using this as inspiration within my own festival magazine.