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Published: 2006-10-08 07:40:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 1232; Favourites: 6; Downloads: 6
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Description To give you guys a good idea as to what I'm doing in my Typography class, this is my "digital" sketch of what my next assignment is going to look like, roughly. By doing this, I am putting myself at risk for my "competition" to find this and get some ideas off of mine (since now people from my class are finding my DA account), but nonetheless, it's about time that I start showing you guys a good idea about what it's like to be in my Type 1 class, instead of all of my old photography that is plaguing my gallery. That and I'm too nice.

Yes, I do realize that this looks like those gift/greeting cards you find at Barnes & Noble. That is the point. Trying to give Patrick Henry's famous quote a modern and professional appeal. Point of the assignment is to take a quote and assemble it however I want, and turn in a positive and negative piece of the exact thing. That's why this is a rough sketch. I have to re-create this by X-Acto knife and by copy machine. This is why it takes me so long, because I'm doing this entire thing by letter. Not word. Letter. I love my life. Kinko's, here I come again...

Ok, as far as critique goes, I would appreciate it GREATLY! Have anything that's erking you while looking at it? PLEEEASE tell me! My dream as a Graphic Designer depends on it. Seriously. Thank you!
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Comments: 13

Sonic-Maiden [2006-10-10 04:16:47 +0000 UTC]

Great job. This says "A" all over it. It's extremely legible and great composition. Very awsome.

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sonique-echidna In reply to Sonic-Maiden [2006-10-11 04:14:41 +0000 UTC]

I hope it gets an A. But yeah, you should see the final one, it looks awesome in a television kind of way.

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Sonicka [2006-10-09 16:36:48 +0000 UTC]

Damn I was gunna comment on this a few days ago (sorry I forgot ). Basically though... I LOVE THIS! All the placements of the words, the gigantic speech marks, the monochrominess. Everything.

One of my friends is a type fan, she'd love this.

*Favs*

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sonique-echidna In reply to Sonicka [2006-10-11 04:13:33 +0000 UTC]

That's fine -- I log in and check out stuff, forgetting to comment too.

Thank you very much for your nice comment! I'm so glad you like it. ^_^

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kevintheman [2006-10-09 03:21:15 +0000 UTC]

Very nice renderation of the quote. Forgive me for sounding dumb here, but could you give me some more info on what Typography is?

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sonique-echidna In reply to kevintheman [2006-10-09 09:36:03 +0000 UTC]

I get that question a lot, so don't worry about it.

Typography's not to be confused with topography, which is the study of the earth and stuff. It's basically the study of different fonts, and how our words are designed for more than just legibility purposes. Every single font that has ever been created is called type, and that type is actually a design of how the creator wants every single letter to look like. So the study of typography means that we're exploring different types of font and arranging them to best fit each other. Does that help?

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kevintheman In reply to sonique-echidna [2006-10-09 14:15:58 +0000 UTC]

Ah I see. Tthat certainly clears things up. Thank you.

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sonique-echidna In reply to kevintheman [2006-10-11 19:47:06 +0000 UTC]

No problem! ^_^

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xfuzvl [2006-10-08 13:42:46 +0000 UTC]

I love it..

Great quote...

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sonique-echidna In reply to xfuzvl [2006-10-08 21:04:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! ^_^

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shadow838290 [2006-10-08 09:32:08 +0000 UTC]

man this is freakin awsome!

But I kinda don't like what the end says, I would like it more if it said "I know not what course others may take, but as for me..... well (in a sinister voice) you'll have to find out!

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sonique-echidna In reply to shadow838290 [2006-10-08 21:03:56 +0000 UTC]

That would be very funny if I could write that.

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shadow838290 In reply to sonique-echidna [2006-10-08 23:36:11 +0000 UTC]

Heck Yeah!

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