PROJECT Expressive Words
Assignment Select five words and explore their expressive quality by manipulating the letterforms. To achieve the desired effect, avoid simply repeating the words or creating an illustration from the letterforms. The best solutions not only enhance the word’s meaning but are clever and esthetically pleasing. Sometimes an unexpected effect can be achieved when the typographic solution contradicts the meaning of the word, setting the word big with small type, for example. As this exercise requires manipulating typefaces, styles, sizes, and positions, it is an excellent project for developing computer skills.
Purpose To typographically enhance the meaning of a single word
FORMAT 3.5” TIME 2
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x 3.5” squares, 1 word in each.
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EXPRESSIVE WORDS: Examples