Typography

Before I began studying graphic design, I may not have known what was good design, but I certainly knew bad design. I have left websites, I have forgone reading books, and I’ve been repulsed by magazines because the choice of type has put me off. If it’s not welcoming to read, then why read it? Now, after spending some time studying, and more importantly thinking about type, if something is not readable, I know why I decide not to read something.

I do not have hangups with certain typefaces. I know Comic Sans infuriates many designers. I recognize that Comic Sans is inappropriate for an email, but it looks great on the back of box of mac and cheese. In short, there is a time and a place for every typeface. Knowing when to use which makes the graphic designer.

Above all else, I believe that typography’s sole purpose is to communicate.

I built the Susan Sontag quote with Photoshop. The image I took of one of my toy cameras. “Bull Skull in Type was built in Illustrator