I am going to write my report on abused typefaces. I feel that researching typefaces in detail will help me to improve my typographic skills. I will look at typefaces which are used so regularly they almost become default typefaces. I will be asking the questions should a designer avoid these typefaces? and when is it OK to use these typefaces? To do this I will start by reading reports/ journals on the topic and carry out surveys to identify which typefaces designers use most regularly. I need to decide who my target audience is, whether it be professional designers, students or amateurs as it will affect the writing and design style of the actual report.
Carly
Sometimes designers are forced to use fonts like Arial and Times due to the limitations of the organisations they are working for...even Comic Sans at times!
ReplyDeleteI think there's a lot of type snobbery out there - all fonts have good and bad sides.
It is really interesting how everyone with enough money or access to a PC can now do typography - maybe the software designers need to do more to ensure good typography happens rather than the awful stuff you see on take-away menu designs for example.
Typography done by non-typographers and how they break rules they know nothing about could be a really interesting topic of research. During one walk down the Wallworth road with a camera you could collect every 'type-crime' possible.