Wednesday 16 April 2014

Type Journal - Music

Best Coast

Anatomy - Sans Serif, block font, well balanced, dropshadow thick, all uppercase.
Identity - N/A.Designer: N/A.Character - Bold, friendly, fun, simple. 

Tyler The Creator 



Anatomy - Curved, bold, serif, uppercase heavily weighted.
Identity - Cooper Black.
Designer: designed by Oswald Bruce Cooper in 1921.
Character - Simple, friendly, minimal.

The Stone Roses
I think that the simple type works well with the busy background. It looks like it is woodblock font. I think that the rounded found gives it a relaxed easy going look, which i think complements the music style of The Stone Roses. 

Production Method - Digital.
Anatomy - Block bold type, with an equal line stroke, all in uppercase.
Identity - Unknown
Character - Minimal, balanced.

Blur
The blur logo. This digital type works well with the whole britpop era in the 90's its fun and simple and represents the band. The roundness of the type adds to the easy going attitude it gives off.
Production Method - Digital.
Anatomy - Curved, rounded lowercase font. No letter spacing, all of the glifs are just touching.
Identity - Unknown
Character - Fun, easy going, minimal, geometric.

Lana Del Rey
Production Method - Digital.
Anatomy - Uppercase bold font, kerning, sans serif, balanced heavy weight.
Identity - Unknown
Character - Sophisticated, minimal, balanced.

Lady Gaga
Production Method - Digital.
Anatomy - Uppercase font, serif, mixed line weights.
Identity - Designer: Louis Höll, Design date: 1926
Character - Sophisticated, minimal, feminine, decorative.

The Black Keys
Production Method - Hand Rendered.
Anatomy - Uppercase font, sans serif, bold, kerning, drop shadow.
Identity - Thorowgood Sans Shaded.
Character - Modern, fun, feminine, decorative.

The Courteeners
Production Method - Digital.
Anatomy - Serif, kerning, balanced weight.
Identity - Boton BQ.
Character - Minimal, simple.

Muse 

Production Method - Digital.
Anatomy - Sans serif, balanced weight.
Identity - Frutiger Black.
Designer- Adrian Frutiger 1968, 
Character - Minimal, simple, modern, balanced.

Amy Winehouse

Production Method - Digital.
Anatomy - Sans serif, light.
Identity - Unknown.
Character - Minimal, decorative.

Production Method - Block print.
Anatomy - Sans serif, lower and uppercase, bold, kerning, mixed stroke weights, some of the glyphs are interlocking.
Identity - Unknown
Character - Modern, urban, balanced, bold, fun, exciting.

Production Method - Digital.
Anatomy - Sans serif, uppercase, contrast in stroke weights
Identity - Unknown
Character - Modern, urban, strange, fun.

Production Method - Digital.
Anatomy - Sans serif, upper and lowercase, contrast in weight, kerning, bold.
Identity - Pretorian DT.
Character - Fun, Friendly, retro, busy.

Production Method - Digital.
Anatomy - Sans serif, uppercase, equal stroke weights, clear, light.
Identity - Unknown
Character - Modern, simple, balanced, minimal, clean, friendly, light.

Production Method - Digital.
Anatomy - Sans serif, uppercase, equal balanced stroke weight.
Identity - Bebas.
Character - Modern, simple, balanced, minimal, clean, friendly.

Production Method - Digital.
Anatomy - Sans serif, uppercase, equal stroke weights, clear. light, kerning. bottom heavy.
Identity - Name: Neutra Display Light. Designer: Richard Neutra.
Character - Modern, simple, balanced, minimal, clean, friendly. light, neutral, fun.

Production Method - Hand rendered.
Anatomy - Sans serif, uppercase, mixed stroke weights, geometric, drop shadow/3D.
Identity - Unknown
Character - Modern, fun, childish, friendly.


Production Method - Wood.
Anatomy - Sans serif, uppercase, mixed stroke weights, clear, no baseline.
Identity - Unknown
Character - Modern, simple, clean, friendly.




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