This image is an article from a back issue of Glamour magazine about inspirational women. I was just flipping through and the design of the page caught my eye. The bright red letter "K" made me think of the lettering they used in the illuminated manuscripts called diminuendo, where the words started out huge and gradually got smaller. I think it's a kind of modern twist on the style, even if it's not as dramatic. I kind of wish that it was a little more dramatic like the actual design and that the bold letters at the start of the article were a different font, but I think it's effective and eyecatching. The bright color and fancy font of the "K" bring your eye to the beginning of the article, which I feel is what the designers wanted. I also felt that the column of writing surrounded by an image was slightly similar to the style of the illuminated manuscripts, also not as dramatic and elaborate, but it highlights the text.
This image realy shows what we learned in class this week. the big, bright, red letter 'K' really reminds me of what they did from illuminated manuscripts. It's really eye-catching and draws you into the text/article.
ReplyDeleteI was going to use this same example as my week 2 image! I absolutely agree; the 'K' very much reminded me of a modern take on diminuendo. The design is decent, but I think the graphic artist could have pushed the diminuendo style a little further [like those in illuminated manuscripts] for a more dramatic affect.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy seeing the letter K in this image. Its beautiful. The color is beautiful. The text design is beautiful. It stands out as soon as you look at the page, which seems to be the intetention of the designer.
ReplyDeleteAs most of the comments state- the first thing we look at is the K. It stands out intentionally based on its flowing design and its color. The placement of it also helps it out as well. There is something about that distracts me however, and I can't seem to figure out what it is. Maybe its the background image,.. the fact that it's too 'real-life' (if you will) and the solid color of the K appears to artificial? Or possibly it's the overall location of the K, that is appears to be floating in space and not grounded? Im not sure, and I know if I will be able to put my finger on it. I know one thing that irks me about this image- the alignment of the body copy has to much extra space on the right hand side. But nonetheless, this is covering what we talked about in class, and is a good example of it.
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