Thursday, February 26, 2009

Week 4 Image


This image is the cover of a "Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends" DVD that I own. I wanted to focus on the text that says "Season" in the top right corner of the image. I tried to crop it, but I had problems loading that image, so bear with me. I chose this example of text because it reminded me of the kinds of text that were starting to appear during the Industrial Revolution and the Victorian Era. It's got some fancy detailing, shadowing and decoration that draws your attention, kind of like the elaborate typefaces they might have used in advertisments or product labels. The whole word also starts to curve, which I noticed that often occured on package designs. I'm sorry I couldn't make it much bigger so you could see the details, but I feel that they are what makes this example a modern use of the typefaces that were popular during the Victorian Era.

4 comments:

  1. This is a lovely example of Victorian type. I think it is also a good example of modern day Industrial Revolution style because of the wide variety of typefaces that are different but all go together at the same time.

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  2. This is awesome. The lettering is a lot like the Victorian style type. I like how the poster is designed a lot like the first posters with the incorporation of images and text.

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  3. This is a great example of Victorian lettering. I like the fanciness of the type and I also like all the other typefaces used on the DVD cover, good choices of typeface.

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  4. Cute!! I agree with you completely, these typefaces are bold and out of the ordinary. They fit perfectly with the large and out-there typefaces that originated during Industrial Revolution.

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