Font Making Attempts

I want to make a font that is thick and black but uses graphical patterns from navajo and other textiles. This first attempt looks a little sky-like, which wasn't intentional but I'm into it. I also randomly like the way the print looks behind the text, which is the bottom example. Doesn't have much to do with my event though, which by the way is a Labor Day party with an 80's cover band.

Swipe Some Variations on

The Endless Summer

Ideas for Assignment #1 Revision

I really want to use an art nouveau like curve to connect my different pages, possibly in a poster format. I have that sort of movement in each piece and I'd like to play with it more. Sort of a romantic flow but also foreboding. My goal for my next revision is to use these ideas but create the curves and shapes out of type... or to integrate the shapes into my type. Right now I see type over shapes (ex: "Que sera, sera" page. I want to make the white curve out of type). Get it?

Also, any advice for my "Apple Pie" page? I wanted it to be creepy, like someone walking through a door and casting a long shadow, but it needs more work. Any good ideas? Bad ideas? Is it too cartoony? The bottom two images below are Blake and Goya, I wanted to bring some of that feeling into it.

Typography, Assignment #1

quickly separated this into two pages to get an idea.

definitely a step in the right direction. lots more work to do. need to make more time.

Beginning to See a New Light

New Swipe is in order. After seeing what inspires my fellow students I realized that maybe I have a lot in common with the Pre-Raphaelites. I've always been a huge admirer of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement, for architecture and interiors. Anyways, I realized my Swipe was in essence focused on pattern, decorations and nature. Like the designs of the arts and crafts movement or tiffany lamps or art nouveau stained glass, its still decorative motifs inspired by nature. It feels good to look at other works of historical significance to see how they handled the situation.

So I'm thinking of looking at 19th century art, Pre-Raphaelite, Art Nouveau, and also picking up the angst and fear of rationality from Goya prints and Blake/England up to the early 1900s to match the darker mood of my text. Potentially going to try and get around the no illustration rule by studying some Islamic art. The first few google images are conveniently awesome, so I posted them below.. and above. GET SOME(ideas)

(i hate these colors but it looks like miniature cityscapes arranged in a pattern, so cool)

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SWIPE!

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(Sun Rays)