Comments on: Art and Text http://ilovetypography.com/2010/02/02/art-and-text/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:35:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: » Art and Text http://ilovetypography.com/2010/02/02/art-and-text/#comment-18381 » Art and Text Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:38:22 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=7770#comment-18381 [...] here to read the complete review from Ilovetypography.com Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Book Reviews Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) Leave a comment [...] […] here to read the complete review from Ilovetypography.com Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Book Reviews Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) Leave a comment […]

]]> By: Emily http://ilovetypography.com/2010/02/02/art-and-text/#comment-18347 Emily Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:59:27 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=7770#comment-18347 Great article! For a little more inspiration - here is an example of some great typography from a <a href="http://www.nfusion.com/article/limbs-for-life-benefit-kicks-back-to-the-1920s" rel="nofollow">Limbs for Life</a> campaign. Great article! For a little more inspiration - here is an example of some great typography from a Limbs for Life campaign.

]]> By: Web & Graphic Designer http://ilovetypography.com/2010/02/02/art-and-text/#comment-18285 Web & Graphic Designer Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:12:23 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=7770#comment-18285 Just love the SEMIOTEXT page, would have been so difficult to do way back then in the 60s, it's down to them that we can do what we can do so easily today! Ace post, feel like going back to uni now! Thanks :-) Just love the SEMIOTEXT page, would have been so difficult to do way back then in the 60s, it’s down to them that we can do what we can do so easily today! Ace post, feel like going back to uni now! Thanks :-)

]]> By: Elizabeth Turnbull http://ilovetypography.com/2010/02/02/art-and-text/#comment-18256 Elizabeth Turnbull Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:20:50 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=7770#comment-18256 Great post! I attended a recent exposition from my Alma Mater (Wake Forest University), titled "Cuban Artists Books and Prints." Cuban Artists created unique works of art that were, at the same, books. Some of the pieces includes a doll, an umbrella, and a dress, each of which was a book. You can see the site here: http://www.wfu.edu/cubaproject/. Enjoy! Great post! I attended a recent exposition from my Alma Mater (Wake Forest University), titled “Cuban Artists Books and Prints.” Cuban Artists created unique works of art that were, at the same, books. Some of the pieces includes a doll, an umbrella, and a dress, each of which was a book. You can see the site here: http://www.wfu.edu/cubaproject/. Enjoy!

]]> By: The Duck http://ilovetypography.com/2010/02/02/art-and-text/#comment-18254 The Duck Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:19:44 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=7770#comment-18254 Wife bought the book for me for chanukah. Have been thorough it more than five times. Accurate review. Pictures great. Mind rattling, but somewhat dated. Old colors, typefaces, and materials. Average people been doing some of the stuff for years. Kids too. But, historically speaking, though I know now enough to really have much cred, this stuff spread the field. Very democratic. We can do it. Not enough about type to meet its hype, but a very useful coffee table book, if there is such a thing. thank you very much. Wife bought the book for me for chanukah. Have been thorough it more than five times. Accurate review. Pictures great. Mind rattling, but somewhat dated. Old colors, typefaces, and materials. Average people been doing some of the stuff for years. Kids too. But, historically speaking, though I know now enough to really have much cred, this stuff spread the field. Very democratic. We can do it. Not enough about type to meet its hype, but a very useful coffee table book, if there is such a thing. thank you very much.

]]> By: Yvonne http://ilovetypography.com/2010/02/02/art-and-text/#comment-18248 Yvonne Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:35:17 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=7770#comment-18248 Another great article. Well done Another great article. Well done

]]> By: Matthew Fedak http://ilovetypography.com/2010/02/02/art-and-text/#comment-18246 Matthew Fedak Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:15:55 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=7770#comment-18246 As a web developer I have noticed a lot more focus on typography in web design over the past few years. Instead of having large graphic driven websites we can have well designed static text sites just using a bit of typography, spacing and colour (this blog for example). I agree with Luke about the over Typography thing but good typography to me is several good fonts, colours working together and not just taking one to particular to the extreme. I guess its crucial to get the balance between great design and greay readability just right. That way all the above commentators would be happy! As a web developer I have noticed a lot more focus on typography in web design over the past few years. Instead of having large graphic driven websites we can have well designed static text sites just using a bit of typography, spacing and colour (this blog for example). I agree with Luke about the over Typography thing but good typography to me is several good fonts, colours working together and not just taking one to particular to the extreme. I guess its crucial to get the balance between great design and greay readability just right. That way all the above commentators would be happy!

]]> By: David Engelby http://ilovetypography.com/2010/02/02/art-and-text/#comment-18242 David Engelby Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:25:50 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=7770#comment-18242 The connection between text as visually embodied in typography and as performing layers of semiotic codes within a given language culture will be a forever exiting and contested area. Therefore it is great to see there's still being published books exploring this area. For those who are interested in semiotics and the art of text and typography, I can also recommend the beautiful typographic book "Pictowords. Semantic Typography" by Barbara and Gerd Baumann (Verlag Niggli 2005). Another great tip: Visit the website of the Danish Artist Lise Harlev, who works with typography as a provocative, ironic signifier of our moden culture. See for example http://www.liseharlev.com/more-his-place-than-mine5.html enjoy :-) David The connection between text as visually embodied in typography and as performing layers of semiotic codes within a given language culture will be a forever exiting and contested area. Therefore it is great to see there’s still being published books exploring this area.

For those who are interested in semiotics and the art of text and typography, I can also recommend the beautiful typographic book “Pictowords. Semantic Typography” by Barbara and Gerd Baumann (Verlag Niggli 2005).

Another great tip: Visit the website of the Danish Artist Lise Harlev, who works with typography as a provocative, ironic signifier of our moden culture.
See for example http://www.liseharlev.com/more-his-place-than-mine5.html

enjoy :-) David

]]> By: Steven Zimmerman http://ilovetypography.com/2010/02/02/art-and-text/#comment-18240 Steven Zimmerman Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:30:46 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=7770#comment-18240 I did a lot of research into text/image relationships this previous semester and for the most part it just left me with more questions. It is common to think of the example of Kosuth's One and Three Chairs, but also important to note that people like Magritte were struggling with these ideas way before his time. We live in a world of pastiche. Nothing is really new anymore. Designers are beginning to blur the lines between "work" and "fine art" and I don't think that this practice is not intentional. Designers like Ed Fella & Elliot Earls work outside their general practice to do things like, fine art graphic design. There needs to be a get your ideas out in a not corporate environment. Which I fully support. <a href="http://www.visualsbysteve.com/index.php?/writing/words--the-paradox-of-communication/" rel="nofollow">Link</a> to my Text/Image Relationship research. I did a lot of research into text/image relationships this previous semester and for the most part it just left me with more questions. It is common to think of the example of Kosuth’s One and Three Chairs, but also important to note that people like Magritte were struggling with these ideas way before his time. We live in a world of pastiche. Nothing is really new anymore.

Designers are beginning to blur the lines between “work” and “fine art” and I don’t think that this practice is not intentional. Designers like Ed Fella & Elliot Earls work outside their general practice to do things like, fine art graphic design. There needs to be a get your ideas out in a not corporate environment. Which I fully support.

Link to my Text/Image Relationship research.

]]> By: Jason http://ilovetypography.com/2010/02/02/art-and-text/#comment-18239 Jason Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:26:19 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/?p=7770#comment-18239 Luke, I agree with Dan on this... part of the fun of looking at that specific sample of type was that the typography shows multiple word forms you can pick out from that arrangement. Also, think about the nature of the word itself, semiotext, derived from semiotics. It's some good reading, and points out that function and fashion aren't always needed for everything... especially when the word is repeated less than a inch from the confusing version. Luke, I agree with Dan on this… part of the fun of looking at that specific sample of type was that the typography shows multiple word forms you can pick out from that arrangement.

Also, think about the nature of the word itself, semiotext, derived from semiotics.

It’s some good reading, and points out that function and fashion aren’t always needed for everything… especially when the word is repeated less than a inch from the confusing version.

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