dissertation what has happened to legibility

[reilly2k]

hello everyone i have a dissertation to do and i really want to do it on typography legibility the title will be "What has happened to legibility" and i was wondering if anybody could give me some ideas of how to start it off? or even what to include im pretty stuck!!:(

i sort of no what i want to include typography from 1890 up to now but im not sure what to discuss:confused:

here are some names i have been looking at, e.e comings, alan bertram, joanna drucker, jan tschichold.

please any help would be great give me ideas on how to break it down into chapters and what to put into the chapters would be brilliant. I am so bum when it comes to essays let alone dissertations!!!!!

Thank you very very much

Liam

[morea]

In accordance with the forum rules, please do not post the same topic multiple times on the forum. The dulpicate threads have been removed.

Please be patient and people will help you if and when they can.

[Broacher]

Would the term 'legibility' include proper sentence construction, grammar and punctuation?

[reilly2k]

sorry i didn't read the rules very sorry. I wasn't sure where to post my topic so i thought i would post it in graphic design general and typography

Ive just got in from work sorry for late reply Broacher but i dont totally understand what you mean, hope i don't sound rude or stupid?

what i mean by legibility is how words are used and constructed in a sentence like David Carson's work and Neville Brody. how legibility has changed from swiss design up till now, has it still got the same meaning and thought as it did from the likes of Paul Rand, or is it now just a matter of putting the text where it just looks good with out much thought?

does this make any sense? im so confused on what to do for my dissertation

Thank you very much for you help

Liam

[morea]

I am not sure that I understand what you mean about legibility. It sounds more like you are talking about etymology and grammar than how words are typeset.

If you are interested in legibility of type, you could address the fact that typography is very limited on the web, or the popularity of "grunge" style (distressed) fonts.

There are lots of threads that discuss dissertations on here... is this topic something that you are i very interested in? That helps when choosing a subject, since you will inevitably be spending a lot of time on the paper.

Here are some other threads that discuss dissertation topics, if you want to look at some other ideas:

http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29669
http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17738
http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6176
http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7197
http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17738
http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16136
http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16612
http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11174
http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3569
http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3304

[reilly2k]

anymore help and advice would be appreciated

thank you very much

liam

[morea]

As someone else said in another thread, your best bet is to get in touch with your student advisor.

It's very important that you learn how to do the research on your own, as you will need those skills when you start working as a graphic designer.

[Seapony]

Seems as though you've pretty much answered your own question on starting off right here:

...how legibility has changed from swiss design up till now,SECTION I


...how words are used and constructed in a sentence like David Carson's work and Neville Brody.SECTION II

...has it still got the same meaning and thought as it did from the likes of Paul Rand, or is it now just a matter of putting the text where it just looks good with out much thought?SECTION III

Concentrate on exploring this direction, break it down into sections and offer your final summation/opinion based on your findings. Each section should somehow address your main question in SECTION I.

I have to tell you though, this dissertation is going to be tough for you if you don't have any passion about what you're writing. Rather than randomly picking a theme, choose a specific topic that you're particularly passionate about and discuss why it is/isn't a successful application or something, see where I'm going?

Good luck just the same.

:)