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i was doing a presentation of my research, and i chose typography instead of illsutration in my design, i got a question, why did i pick typography instead of illustration but i couldnt answer can someone please give me a hand on this?
Hi Bee. I'm not really sure what you are asking. :confused: How could any of us possibly know why you made your decision?
well i chose to do a corporate identity for a company, and for some odd reason i dont want to design an illustration i just want to use typography thats all :confused:
Red Kittie Kat
12-09-2007, 04:41 PM
Then I guess that's your answer. As Kool said none of us can know your thought pattern on this.
budafist
12-09-2007, 07:04 PM
There isn't really a right or wrong answer for this like a maths question. If you are unsure of your answer, why don't you post up what you would like to answer with and we can give you advice on that?
Typographical approaches have a much more sophisticated appeal then illustrations – most of the time?
For example, if it was for a mom and pop or local business then a typographical approach may not be the best. However, if your talking more corporate or medium – large business oriented then a woodmark may be more appropriate.
I'm not saying these are correct – just some thoughts that popped into my head.
vxhorusxv
12-10-2007, 10:23 PM
One could make the argument that typography is illustration. Drill down on what typography really is? Is it what we consider letters? Is it Roman letters? No, because you can "typeset" Arabic, Hindi, Mandarin, Tagalog, et al. So what is typography? An assembly of glyphs that have meaning to people and conform to a set of syntaxical rules regarding their placement to aid in understanding. BUT, if you really think about it that is not even true. One glyph on its own has meaning. It may only mean a sound and may not have deeper meaning that that, but it holds meaning.
Alphabetic glyphs are representations of sounds. Pictograms (like hieroglyphics or those of Mandarin Chinese) are representations of concepts or specific words. Still both are illustrations ... again with different meaning.
Just a few random thoughts that popped into my head. I'm feeling particularly ethereal today, sorry :D
vxhorusxv
12-10-2007, 10:25 PM
I typeset ... therefore I ... ? Wait, what?
illustration with a direct literal meaning or corresponding sound?
form linked to a specific pronunciation?