Eric Gill Designed Gill Typeface Family for Monotype (1928-30) Eric Gill was an English sculptor, typeface designer and printer. He is with the arts and crafts movement which was a movement that start…
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Typography through the Years Design Rational For this project I was first very excited to start but when it came to the execution of it I failed quite miserably to my intentions. At…
Crystal Palace Description Crystal Palace was a grand piece of architecture in its day. Made of glass and iron, the palace was made for London’s great exhibition of 1851. It was Prince Albert,…
Georges Claude Invented Neon Lights (1902) In 1898, Neon (NE), was first successfully separated from the atmosphere as a singular gas. While chemists were celebrating a new element, and French chemist and inventor…
Times New Roman Design Rational The reason I chose Times New Roman was originally because of its versatility throughout other languages and “glyphs”. I have always loved the Grecian letterforms and Times New…
Steam and the Speed of Light James Watt Patented the Steam Engine The first steam engines were made by Thomas Savery to conclude on a very common problem, the removal of water from…
Block Books and Baroque French Rococo Style Rococo originated in Paris, France in the early 18th century. The French Rococo style was used in many different forms of art and design such as painting…
Click the link below to view my Invison board. https://imogenpettyfer527773.invisionapp.com/board/141—Mood-Board-ckg05npio00g416xb2wjap416 Mood Board Revised The three events I have chosen to research and write about despite their differences and similarities, exhibit the beginning of modern and…
Handprints and Handwriting Cave of Altamira Altamira located in Spain, was first discovered by accident, by a hunter in 1868. The cave was visited again in 1876, by a noble man, Marcelino Sanz…
In my first Assignment for Survey and Principals for Design, we created a Yearbook Spread. The purpose of this assignment is to aquire knowledge of our instructor and our classmates. Each person had…