A Timeline on the History of Typography
When drafting ideas for this infographic on the history typography, I wasn’t really sure where to go. Sure, I had found numerous timeline compositions that I felt very inspired by, however, I had trouble executing them.
In the end, I decided to go with the title “Let’s TypeFACE It”, which I honestly thought was very clever as I went with a pretty general approach to the history of typography. One of the examples that I came across featured very geometric shapes with lines and squares, as well as vibrant colours. I was heavily inspired by this particular infographic mainly because of how much of a fan I am of modern approaches, especially ones that are done in a very unique way. I think I went with a overall doodle-ish, crafty style (with my line work and cut and paste elements) because I felt it accurately described the versatility of all the different typefaces, especially typefaces in our modern world. The world of design has truly come a far way in terms of typography, and I really wanted to make sure I captured that in my poster.
A brainstormed list of the timeline contents 
A rough sketch of the poster
As for my mark, I think I would give myself 7/10. I don’t think I’m a huge fan of how my piece turned out for this assignment. I really wanted to create something similar to the unique compositions I came across while doing research, but I think that what I created might be a bit too simple or messy. I think that if I were to do a project like this again, I would lean towards creating a digital infographic, mainly because I would have the ability to make cleaner, more geometric lines and shapes, as well as adding pictorial elements with a lighter opacity. That way, I could create a hierarchy of sorts, rather than struggling to execute a poster in a traditional form. Nevertheless, I think it’s important to see a project through, even if you don’t like where it’s going. In the end, I’m glad I learnt a lot.
Research Sources: https://www.ashworthcreative.com/blog/2014/07/brief-typography-typefaces/ https://www.webfx.com/blog/web-design/10-infographics-that-will-teach-you-about-typography/