THE UNHAPPY PRINCESS ︎
Based off of Peter Biľak’s History, this project is an exploration of the anatomy, systems and interpretations of a typeface. Starting with Baskerville, I explored the base, serifs, outlines, inlines, features, and fills of the letterforms.
Next, came a type specimen for the layered typeface, which used elements from victorian fairytales and illuminated manuscripts to match its essence..
I was also interested in how books have an interesting connection to the body, with terms that match our anatomy (header, body, footer, etc.), and wanted to use that as a device to connect the content to the design.
As the poster unfolds, the narrative of a storybook unfolds as well. Just like the layers of the typeface, the specimen has layers of different narratives and metaphors.
Fall 2018
Based off of Peter Biľak’s History, this project is an exploration of the anatomy, systems and interpretations of a typeface. Starting with Baskerville, I explored the base, serifs, outlines, inlines, features, and fills of the letterforms.
Next, came a type specimen for the layered typeface, which used elements from victorian fairytales and illuminated manuscripts to match its essence..
I was also interested in how books have an interesting connection to the body, with terms that match our anatomy (header, body, footer, etc.), and wanted to use that as a device to connect the content to the design.
As the poster unfolds, the narrative of a storybook unfolds as well. Just like the layers of the typeface, the specimen has layers of different narratives and metaphors.
Fall 2018
