Experimenting with different typography styles for our poster and magazine cover

We started off looking at different font styles from websites such as, http://www.dafont.com/

Magazine title

 

Absender by Nick Polifroni

Futurist fixed-width by WSI

Devil Breeze by WesLo Fonts

The font is very bold and would stand out well as the font for our

title. It’s simple and easy to read and not that stylised.

The letter ‘G’ in Emergence can be mistaken for a ‘C’ and it doesn’t

seem to fit in with the rest of the typography style, that would be on

the magazine cover.

It looks clean-cut and simple, which is something

most magazines have for their titles. We like it

because it is quite similar to the popular film

magazine ‘Empire’ and has some similarities to their

font.

The font is a bit too spaced out with the letters and it

is not as bold as we would have liked it to it to be.

The forward motion of the ‘M’ and ‘G’ makes the typography look like it’s a modern magazine title.

The thickness of the font is something we like, as it is not as bold as the 1st font we looked at. In

addition, the way the ‘R’ is stylised which makes the title more eye catching and pleasing to look at.

It also looks like a ideal brand name for our magazine that would be recognised by our target

audience and possibly other audiences.

We are possibly going to use this font for our magazine title. We wouldn’t to include the flick that is

on the ‘N’, as it contradicts the theme/idea of moving forward, as it points backwards.

Film title- Graffiti style fontsAaaiight! by JW // Type

Bring Tha Noize by Pizzadude

Abuse by Damien Gosset - sweeep

Techno style fontsDimitri by Fontalicious

The fonts we chose, we wanted it to link

with our genre and decided on these

various graffiti styles to make it look

more urban.We liked the look of this font because it is simple,

yet has that urban style scrawl to it, which we

want for our gangster genre. It is also easy to

read and not too stylised.

This appeals to the younger audience, very

urban and quite stylised. It is also eligible, as

most of the fonts we saw were very hard to

read and stylised.

This font links to the ‘Grand Theft Auto’ games.

It has similar themes of, violence, gang culture,

illegal activities etc. that link it to our film genre.

However, because of the font has similarities to

the game, we may not use this font as it might

mislead our audience into thinking we are

promoting a game, rather than a film.

This font is bold and capitalised, making

it easier to read. The font looks a bit

childish, but still has that urban

neighbourhood feel to it.

Stencil/army style fontsTop Secret by Magique Fonts

Old Stamper by Magique Fonts

Vinca Stencil by ITOMI

Links into our theme of violence. The messy bold

stencil makes it look intimidating and connotes

illegal activities that need to be brought to

justice/revenge. It also implies a sense of gang

culture.

However, this font has more of a Western type

theme to it, which would imply we ,were making a

western film, or that our film is targeted at an

American audience rather than a British

audience. It looks like this font is the type of font

that would generally adorn a ‘Wanted’ poster.

This font has more of a worn down and

weathered look to it. It is similar to the font above,

but the rips and tears in the font gives it age,

creating a sense of ongoing violence or old

grudges re-emerging from the past.

This font also has similar connotations to a

‘Wanted’ poster.

Indicates the theme of violence and gang

culture; a major concept/theme in our genre

of film. Very bold to capture audiences

attention. the trail dripping from the ‘F’,

connotes blood dripping from a wound.

The diagonal split in the ‘O’ suggests

violence but it doesn’t follow it through and

looks wrong to the eye. It would be better if

the line continued on throughout the letters.

It also implies that the damage is not

completely finished, suggesting a lack of

commitment to task set.