Thursday, October 11, 2007

Design Rational - Font Poem


I chose the saying “A woman who does not wear perfume, has no future.” by Coco Chanel, because I enjoy wearing perfume and much like other women it makes me feel more beautiful, giving me more confidence. When a woman displays confidence she tends to exceed expectations given by herself or others, allowing her to go further in life.
In the rough draft of the font poem, I started with the font “Lucida Handwriting”, and then followed with the font “Harrington”, every other line being either Lucida or Harrington. I chose these two fonts, because I felt Lucida gave the allure of a handwritten line, and Harrington gave the quote a more feminine appeal. The word “Future” was displayed in a font called “Eccentric Std.” which gave the word, unlike the others a more bold look, and signing the name Coco Chanel with the text “Giddyup Std.”
In the final draft, I stuck with mainly with the font “Harrington” to write most of the words, which I later molded into the shape of an old fashion perfume bottle. Then used the text “Playbill” for the word future, giving it a more bold and circular look, which is the attached to the perfume bottle by a cord. To give the look of the ball a person would have to squeeze to make the perfume come out. Then the name of the quoted in the handwriting “Lucida Handwriting” to give it the appeal as in the person who said it signed their name themselves. I chose the color purple for the details, because purple is often affiliated with royalty, which is often makes people think of beauty and wealth.

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