Type Specimen

Type Specimen

I decided to create a type specimen to display my typeface in several different forms. In doing this I could demonstrate how my typeface could be used in several different scales and still be readable. I could also show it put into context, for instance a word which you could easily read in my typeface. I made this type specimen in such a format which means it would also open up into a big poster with the whole typeface displayed on it giving you a larger form to view it in and pick out its finer details. I also included a repeat pattern on some of the pages which gives it all quite a clean finish but the reason I did it was to demonstrate that all the angles were the same and you could fit the letter forms together in anyway. 

I chose quite a thick paper which you could almost call card. I decided to use this material because it feels very refined and also slightly worn out, giving it an old fashioned feel while also having a very modern and crisp print. Due to the thickness if the paper, the folds have become very stern meaning that when it is folded out into the poster form it can be folded straight back into the zine form with ease. The reason I chose these colours was because I quite liked the contrast between modern and old. Modern being the colour and old being the typeface, however some may argue that the type is also very modern.

I also attempted to invert the colours to give the specimen some more alteration. However, the quality of this one is a bit worse giving the fact there was more printing and ink involved it looks like the paper has been slightly damaged. This gives it a bit of a weathered look which at first I kind of wanted however this is way too much and looks like its been sat on for days.