OUGD504 FRONT COVER TYPE

I had to decide on a typeface to use for my front cover. I reviewed the images I took for the content and the type used on the gravestones. There was a large variety of type between sans serif, gothic calligraphy and some standard serif type. I traced over one of the more popularly used types for demonstrating the 'in loving memory of' quote. This type was quite a stylistic sans serif type and looks like quite a modern font. After tracing it I then realised that I wanted celebrate the old craftsmanship not the new, so using this type kind of contradicted that. It also didn't look very nice at all and did not reflect the images that would be used within.

I studied some more of the found type and decided I wanted to use a more traditional one. I wanted to use a calligraphy related type that was used for the lettering on the graves. These two images here have the type I'd like to use specifically image 2, the type at the top of the headstone. That type reflects the mood perfectly so I searched for a similar type to use. The reason I didn't want to trace over this was because I wanted to use a really well made type and me loosely tracing it would not have reflected that very well. 

After looking through a large catalogue of typefaces I finally decided that I wanted to use Germanica for the front cover type. I knew that using Old London was way too stereotypical and perhaps a bit literal also. I looked a Cloister Black which was also a similarly designed type however, this one was a bit too restricted I feel. It was nearly branching towards a more modern digitally rendered type. Finally I found Germanica was the perfect one to use as it has originated from original gothic calligraphy with a better stylistic twist compared to Old London. It's a lot softer with less sharp angels and smaller hoops.