Contextual and Theoretical by Jiayi Qian

Contextual and Theoretical by Jiayi Qian https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks 12elements collection en-us 2021-09-28 14:50:30 UTC 2023-04-20 15:19:52 UTC hello@padlet.com Element1-Times New Roman（Roman type） jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1795799695 Description: Times New Roman is a serif typeface. It was used by the British newspaper The Times in 1931 and conceived by Stanley Morison, the artistic adviser to the printing equipment company Monotype, in collaboration with Victor Lardent, a lettering artist in The Times. It is one of popular roman typeface.

History:
Times New Roman was designed in 1931, and made its debut in The Times on 3 October 1932. In 1933, the design was released for commercial sale. The Times stayed with Times New Roman for 40 years. In the following decades, 1972-2007, due to changes in technology and format, The Times changed fonts five times. However, all new fonts are variants of Times New Roman. Now, due to the huge range of characters available for international and mathematical printing, Times New Roman is still very popular in publishing.

Design:
As a typeface designed for newspaper printing, Times New Roman has a high x-height, short descenders to allow tight linespacing and a relatively condensed appearance.
A number of early reviews of Times New Roman were published in Morison's lifetime that discussed aspects of its design. Most were appreciative (Morison was an influential figure in publishing) but several noted that it did not follow conventional expectations of newspaper typeface design.（During that period, many people commented on Morrison’s work, and most of them expressed appreciation, but some people felt that his work did not follow the traditional expectations of newspaper font design.）

What interests me: This is the first font I collected, because it is a required font in the MLA format. I wrote many essays in this font in high school, so it left a deep impression on me. Also, I am wondering Why is it chosen among so many fonts to become the one in MLA format? Is it the most official font?

site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_New_Roman]]> 2021-10-06 08:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1795799695 Element2-Blackletter jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1797083974 Description: Blackletter(Gothic script) was a script used by the whole Western Europe from about 1150 to the 17th century. And it is one of the major typefaces in the history of Western typography. Blackletter is the oldest typeface style.

History: Blackletter was used by the whole Western Europe from about 1150 to the 17th century. It continued to be commonly used for the Danish language until 1875, and for the German language until the 1940s. in the 1500’s, Blackletter became less popular for printing in many countries except Germany and the German speaking countries, because it is difficult to read as body text. It continued to be commonly used for the Danish language until 1875, and for the German language until the 1940s. As already mentioned, people later found Blackletter is best used for headings, logos, posters and signs. It also used in certificate, diploma or degree. Other familiar sightings include newspaper nameplates where it may be considered the font lends gravitas to the publication.

Design:
Gothic writing forms reflected the Gothic spirit and aesthetic, which is the vertical supplanted horizontals as the dominant line in architecture; the pointed arch replaced the round arch of the Romans; the almond shape, or Mandorla, was preferred.

What interests me: I like this font very much because it is not as neat as most fonts. Its special way of writing gives people a magical, ancient and mysterious feeling. Maybe that why is sometimes referred to as Old English.

3 connection: Just like art history, fonts also have their origin and history. Designed.

sites:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackletter
https://jakerainis.com/blog/the-history-of-blackletter-calligraphy/

]]> 2021-10-06 16:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1797083974 Reference jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1797084631 After seeing an artist’s work on Microsoft fonts, it inspired me to explore the connection between text and art.]]> 2021-10-06 16:12:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1797084631 Element3-Italic type jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1797097524 Description: In Latin script typography, there are three main kinds of historical type roman, blackletter and italic. This font is based on a stylised form of calligraphic handwriting. When handwriting, the characters always tilt to one side, so the feature of this font is slant slightly to the right.

History:
Italic type was first used by Aldus Manutius and his press in Venice in 1500. Then, Italic type was first used by Aldus Manutius and his press in Venice in 1500. The evolution of use of italic to show emphasis happened in the 16th century and was a clear norm by the 17th.

Design:
Manutius intended his italic type to be used not for emphasis but for the text of small, easily carried editions of popular books, replicating the style of handwritten manuscripts of the period. The choice of using italic type, rather than the roman type in general use at the time, was apparently made to suggest informality in editions designed for leisure reading.

What interests me: When I do the research of my first two elements, this font was mentioned many times, like they are three brothers. So I decided to select this as one of my element to get a deeper understanding.

3 connection: historical, designed, function?

site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italic_type

]]> 2021-10-06 16:16:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1797097524 Element4-Impact jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1797257342 Description:
Impact is a sans-serif typeface in the industrial or grotesque style. It is well known for having been included in the core fonts for the Web package and distributed with Microsoft Windows.

History:
Impact was designed by Geoffrey Lee in 1965. In 1992, Microsoft introduced Impact into its Windows operating system. Then, it is well known for having been included in the core fonts for the Web package and distributed with Windows 98. By 2014, it had been used extensively in Image macro.

Design:
Impact is a blocky, industrial, grotesque typeface. Bold sans serif type, especially with thicker strokes, is often a great choice for points of emphasis. It is used mostly for headlines and display, it is designed to attract attention through the sheer power of its weight.

Artistic use:

What interests me: This is the font I used most in my ppt and digital poster assignment when I was in high school. I very like the shape and think lines of it, which are very attractive. Through the research, I found the age of this font is even older than me, which surprised me and aroused my interest in it. Although this font looks very modern, it also has a history.

3 connection: Designed, font history,

site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_(typeface)
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1470412914544515
https://design.tutsplus.com/articles/17-fonts-similar-to-impact-and-impact-font-history--cms-36628

]]> 2021-10-06 17:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1797257342 Element5-Helvetica jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1799283752 Description: Helvetica is a widely used sans-serif typeface developed in 1957. It is one of the most popular typefaces of the mid-20th century.

History:
Helvetica is developed in 1957 by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger with input from Eduard Hoffmann. Its use became a sign of the International Typographic Style in the 1950s and '60s, becoming one of the most popular typefaces of the mid-20th century.

Design:
Miedinger and Hoffmann want to create a neutral typeface that had great clarity, no intrinsic meaning in its form, and have a wide variety of usage. As a result, Helvetica designed include a high x-height, the termination of strokes on horizontal or vertical lines and an unusually tight spacing between letters, which combine to give it a dense, solid appearance.

Artwork:
As a font that is very popular and successful in graphic design and business, British director Gary Hustwit shot a documentary "Helvetica" specifically for her.

What interests me: I am familiar with this word because it is the default font of Apple computers. I am curious why it was selected among so many fonts. After searching, I also found that it is very similar to the Arial font, which is commonly used in the Microsoft Windows operating system. But their names and history are quite different.

3 connection: Designed, Long history, Artistic use.

site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetica

]]> 2021-10-07 09:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1799283752 Helvetica vs Arial jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1799420368 2021-10-07 11:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1799420368 Element6-Arial jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1800502615 Description: Arial is a sans-serif typeface and set of computer fonts in the grotesque style. It is also a popular font in nowadays.

History:
It was designed in 1982, by Robin Nicholas and Patricia Saunders. In 1992, Microsoft chose Arial to be one of the four core TrueType fonts in Windows 3.1, announcing the font as an "alternative to Helvetica". Then, as a sans-serif typeface, Arial grew in popularity because of it.

Design:
As a contemporary sans-serif typeface design, Arial contains more humanistic features, so it is more in line with the mood of the last decades of the 20th century. The curve processing is softer and fuller than most industrial-style sans-serif fonts. Cut the end strokes diagonally, which helps make it look less mechanical. Arial is a very versatile font family that can be used for text settings in reports, presentations, magazines, etc.

What interests me: Maybe because it starts with A, I always see it first when I choose a font. Also The work that inspired me to collect font mentioned and used this font into his artwork, so I decide to collect it.

3 connection: Designed, history, Artwork.

site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arial]]> 2021-10-07 17:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1800502615 jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1800650984 After collecting 6 elements, I start thinking about fonts used in Chinese. I really want to combine the culture of west and east in my artwork.]]> 2021-10-07 18:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1800650984 Element7-Regular script (楷书） jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1800684993 Description: Regular script (楷体) is the most common style in modern writings and third most common in publications.

History:
Regular script first known master was Zhōng Yáo, who lived in Eastern Hàn to Cáo Wèi period, 151–230 CE. He is known as the "father of regular script". Regular script began to use in the late Han dynasty, and reaching its prime in the Tang dynasty, around the 7th century. This script has remained in use until now and become the fundamental skill Chinese must learn well in our study.

Design:
Regular script is not created by a single person, but gradually evolved over a long period of use. It evolved from official script, and its shape is relatively flat and square. It is also more tidy than Semi-cursive script. So it is called regular script and has been used until now as the most popular handwriting font.

What interests me: I wrote this font when I was writing Chinese. I am also very interested in Chinese calligraphy, and this is a font that I learned when I was a child. I used it in my art works before. In order to learn more about it and to find a better way combine artwork with it in the future, I decide to collect it.

3 connection: history, culture, art, Designed.

site: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/about/event/ch_calligraphy/regular_eng.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_script

]]> 2021-10-07 18:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1800684993 Element8-Official script/Clerical script(Lishu) jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1800717294 Description: Official script(隶书) is a kind of calligraphy that is round in shape and has too many strokes. In modern times, because of the changes in Chinese, the strokes of many characters have become less, so the strokes of the official script fonts typed on the computer have also decreased correspondingly, but the general shape has not changed.

What interests me: In calligraphy, this is my favorite font, because its shape is very round and special. For the first time, I feel that the text is not so stiff and boring.

3 connection: calligraphy is a kind of art, long history, Symbol of culture.]]> 2021-10-07 18:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1800717294 Element9-Ming jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1800748568 Ming or Song is a category of typefaces used to display Chinese characters. They are currently the most common style of type in print for Chinese and Japanese.

What interests me: This is the top1 typeface in Chinese. It is the only one reason, ha-ha.

3connection: history, combine it with art, designed.

]]> 2021-10-07 19:00:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1800748568 Element10-Cursive script (草书) jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1800771094 Description: Cursive script is a font of Chinese. 1)all scribbled characters. 2) a specific typeface, was formed in the Han Dynasty and evolved on the basis of the official script for ease of writing.People who can read standard or printed forms of Chinese or related scripts may not be able to read this script, because the cursive script is too simple and easy to confuse each other. And this font is currently only used for handwriting.

What interests me: My grandpa is a calligrapher, he is very good at and likes this font, but I always can't read it. I think this is a cultural symbol. This font is not as neat as all prints. It is unpredictable.

3 connection: Each kind of font may present a period of History, Designed, Art meaning.]]> 2021-10-07 19:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1800771094 Element11-Semi-cursive script(行书) jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1801541036 Description: Semi-cursive script, also known as running hand script. It developed and originated on the basis of regular script. It is a typeface between regular script and cursive script. It was created to compensate for the slow writing speed of regular script and the difficulty of recognizing cursive script. As a result, it is not scribbled like cursive script, nor is it as straightforward as regular script.

What interests me: I decided to collect it because it connected with the first two collected fonts. Also, When I write Chinese, I sometimes use this font. It can save me a lot of time.

3 connection: Designed, connection with art, history.]]> 2021-10-08 03:05:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1801541036 jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1801572522 2021-10-08 03:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1801572522 Element12-Seal script(篆书) jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1801597670 Description: Seal script is a kind of strong pictographic style. It's also the font before official script, so there are many similarities with the official script.

what interests me: Every word in this font is not only a character but also like a painting, a combination of calligraphy and painting. Maybe this is the charm of hieroglyphs.

3 connection: connect to art, historical style, designed.]]> 2021-10-08 03:32:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1801597670 jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1801603980 2021-10-08 03:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1801603980 mindmap jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1807079118 2021-10-11 09:00:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1807079118 TAN - NEW YORK | Fonts Display( a font that inspired by blackletter) jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1807094406 TAN - NEW YORK is a blackletter inspired display typeface. It's bold and playful with retro twist. The unique typeface makes the poster more attractive.]]> 2021-10-11 09:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1807094406 jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1807105371 design on words with different fonts]]> 2021-10-11 09:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1807105371 jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1807117240 This is one of my works. I collected several Chinese "福" in different fonts, and then overlapped them]]> 2021-10-11 09:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1807117240 jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1807134719 2021-10-11 09:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1807134719 Manutius' italic jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1807279129 Manutius' italic was different in some ways from modern italics.]]> 2021-10-11 10:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1807279129 Category jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1807281522 History- the historical period they appears and stand for/ historical meaning

What is design?
Design is the process of imagining and planning the creation of objects, systems, buildings, vehicles, etc. It is about creating solutions for people.

Design- with the passage of time, fonts also developing, they are designed by people more in line with the era they are in.

Artistic use- Different fonts combined with different styles of illustrations?/Different fonts on posters give audiences different feelings.

site: https://www.strate.education/gallery/news/design-definition]]> 2021-10-11 10:53:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1807281522 Descender jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822368384 2021-10-17 17:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822368384 jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822371947 2021-10-17 17:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822371947 X-height jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822372524 X-height is the distance between the baseline and the mean line of lower-case letters in a typeface.]]> 2021-10-17 17:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822372524 Times New Roman Type Poster jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822380425 This is a poster with Times New Roman as the theme. It combines the characteristics of the font that is widely used in printing, and uses special arrangement which makes audiences feel that there is order in chaos to show the font more artistically.

https://www.behance.net/gallery/5367119/Times-New-Roman]]> 2021-10-17 18:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822380425 Artistic experiments of Blackletter jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822505583 2021-10-17 20:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822505583 Artwork with Italic type jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822531818 2021-10-17 21:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822531818 Image macro which use Impact font jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822550867 2021-10-17 21:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822550867 Impact font blend well with the design jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822563389 It is used in the headline, subheading and some important data, which has played a good role in emphasizing the information.]]> 2021-10-17 22:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822563389 Play with Helvetica font and colors jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822580260 2021-10-17 22:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822580260 A mix between Arial & Times New Roman jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822595266 Artistic font design]]> 2021-10-17 22:58:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1822595266 Reflection jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1841219063 By collecting these fonts and their three taxonomies, I have a deeper understanding of them and saw more possibilities between different text fonts and art. The knowledge of font history allows me to have a deeper thinking when choosing a font to use in the future, such as its origin and historical use, not just its appearance. The research on its design ideas and process allowed me to better understand the suitable use of this font. What's more, through the use and innovation of these fonts by different artists in their works, they reordered, deformed, and materialized the fonts, which inspired me a lot.]]> 2021-10-25 10:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1841219063 Reference jqian12202011 https://padlet.com/jqian12202011/Bookmarks/wish/1841243334 element1
Mann, M., 2021. Where did times new roman come from? The New York Public Library. Available at: https://www.nypl.org/blog/2014/12/09/times-new-roman [Accessed October 25, 2021].

Behance, Times New Roman. Behance. Available at: https://www.behance.net/gallery/5367119/Times-New-Roman [Accessed October 25, 2021].

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