Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Ancillary: Fonts

I will be using the second and fourth fonts for my ancillary work, but will still be searching or fonts which may look better.
Before choosing my font, I had done some research into the types of fonts used for hip-hop albums and found that they often consist of bold, sharp fonts – especially for male artists. Album covers for female artists are similar, but have a curvy touch as it makes it look more feminine. The second font used usually looks like street art/graffiti or hand written.  

Every album I looked at had a different font, as all artists have a font which is individual to them. The fonts used match the genre and style of music.

Therefore, when deciding what font to use, I ensured I looked for sharp, bold fonts which would be unique to my artist.

Below is a short list of fonts which I have selected from dafont.com


I really like the first font as it looks like fragmented pieces has been mended after being broken apart. It would be reflective of our music video. However, I feel that it looks a bit too comical for a hip-hop music video.  I also like the look and feel of the third font, but it seems to me that the font would better suit ancillary work for a techno music video.
When creating the digital mock-up, I had used the fourth font; but I have realised that it look like the Ferrari font therefore I will not be using it for the final ancillary products. It is also quite round which reduces the strength and masculinity.


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