A Few of My Favorite Things

To tell the truth, I've always been a bit scared of type. I've seen such beautiful examples of type work on display in the art buildings, and I'm always absolutely amazed. I tend to think, "wow, I could never do that." I'm really interested in children's illustrations and animation, so I tend to focus on imagery and neglect the typography. Bad habit. I'm really looking forward to this class so that I can overcome this problem.

Here is a list of my top ten typefaces. I'm sure as the class progresses this list will likely change. (Click image for full size)



As I mentioned before, I really like children's illustrations -- therefore I tend to select more traditional typefaces. However, in searching the various sites provided on the blog, I found some interesting sans serif fonts. I really like Futura. It seems very clean and simple.


So, as a wrap up, I should probably mention a few more things about myself. Favorite books -- that's a tough one. I really like the work of Leila Abdoulela. She's most famous for "Minaret," which explores the life of a Muslim woman rediscovering her faith in England after being exiled from Sudan. I also like pretty much anything by Anne Tyler and Flannery O'Connor. As far as design books, I really like Richard William's book -- The Animator's Survival Kit (it's design related anyway. I don't actually read a lot of magazines, so I can't say much about them.

Favorite websites:

http://www.gobelins.fr/galerie/animation/index2002.htm
Superb animation from an outstanding school in France (both 2D and 3D)

http://fv.calarts.edu/main/streaming/2004/charanim.html
Beautiful animation sampling from one of the best animation schools in the U.S. (CalArts). You have to watch Lights Out (top of the list)! It's jaw dropping animation. I can't believe one student did it.

http://www.ringling.edu/portfolio/index.php
3D animation from Ringling College. Again, amazing student work!