Typezine: My Favorite Typeface

Instructors

Rob Carter

Henk Groenendijk

Designers

C.J. Hawn

Jung Kwon

Virginia Commonwealth University

After considering many possibilities, students were asked to select their favorite typeface – one with which they would choose to have a “love affair.” On the basis of the selected typefaces, six pages were designed by each student to be combined into a single collection. The content for each page consists of the following: title, type specimens, image having a metaphorical relationship to the typeface, love letter to the typeface, experimental interpretation of the typeface, and a page revealing the research process.

This project exposes students to the enormous range of available typefaces, creating an awareness of the history, form, and function of different typefaces.