Font Pairing Project

Font Pairing Project: Emma Annonio

Date: 11/4/16

What does it mean to create a font pairing?

To create a font pairing means matching two or more fonts together in a unique and flattering way. When creating a font fairing the designer must be aware that the fonts look good together and do not clash.

What are the four assignments you chose to do? Write the name of the assignment and describe your design for each.

I chose to do the “What comes easy won’t last” assignment (1st), the location assignment (2nd), the “26 letters endless possibilities” assignment (3rd), and the famous quote assignment (4th). For the first assignment I chose to cut the background in half with black and white (and then using black and white words). For the second assignment I chose to do the Taj Mahal in India (I used a cursive font for ‘Taj Mahal’ and a serif font for ‘India’). For the third assignment I chose to use the color scheme of two pinkish-purples and a blue. I created a 3D font for ‘26’ and used a script font for ‘endless’. I also added a couple of graphic triangles around the 26. For the fourth assignment I used a quote from Dumbo. I mixed four fonts together, using the larger, bolder, and more detailed fonts for the more important words (hold, down, up, lift). For the background image I blurred a picture of balloons being lifted into the sky.

Which assignment would you say is your BEST font pairing and why?

I would say my best font pairing would be my famous quote assignment. I believe this is my best because I had the most freedom on this assignment. By letting me choose a quote that was meaningful to me and adding a picture that related to it, I was able to create a more unique font pairing. I used fonts that I believed captured the quote and brought it to life (I used mostly handwritten and brush fonts and I think this represent a Disney movie well)

Which assignment would you say is your Least Successful font pairing and why?

I would say my least successful font pairing would be my “what comes easy won’t last” assignment. I spent the least amount of time on this piece and I believe it is not as unique as it could be. I noticed a lot of people were cutting the white background in half by using a black rectangle. This is something I also did and I believe I could have been more creative in this font pairing.

How would you describe the font pairing process? What makes a font pairing so difficult?

I would describe the font pairing process as fun but also very difficult. I had a lot of fun looking at the hundreds of different fonts to choose from. I think that there being so many fonts to choose from overwhelmed me and slowed me down on this project. I think this is so difficult because you don’t want the fonts to clash. For example, if you paired two bold and chunky fonts together the pairing would look too crowded and would distract from the words themselves.