Latest Posts from Alexandria Chapman

Edward Scissorhands

There are many overall features that strike my attention and give meaning to the actual movie’s “vibe” during its trailer. Throughout the entirety of the trailer, we can see that they chose to use a simple color scheme of blue and black. This dark color scheme that they use, communitcates the movie’s omninous quality. Along…

Target Run

  Target is somewhere I shop often, but I have never recognized how much spatial design it has to offer until taking this course. We all know Target from their bright red walls and bullseye circles, but we rarely think about how much it does to guide us where we need to go and give…

a world of many worlds…

This particular print is one I got from a book store a couple of years ago. It seems to be an ad from around the 1950s. This ad had a purpose, which was to sell a subscription to this magazine, LIFE. I really love this ad (enough to buy the print) for many reasons. For…

Baker Signet

Baker Signet was designed in 1965 by a calligrapher, Arthur Baker (Paratype). I looked through these fonts for a while before I found the one for me, but when I saw it, I knew it immediately. ” Characterised by classical lines with subtle but impressive calligraphic touches and flare stroke terminals,” (Paratype). This font seems…

All Men Beware

This particular design is one that I found on a hoodie I just bought. I happen to love this design for many reasons. The typography used in this design was especially alluring. The use of only majuscule letters connects with the actual message, “All Men Beware”, and image by making the entire design bolder. I…