I saw this poster hanging outside the elevator in the lobby of my building. The poster is very basic and bland leading me to not like it. It is very straight forward and not very eye catching to a viewer. The title being sideways is confusing and hard to read. The information on the side…
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The Imprint
Edward Johnston published a journal in 1913. He did not work on this journal alone. He made and published the journal with three other typographic designers that went by the names F. Ernest Jackson, J. H. Mason, and Gerard Meynell. The title of the journal they made together is The Imprint (printing trade periodical). It…
London Underground
In 1913 Edward Johnston was introduced to the manager of the London Underground Group, Frank Pick. Pick wanted help in remodeling the Underground to make it more attractive and effective to the public. Then hopefully resulting in an increased income from the system. He also wanted it so it can make everything easier to navigate,…
Edward Johnston
Edward Johnston was a well known designer that specialized in typography and calligraphy. He was born February 11, 1872 in San José de Mayo, Uruguay. He died November 26, 1944 in Ditchling, United Kingdom. He got married in 1903 to his wife, Greta. together they had 3 daughters. Johnston moved to England as a young…
Stars and S’mores
I saw this poster hanging around campus and outside my elevator for a couple weeks. It caught my eye because it is blue and everything else on campus is red. I like the three different fonts that were used except the first one is a little basic and less eye-catching. It is smart that they…