Whats my Type?
For our first study task we were required to answer personal questions about ourself, then relate these characteristics to one of Mario Vignelli's 6 basic typefaces; Garamond, Badoni, Century Expanded, Futura, Times Roman and Helvetica. These questions included;
- When are you happiest?
When surrounded by a good atmosphere
- What is your greatest fear?
Inadequacy
- What is your happiest memory?
White Party, Zante
- What was your most embarrassing moment?
Throwing up on my friends brand new carpet
- What makes you unhappy?
Cancelled Plans
- What did you want to be growing up?
Can't remember assigning a career to myself
- What is your guiltiest pleasure?
Revenge (TV drama)
- What is your favourite hobby?
Music
- Where is your favourite place?
Sydney
From this I did not feel I could pick one typeface that represent myself, so I did some extended research and took a personality test. I was given the characteristics of 'The Giver' which includes; Striving to maintain harmony, enthusiastic, trusting and articulate. From this I then concluded Futura most adequately represented myself. I chose Futura because it is easily legible which relates to my articulate attribute it has holistic geometric forms that could represent my desire for harmony and is bold yet non-invasive which reflects my enthusiasm.
I presented this information to a group of students and lecturers in the form of a digital presentation (found below) I found this extremely useful as I was able to practise presentation skills as well as acquiring valuable feedback and allowing myself to articulate my reasons behind choosing Futura. The feedback I received included; appreciation towards the visual layout and style of the presentation, credit for applying personal characteristics to that of a typeface and the initiative to further research and conduct a personality test in order to gain a deeper understand as to why a particular font is most appropriate to myself.
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