DES 251 Digital Media Design III

Expressive Typography, Type as Image



"Expressive typography merges the use of type with visual communication—and often takes it much further than we would see in everyday typography. The type itself fully embraces itself as a highly visual medium. Think of it as type that not only says words but also communicates concepts too, with highly visual representation."

For Inspiration

Below examples I found where typography is used to communicate a message/ and idea. No images are used. It's rather about creating images with type. Type carries meaning through position, relations with other words or letters, composition, layering, combining, manipulation, etc. Also, if you think about our current assignment, you can create an atmosphere, that matches the tone/mood of the movie through manipulation, treatment, layering, transparency, color... .