Wired magazine

 Each magazine has it's own typography. The most important typography is the title of the magazine. Wired's font reminds me of the "Earwig Factory" font. When people see this magazine they are going to recognized it because of the consistent typography. They used a sans serif font for the title and for the blurbs. There font is bold and big. Wired magazine has articles about science, gear, entertainment, business, security, and design. I think the font choice for the title fits well. It looks like the designer used the same font for the blurbs. I noticed that they left-aligned the blurbs on the left side and center the blurb in the center, which makes sense. Typography is very important in magazines, especially for the cover.  

Redesigned book cover_1984

Nineteen Eighty-Four is a novel written by George Orwell. This book cover has been re-designed many times. I don't like this design of the book. It doesn't read right. When I first read it I read it has, "Nine...Teen (thinking about teenagers)... Eighty..Four." It took me awhile to realize that it was a written out date. I have no clue why there is a grid on it. I'm not sure what the purpose of that is. I do like "1984" written on the spine of the book. They mainly used typography for the cover. I'm not sure why the "e," "t," "f," "o," and "u" are in a bold font. I think the designer was trying to create variations within the font, but it didn't work. The words "nine" and teen" are in a serif font and the words "eighty" and "four" are in a sans serif font. I think the title should be either in a all serif font or sans serif font. I also think the author's name is too small. I know the title is supposed to be more important, but they made the author's name too small. I also don't like the design of the back at all. It looks like the have a book synopsis on the back, which I like, but it is way to small. I don't think they used the space effectively on the back. There is a lot of negative space on the back. I don't think the black and white grid works on the back for negative space. This is a poorly designed book cover in my opinion.

Taxi

 I first saw this book cover in class. This is a good example of typography. I really like this book cover. It looks like the word Taxi is a sign that is lit up. I think that bright variations of blues was a good idea for the sign. When I think of taxis I think of yellow. I'm surprised that this sign isn't in yellow, but maybe this book isn't about the car taxi. I think the background was a good choice too. It looks like it's in a dark alley or behind a bar. I just noticed that there is a faint wet road below the author's name. Having this book cover set at night time gives it a different feel than it would if it was set at day time. I like how the title takes up most of the page. I also like that the letters in the title goes a slightly different way and that they aren't all straight. I think this is a very well-designed book cover.

Industry

Industry is a book by Tom Dixon. I really like this book cover. I like the play on words. I love that the "I" is being picked up by the crane. It gives the word and crane movement. I can imagine the sounds of the crane picking up that letter. Usually center doesn't work on designs, but I think it works in this case. The cover might be more interesting if the crane was off to the right and the word was more to the left, so it would get off center. I like the light blue background because it reminds me of the sky. I think the red crane works well because it's the only red on the cover and it draws your eyes straight to the crane. It's hard to find the back of books. This is a simple back with the synopsis on it. I like books with the synopsis on it, so I can find out more information about the book. I like the white text. I think it goes really well with the light blue. Overall, I think this is a well-design book cover.

Billboard

 Most people probably don't think of billboards as typography. Billboards are actually one of the hardest things to designed because they have to be designed so people can read and see them while they are driving in a vechile. Most people don't look at billboards when they are walking. Billboards have to be able to catch people's attention quick because they are usually driving by pretty fast. Typography is a big part of billboards because the type has to be big and easy to read. Dunkin' Donuts's billboard is very easy to read and it's eye catching. The type is big and it is a sans serif font, which I think is easy to read when it comes to billboards. I like the coffee and breakfast sandwich picture. When people see food on billboards it usually makes them hungry. The orange gradient is a nice, eye grabbing color. It's good that they used branding. They put their logo on the background and on the coffee cup. I think this is a well-designed billboard. I am designing a book cover out of type. I am looking for examples of typography in the real world. Billboards are one example of using typography.

Tuesdays with Morrie

 Tuesdays with Morrie is a non-fiction book by Mitch Albom. This book cover is made mainly out of text. It's interesting that they used lowercase letters for the title and the quote/summary and then used uppercase letters for the bestseller sentence up top. I like how they used blue for the "tuesday with" and red for "Morrie." I see the word "Morrie" first because it's bigger than the rest of the words and it's in red. Red grabs people's attention and makes them stop. That's why stop signs and traffic lights are reds. I also like the small summary they put on the front cover. It gives readers more information on the book. I'm not sure how I feel about the author's name in a rectangle box. I'm not sure if the name needs to be in a box, but it does make it feel more important. This book cover has visual hierarchy.

In Dependence

 Independence is a book by Sarah Manyika. She is an Anglo-Nigerian writer. This book cover is equal mix of graphic and text elements. I really like the maps in the faces. It looks like the faces are made out of words. I think that is really creative. I like how the maps are different. It gives readers more information on the book. It looks like this book is about a boy and a girl from 2 different countries. I like how the faces are separated  in the foreground and are touching noses in the background. "Independence" is actually 2 words and you can tell because the title is in 2 different colors. I like the typography on the book cover. I also like the purple background. I am designing a book cover that has to be made out of text. I am looking for examples of book covers that are made mainly out of type.