- Your Assignment
- Given one type family, match it with a second. Tell me why they go well together. Where would you use them? Show me a sample treatment to demonstrate that.
I’m going to assignment a type family from this list. You’re going to use this one as your first choice. Your job is to find a second family that harmonizes well with your first choice. Choose from Adobe Fonts only. If your first family is a serif, then choose a sans-serif for your pairing, and vice-versa.
Build a letter-sized layout with a type treatment which includes the two families. Use limited colour.
| Last Name | First Name | Your Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbas | Khaled | Century Old Style | November 10, 2023 |
| Al-Shamkhee | Aya | Birch | December 1, 2023 |
| Bouchard | Emilie-Danni | Minion | December 1, 2023 |
| Chan | Alexa | Avant Garde | November 24, 2023 |
| Dunnett | Rick | Baskerville | September 29, 2023 |
| Ellis-Thompson | Penny | Adobe Garamond | November 3, 2023 |
| Epstein | Maya | Warnock | November 3, 2023 |
| Forbes | Hazel | Acumin | October 20, 2023 |
| Griswold | Alexander | Futura | October 13, 2023 |
| Gusche | Grant | Myriad | October 13, 2023 |
| Helas | Ludji | Chaparral | November 17, 2023 |
| Johns | Liz | Neue Haas Grotesk | November 10, 2023 |
| Jones | Evan | Kepler | October 20, 2023 |
| Kellett | Emily | Adobe Caslon | September 22, 2023 |
| Laflamme | Zoe | Utopia | October 6, 2023 |
| Laviolette | Myriam | ITC Officina | November 17, 2023 |
| Leblanc | Stefan | Clarendon URW | November 24, 2023 |
| Mendonça Mendes | Lorena | Charlemagne | October 20, 2023 |
| Morin | Alison | Arno | November 3, 2023 |
| Niboria | Priyankshi | Cooper Black | October 13, 2023 |
| Nwafor | Nwando | Brandon Grotesque | September 15, 2023 |
| Pilotte | Xander | Goudy Old Style | October 6, 2023 |
| Prevost | Kaiden | News Gothic | September 15, 2023 |
| Russell | Peyton | Brioso | September 15, 2023 |
| Savard Gudjonsdottir | Briet | Franklin Gothic | September 29, 2023 |
| Schiavo | Mina | Bell Centennial | November 10, 2023 |
| Seye | Jemima | Trade Gothic Next | September 22, 2023 |
| Stavinski Da Silva | Rebeca | Abril | September 22, 2023 |
| Yahfoufi | Daniel | Adobe Jenson | September 29, 2023 |
| Last Name | First Name | Your Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amedi | Assma | Brandon Grotesque | November 3, 2023 |
| Bell | Jessica | Clarendon URW | October 6, 2023 |
| Byrne | Coady | Brioso | October 20, 2023 |
| Carboni | Jessica | Abril | September 15, 2023 |
| Davis | Jordan | Century Old Style | November 17, 2023 |
| Fang | Julia | Myriad | September 22, 2023 |
| Garcia | Xavier | Bell Centennial | November 24, 2023 |
| Gowanlock | Amelia | Charlemagne | November 24, 2023 |
| Grant | Jeremy | Neue Haas Grotesk | September 22, 2023 |
| Huab | Adrian | Acumin | October 13, 2023 |
| Jaber | Rawan | Birch | October 13, 2023 |
| Kydd | Gabriel | Trade Gothic Next | December 1, 2023 |
| Lofkrantz | Maggie | Warnock | November 3, 2023 |
| Mackenzie | Maya | Futura | September 29, 2023 |
| Martin | Raven | Kepler | November 3, 2023 |
| Martyn | Dylan | Adobe Jenson | November 10, 2023 |
| Monette | Laila | News Gothic | September 22, 2023 |
| Nail | Loubna | Minion | September 29, 2023 |
| Patenaude | Justine | Chaparral | October 13, 2023 |
| Rest | Emily | Cooper Black | October 20, 2023 |
| Ridha | Jena | Avant Garde | November 10, 2023 |
| Rogers | Kiera | Goudy Old Style | October 6, 2023 |
| Salibi | Andrew | Baskerville | October 6, 2023 |
| Scheel | Kristen | Arno | September 15, 2023 |
| Shalla | Maria | ITC Officina | October 20, 2023 |
| Taylor | Maya | Adobe Garamond | December 1, 2023 |
| Trinh | Angel | Utopia | November 17, 2023 |
| Walsworth | Marina | Franklin Gothic | September 15, 2023 |
What to Include
Show glyphs from both families together to demonstrate how they harmonize. Set some body copy to see how it displays in longer text. Pull out some glyphs from each family to show individually so we see how they harmonize. You can provide background info on both families. Who designed them?
You can also describe in writing what you see being similarities with the families.
Are there differences you’ve noticed? You can note those too if you have doubts that they’d hinder the pairing.
Please make sure your document is error-free. Having a second person carefully read it is a good idea.
Only source fonts from Adobe Fonts.
Write Your Own Text
This assignment requires that you write your own content. It is forbidden to copy text from the web or any other source. When doing one of these assignments. I suggest make your own notes in bullet list form based on your research. Once you’ve done your research you can re-write the text in your own words. Be sure there isn’t even one sentence that is not your own.
No matter how good a writer you are, it’s always a good idea to have someone else proof-read your text.
Avoid Reading
Once you have your page layout done, get familiar with the content. When you present, avoid reading the text. Try to speak it in a more natural manner. Just talk to us about the individual while referring to the key points on your sheet.
You’ve got this!