Fonts and Typeface

When creating a book or zine it is important to consider what fonts will be used. It is generally a good idea to stick to 1 or 2 fonts. As with using one image per page I think that using a consistent font is something that helps not only with the visual aesthetics of the book but also the narrative. This is because if the book feels too disjointed the book will not flow well from cover to cover.

For our project we have shifted from creating a photo-book to crafting an interactive and thought provoking zine which mainly revolves around the theme of SCI FI. With that in mind I have used appropriate fonts depending on where the images draws inspiration from. The example below is one idea for an image where I think the font and the use of text itself helps with narrative.



The concept for the image is based around the idea that the moon landing was fabricated so I thought it would work well if any text included used the actual NASA font. The coordinates included are actually in close proximity to where the photo was taken and the inclusion of the word HASSELBLAD is a direct nod to the supposed moon landing because it was that brand of camera that NASA used.
Little bits like this add to the narrative of the book in a big way and show that I am paying attention to detail when creating the imagery.