Urban Skyline Type
Urban Skyline Type Urban Skyline Type Urban Skyline Type Urban Skyline Type Urban Skyline Type Urban Skyline Type Urban Skyline Type
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Designed by Linotype Design Studio
Flyer
Round ‘o’ and bowls Low modulation Short tail in ‘y’ Heavy weight Vertical axis
This
logo
was
found
on
the
side
of
a
newspaper
dispenser.
Designed byInternational TypeFounders and Mecanorma
Windsor
This unique signage was found on the signage of a beauty centre.
(modified font)
Slight oblique Low stroke modulation Rounded baseline terminals Glyphic quality in end of ‘r’ and ‘c’ Broken ‘O’, looks similar to a script
Calluna Sans Semibold
Designed by Jos Buivenga
Serifs on arm of ‘T’ are splayed inward Oblique and blunt bracketed serifs Horizontal spur on the ‘G’ Small leg of ‘R’ Rational axis
This signange is placed on top of my local grocery store.
Vertical axis Heavy weight High x-height Low modulation Condensed width of letters Short descenders and ascenders
Constellation Pro Medium Designed and Published by Tilde
This signange is placed on top of my local grocery store.
This unique signage was found on the signage of a beauty centre.
Impact Designed by Geoffrey Lee
Short descenders and ascenders No spurs on the ‘p’ or ‘d’, instead they are rounded Geometric sans serif No top of stem on ‘r’
This signage was found a local eyewear and optical store.
Designed by Alan Bright
Brighton
Interrupted construction in uppercase ‘A’ and ‘P’ Bracketed and rounded serifs Horizontal crossbar in ‘e’ Low modulation Heavy weight
Appleyard
Designed by Leslie Usherwood
(modified font)
Rounded serifs Bracketed serifs Straight leg of ‘R’ Gradual modulation
This iconic logo was found on a shopping cart.
Unnamed font pizza store tucked away in the corner of the bustling plaza.
This vibrant orange sign was hung above a small
Uppercase letters have bracketed serifs Oblique serifs on the lowercase letters Angled crossbar in lowercase ‘e’ (reminiscent of old style) Gradual stroke modulation Double Storey ‘a’
Unnamed font
This cafĂŠ logo was found on a sandwich board in front of the restaurant.
Mimicking pen strokes/handwriting Rounded/ball-like terminals Low stroke modulation Outlined decoration
Signage credits: P2-P3 P6 P7 P8-P9 P8-P9 P10-11 P10-11 P12-P13 P14
Burnaby Now logo Orchid Beauty Centre Greystone Village Shopping Centre Pho d’lite Stripped Wax Bar Ace Optical Whole Foods Market Uncle Fatih’s Pizza Ricky’s Café
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Hayley Ng, editor Urban Skyline Type/ Hayley Ng ; COMD204-Project1 Type Safari. ISBN 975-1-696359-81-7 1. Student project. 2. Illustration and Communication Design--Classroom. Emily Carr University of Art + Design, host institution Urban Skyline Type N8236.P35B83 2015 704.9’4933827282 C2013-903923-6
Hayley Ng COMD204 Fall 2020 Robin Mitchell Cranfield Emily Carr University of Art and Design