Hayley Ng

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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Editing & Design by Hayley Ng Typeset in Sofia Pro Printed in Canada

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