Good Examples Week Nine

For my good example this week I found this fun button pin laying around at my dad’s house. Even before reading all of the text on the button I had a general idea of what it might be. The large, red, and bold letter “K” in the middle is centered and as it seems to be targeted towards a younger audience, probably easy to understand, as K-12 signifies different grade levels. The color scheme on this button is primary colors, along with black and white. Of course, the colors go well together and make this button bold and bright. The background, text, and designs all have an outline, keeping a cohesive theme. The outlines emphasize each aspect of this button, and are different enough in color from each of the fills to be distinguishable. The spacing and symmetry is the only thing that might be a little bit off in this design, but even then I didn’t notice until I looked really hard. The word “kindergarten” could be moved slightly to the right, and the spacing between “I’m going” an “going to” is a little different. Overall this design is simple but effective, the typography is bold and pleasing to look at.

Although it might be a little silly, staying in an air bnb this week I found this sign in the bathroom for a good example. With finding good and bad typography examples on my mind, this print out caught my eye. It seemed to look orderly, easy to follow, and easy to read. Although there are a few different typefaces along the entirety of this paper, they are either variations of one, or flow together very nicely. The top text with the bold “flush” is very directive and commanding. Because the text at the top is in a larger point size and includes such a bold “flush” my eyes are led there first, indicating good visual hierarchy. Your eyes are then led over the imagery and to the bottom of the page, which lists what you should not flush, and instead put in the garbage. The words “the following items belong in the garbage” are set in bold, and the items underneath it are listed in a regular font with bullet points. At the bottom is an elegantly crafter and placed “thank you”. Overall this little print out is surprisingly well put together and I’m glad it caught my eye.