{"id":12379,"date":"2013-06-08T02:03:51","date_gmt":"2013-06-08T06:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=12379"},"modified":"2013-06-08T02:03:51","modified_gmt":"2013-06-08T06:03:51","slug":"focus-on-life-typography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=12379","title":{"rendered":"Focus on Life {Typography}"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well hello!<\/p>\n

I’m jumping in for this week’s Focus on Life Challenge. The word of the week = Typography.<\/p>\n

I was sure I would share a picture of some old and wonderful script from an advertising sign, perhaps. \u00a0 The more I thought about typography in the context of my life though, I thought about a project I am working on now. \u00a0My dear blog will eventually undergo a redesign – a rebranding, in fact. \u00a0A couple months ago I worked with a logo designer and one of the first things I had to consider was font. Now I know typography isn’t just about font, but I couldn’t help but jump in and pour over the many font choices out there. \u00a0Font line-ups are pinned constantly on Pinterest. \u00a0Finding the right font for a logo is no easy task, but I narrowed it down to script. \u00a0I wanted to find a script that didn’t look commercial, but drawn by hand.<\/p>\n

I poured through script font after font and nothing jumped out at me as IT. \u00a0I’m sure many of you have experienced this – trying to find the right font for your website or blog header. \u00a0It has to capture your personality, your image, convey some<\/em> sort of message. \u00a0Talk about pressure to find the right font! \u00a0My friend Kerry put me out of my misery as soon as she suggested my own<\/span> signature. Now that was the perfect idea! \u00a0My very first sweet bead studio logo was created using my own handwriting. \u00a0Afterall, how could I critique my own\u00a0handwriting – certainly it would represent me like no other commercially available font could! \u00a0Of course, writing the letters exactly right is another issue all together! \u00a0Luckily my handwriting sample has since been selected and \u00a0turned in to vector format for future use.<\/p>\n

\"Logo<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information on Typography in web design and handwritten logos – here are a few interesting posts:<\/p>\n

Typography trends in 2013<\/a><\/p>\n

Typography is the foundation of web design<\/a><\/p>\n

Typography Do’s and Dont’s<\/a><\/p>\n

Examples of logo designs from custom lettering<\/a><\/p>\n

To see what others are posting in this week’s Focus on Life challenge, visit Sally Russick’s blog here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cindy xoxo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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