This is a foundation course in typography with an emphasis on using type for a multiple of industry related applications ranging from print to interactive.

Author: Ashley Carrasco

Typography Through The Years

Even after living in another country for like 10 years I came back to the same place. I’ve been living in the Bronx since I can remember and even though I don’t really recall a lot of things, I can say that most of the typography around my neighborhood has changed a little. As I walked down the streets looking for some signs that I thought were interesting enough for my eyes I realized that most of the stores, park signs, parking places that were old had a different type of font on their signs than what the new stores have. Out of all the pictures that I took, I decided to use these ones because it kind of shows how the store signs have changed. The ones that are old have a much wider and bigger look also with a few serifs on their letters. The new ones have a much different type of font seeming as one of them has a much thinner look and the ones that are wider have serifs on them. It wasn’t until today that I realized that most of the banners had different type of letters and some had similar ones. I guess I never really took a second to actually appreciate the different types of typography around me and how they have been changing in order catch the attention of the people, just like they caught mine while I was walking.

 

  

Introducing Myself

Hey guys, my name is Ashley Carrasco. I’m in my second semester in this school but it’s the first one where I’m taking courses in Communication Design. Last semester my major was Liberal Arts and Sciences because I didn’t really know what I wanted to study. By the end of last semester I decided to change it to something that I was a little more interested in doing.  I don’t really have a lot of experience with drawing; I used to take art classes when I was in middle school, 9th and 10th grade. I don’t really know how to draw well, but most of the time I keep trying until I think that I’ve done my best. Some things that I really like are music, movies, photography, dance. In my spare time I mostly read, or go on Netflix to catch up on the shows that I watch like Grey’s Anatomy, Once Upon A Time, The 100 and some others. Also, I like to write anything that comes to my head and I also take pictures. I’m not that good but I am trying to get the hang of it.

I’m a little scared yet curious to see the challenges that I’m going to be facing this semester. I’m going to try my best and practice to improve every day.