Typeface Anatomy- Marci Hohner

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This example of type is a very unique, decorative take on type. It is very representative of the movie title and overall theme, but not overly descriptive. The cross bar is extremely high in some letters (E, B, G), and extremely low on some (A,R) so much so that the letters seem to be a bit over dramatic. The style would be most likey fall under the category of geometric sans serif, somewhat futuristic and very rounded and squared off- it has almost no humanistic features. There is a scale contrast between “the” and “GREAT GATSBY”, which also displays the difference between lower-case and upper-case. The only humanistic characteristic that the very geometric sans retains is the slight overlap of certain crosses, (where the bottom line of the E meets the stem, where the crossbar of A overlaps to the left). The letters have an unusually large width, the letters are just simply large. The style is very deco, which again accurately represents the style and tone of The Great Gatsby. The bowls of the letters are extremely round, to the point where continuing them would create a perfect circle, and the way the capital G is cut off displays that very apparently as a half circle. The roundness of the letters, and the sharp and perfectly straight edges contrast to create a dramatic typeface.

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