Visual Typography
Visual Typography




PROJECT TYPE
Self-directed
TOOLS
Adobe Illustrator
01
Overview
SUBTRACTION vs ADDITION
Carl Dair, a Canadian designer, established key principles exploring typography’s relationship to design in his book Design with Type. He identified seven essential contrasts: size, weight, form, structure, direction, texture, and colour.
Using these contrasts, I created a visual poster defining the concepts of “subtraction” and “addition” with the Futura PT typeface, aiming to convey meaning through typographic contrast.
If you've ever argued over who gets the bigger side of the bed, discovered a mysterious trail of hair turning your hardwood floor into an accidental carpet, or waged war over the eternal up-or-down toilet seat debate - this poster series is made for you!
Because cohabitation is full of tiny battles... and the best way to win is to laugh first.
If you've ever argued over who gets the bigger side of the bed, discovered a mysterious trail of hair turning your hardwood floor into an accidental carpet, or waged war over the eternal up-or-down toilet seat debate - this poster series is made for you!
Because cohabitation is full of tiny battles... and the best way to win is to laugh first.
02
Sketches & Iterations




Figure 1: Sketches of ideas for the visual typography of the words "subtraction" and "addition"




Figure 2: Two design iterations for the visual typography poster
03
Final Design



