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The things that i noticed in graphic design was the focus on the hand made designs or the reference to the hand made design.
The works i chose begin with typefaces moving to altered fonts to type that is illuminated by design to type that is confined in design or type that i broken apart to form new meanings. The artists that I found involved in these practices were Marian Bantjes, Yulie Brodskaya, Martin Venezky, and other artists.

Illuminated by design means type that has meaning from the way it is drawn, or portrayed. A lot of bantjes work consists of a word or a phrase that is illustrated in a way that adds a second level of meaning. Type that is confined in design relates to the work that Brodskaya does in that the typeface is recognized and is intwined or combined with imagery that is active around it. Venezky's work falls into the category of broken apart type that is reassembled for new meaning. Martin uses many forms of collage. the ones I was particularly interested was when he took found type and used the pieces to create image and meaning.

Marian Bantjes work is particularly interesting because she supplies meaning through her work by combining words or phrases with imagery that is subtle yet supports the meaning of the piece. Her piece sustainability contains photographs from the library of congress and patterns. Her method is interesting yet some of the combination are arbitrary and only provide graphic interest without supplying and real meaning.

I want to explore the idea of type informed by image and message. In that the illustrative quality’s are directly related to that of the overall message.