Helvetica documentary

I learned a lot about typography from this movie. I learned that Helvetica is the most used font, and that it was designed in 1957. The film showed how different people interpreted the same font. The documentary told how Helvetica was created, how it resembled Swiss design, and how it became over-used and so people have started to rebel against using it. The designers they interviewed showed mostly two views: Some liked Helvetica and used it, and some felt it was too structured and too "slick" and so they tried to avoid it at all costs.

Reasons for using Helvetica: 

It's easy to read.

People can give their own meaning to the words.

The text doesn't have a certain country that it's linked with, since it's been used world-wide.

It can be used to type on a poster, or to write an article with and it doesn't carry a stigma with it. 

Reasons to avoid Helvetica:

Everyone uses it.

Businesses and government offices use Helvetica, so people might connect you with them.

It's predictable, simple, and fairly "boring"(over-used, it has no emotion in it, etc.)

One of the designers said that she didn't like Helvetica because it reminded her of cleaning her room and the Vietnam War.

Two Examples of How Type is Used Creatively in the Film:
Type was used on album covers; and the artists used the type to express how the music impacted them.
They also used it on posters to support or protest an idea; mostly to show a modernistic view, if used in support, or postmodernistic, if used to protest.

How will I use Type Creatively:
I can use only type if I want my point to come across clearly, or I can make the words form a picture, which could help some people to understand what I'm trying to say.

Self-Portrait Drawing

This was a really time consuming assignment. It took me a while to outline and color myself, then I had to find a background and draw it. I had a lot of fun doing the background. After many failed attempts to make the sky different shades, I found a brush in the Brush menu that looked a lot like chalk. And as you can see, I used it. I learned a ton by doing this drawing; I learned how much you can change brushes and that opacity and flow are your friend. :)